Severe Weather & Tornadoes - October 26, 2010

Heavy Lake Effect Snow Downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast

A multi-day heavy lake effect snow event is expected downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. There is increasing confidence in snow squalls causing bursts of snow & gusty winds on New Year's Eve. Elevated fire weather conditions will continue today over parts of the Southern Plains and across much of the Southeast U.S. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 946 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR GROVEPORT IN FRANKLIN COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...1 N GROVEPORT IN FRANKLIN COUNTY OHIO DATE...OCTOBER 26 2010 ESTIMATED TIME...205 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS PATH LENGTH...100 YARDS BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.868N / 82.873W ENDING LAT/LON...39.868N / 82.873W * 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 GROVEPORT ON OCTOBER 26 2010. DAMAGE AND EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS INDICATE A SMALL AND VERY BRIEF TORNADO STRUCK TWO BARNS ALONG BIXBY ROAD BETWEEN WALDEN TRACE AND HICKORY GROVE CIRCLE. BOTH BARNS TOTALLY COLLAPSED...WITH DAMAGE BLOWN 200 YARDS INTO A FIELD. ANOTHER NEARBY BARN LOST ALMOST ALL OF ITS ROOF. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH EF0 DAMAGE...WITH WINDS UP TO 70 MPH. 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. $$

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