Severe Weather - November 17, 2013

Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the southern U.S. will continue to bring heavy to excessive rainfall over portions of central Texas through the central Gulf Coast today. The Southeast U.S. will see heavier rain and a risk for severe thunderstorms Saturday. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1028 AM EST WED NOV 20 2013 ...NON-TORNADIC WIND DAMAGE IN EASTERN HARDIN COUNTY... A DAMAGE SURVEY WAS COMPLETED IN EASTERN HARDIN COUNTY YESTERDAY IN THE WAKE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE EVENING OF SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17TH. THE SURVEY FOCUSED ON DAMAGE EAST OF KENTON IN EXTREME EASTERN HARDIN COUNTY...MAINLY ALONG COUNTY ROADS 235 AND 265. DAMAGE AND THE ASSOCIATED DEBRIS OCCURRED ACROSS A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 2.2 MILES. ON COUNTY ROAD 235... A GARAGE WAS DESTROYED AND THE ADJACENT HOUSE SUFFERED DAMAGE AS WELL WITH THE CHIMNEY DESTROYED...WINDOWS BROKEN...AND SOME DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE. DEBRIS WAS STREWN TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST OF THE STRUCTURES. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO ABOUT 5 LOCATIONS ALONG COUNTY ROAD 265. THIS INCLUDED DAMAGE AT A HOG FARM WHERE ONE THIRD OF A HOG BARN ROOF WAS REMOVED AND A MACHINE SHOP WAS DESTROYED. AT ANOTHER LOCATION NORTHEAST ALONG COUNTY ROAD 265...TREES WERE BLOW DOWN...THE HOUSE ROOF SUSTAINED DAMAGE AND DAMAGE OCCURRED TO ANOTHER STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY. TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND DAMAGE OCCURRED TO SEVERAL OTHER PROPERTIES ALONG COUNTY ROAD 265. THE AVERAGE WINDS ALONG THIS SWATH OF DAMAGE WERE ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 85 MPH. $$ PARKER