Heavy Rain and Flooding Possible in the Southwest U.S, Ohio Valley, and Hawaii

Heavy rainfall is expected to continue through Thursday over New Mexico into far west Texas. Flash flooding and debris flows in wildfire burn areas will be possible. Heavy rain and flash flooding is also expected over the southern Appalachians and Ohio Valley. Tropical Depression 15-E, southeast of Hawaii, is expected to bring heavy rain beginning today to the Big Island and Maui. Read More >

March 2, 2012
Tornado Outbreak and Severe Weather

On Friday afternoon, March 2, 2012, a total of 12 tornadoes touched down in the NWS Wilmington OH area of responsibility, ranging from EF0 to EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.

The National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio has put together a special commemorative webpage and a series of retrospective videos with staff members reflecting on their experiences before, during, and after the March 2nd tornado outbreak.
Click here to view the special commemorative webpage.
Click here to view the videos.

The following are findings from damage surveys conducted by the National Weather Service. The individual pages for each tornado contain track maps and damage photographs, as well as statistics.