Snow Squalls May Impact the Northeast on Thursday; Dangerously Cold Arctic Air Impact the North-Central US

Snow showers and snow squalls are likely to develop across the Northeast on Thursday. Lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures, gusty winds and dangerous wind chills to the Northern Plains before expanding to the South and East. A major winter storm will begin impacting the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley Friday. Read More >

April 19-20, 2011
Straight-Line Winds Confirmed Near Fayetteville, OH

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
303 PM EDT WED APR 20 2011

...NWS METEOROLOGISTS SURVEY DETERMINES DAMAGE NEAR FAYETTEVILLE
OHIO IN BROWN COUNTY FROM STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS CONDUCTED A
STORM SURVEY FOR THE AREA 4 MILES SOUTH OF FAYETTEVILLE OHIO IN
BROWN COUNTY. THE SURVEY IS IN RELATION TO THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.

THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE FROM STRAIGHT LINE WINDS NEAR
100 MPH. THE DAMAGE INCLUDED A BARN BLOWN ONTO ROUTE 68...TREE
DOWNED AND METAL DEBRIS SCATTERED ACROSS THE AREA.


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