Tornado near New Carlisle, OH

Heavy Lake Effect Snow; Subfreezing Temperatures in the Eastern U.S.

A multi-day heavy lake effect snow event is expected downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. The Arctic front will continue to bring increasing winds to the Northeast that will remain gusty. Subfreezing overnight low temperatures will be found as far south as the Gulf Coast. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 815 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2015 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR NEW CARLISLE IN CLARK COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...3 MILES NORTH OF NEW CARLISLE IN CLARK COUNTY OHIO DATE...APRIL 2 2015 ESTIMATED TIME...9:31 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...120 YARDS PATH LENGTH...0.20 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.9752N / 84.0358W ENDING LAT/LON...39.9748N / 84.0334W * FATALITIES...NONE * INJURIES...NONE * 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 NEAR NEW CARLISLE IN CLARK COUNTY OHIO ON APRIL 2 2015. AFTER A REVIEW OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WEATHER RADARS...AND A GROUND SURVEY BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OHIO HAS DETERMINED THAT A BRIEF WEAK TORNADO PRODUCED MINOR TREE DAMAGE AND MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OVER A SMALL AREA 3 MILES NORTH OF NEW CARLISLE DURING THE EVENING HOURS ON APRIL 2 2015. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AS AN EF0 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS AROUND 80 MPH. DAMAGE INCLUDED SEVERAL HARDWOOD TREES BEING SNAPPED AND PARTS OF A BARN ROOF AND BARN DOORS BEING BLOWN OFF AT A RESIDENCE ON ADDISON-NEW CARLISLE ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF STAFFORD ROAD. 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. $$ BPP/HATZOS