Severe Weather & Tornadoes

Heavy Rainfall Threat for Mid-Atlantic into Southern New England; Fire Weather Hazards for the West

Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms may cause flash flooding in the northern Mid-Atlantic today. The Mid-Atlantic and Southeast heatwave is slowly easing, while cooler, drier air spreads across the Central and Eastern U.S. for the start of August. Critical fire conditions persist in the Pacific Northwest and Four Corners due to dry storms and gusty winds. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 100 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR SPRINGFIELD IN CLARK COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...SPRINGFIELD IN CLARK COUNTY OHIO DATE...MONDAY MAY 23 ESTIMATED TIME...8:10 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...200 YARDS PATH LENGTH...1/2 MILE BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.9909N/83.7595W ENDING LAT/LON...39.9947N/83.7561W * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...0 * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR SPRINGFIELD IN CLARK COUNTY OHIO ON MONDAY MAY 23. CONCRETE BLOCKS WERE LIFTED ONTO A ROOF. CONVERGENCE WAS NOTED IN A WHEAT FIELD SOUTH OF THE FARM HOUSE. FOUR POWER POLES WERE KNOCKED DOWN FURTHER EAST ON MOOREFIELD ROAD. ONE HOUSE HAD INSULATION PULLED OUT OF IT. 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. $$ JSS/JF/TS