Severe Weather, Tornadoes & Flooding

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 1001 PM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED 5 MILES NORTH OF ST MARYS IN AUGLAIZE COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...5 MILES NORTH OF ST MARYS IN AUGLAIZE COUNTY OHIO APRIL 19, 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...1150 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF- SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...200 FEET PATH LENGTH...50 YARDS BEGINNING LAT/LON...40.6122N ENDING LAT/LON...84.3915W * 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 5 MILES NORTH OF ST MARYS IN AUGLAIZE COUNTY OHIO ON APRIL 19, 2011. DAMAGE CONTINUED FROM THE STORM WHICH RESULTED IN EF1 TO EF2 DAMAGE IN MERCER COUNTY. DAMAGE CONDUCIVE WITH EF0 LEVEL WINDS WAS SURVEYED IN A FEW LOCATIONS IN NORTHWEST AUGLAIZE COUNTY. THE FIRST DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ALONG MERCER-AUGLAIZE COUNTY LINE ROAD...IN WHICH A SMALL WOODEN BARN WAS DESTROYED. FURTHER NORTHEST INTO AUGLAIZE COUNTY...ADDITIONAL EF0 LEVEL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ALONG NOBLE ROAD...IN WHICH ROOF AND TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. FURTHER ALONG THIS PATH...BUT NOT CONTINUOUS ...ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED NEAR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF ST MARYS RIVER ROAD AND EASTERLY ROAD. ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE ROOF OF A TWO STORY HOME WAS REMOVED...AND A PONTOON BOAT AND TRAILER WAS FLIPPED AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. 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. $$ 10

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

Severe Weather, Tornadoes & Flooding - April 19-20, 2011