Severe Weather & Tornadoes

Areas of Extreme Heat and Fire Weather in the Northwest U.S.; Heavy Rain in the West and South-central U.S.

Extreme heat will continue in the interior Northwest into midweek before finally waning. Hot temperatures, dry, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will bring critical fire weather. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Great Basin, Rockies, and central/southern Plains. An atmospheric river will bring heavy rain and strong winds to southwest Alaska. 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