September 22, 2010 -- Tornado near Columbus

Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 212 PM EDT MON SEP 27 2010 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR COLUMBUS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...COLUMBUS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY OHIO DATE...SEPTEMBER 22 2010 ESTIMATED TIME...458 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS PATH LENGTH...100 YARDS BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.98/82.85 ENDING LAT/LON...39.98/82.85 * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...0 * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR COLUMBUS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY OHIO ON SEPTEMBER 22 2010. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS OBTAINED VIDEO FOOTAGE TAKEN FROM AN COLUMBUS METRO TRAFFIC CAMERA AT THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 270 AND BROAD STREET...OF A VERY BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN JUST NORTH OF THIS LOCATION ALONG I-270 JUST BEFORE 5 PM ON SEPTEMBER 22ND. THE TORNADO LASTED LESS THAN A MINUTE. NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE WERE RECEIVED IN THIS IMMEDIATE AREA...BUT VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWS A BRIEF TORNADIC CIRCULATION IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. WINDS IN THIS TORNADO ARE ESTIMATED TO BE ON THE ORDER OF 65 MPH...AT THE VERY LOW END OF ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH. $$ BINAU