December 23rd Arcanum, OH Tornado

Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Possible in the Northern and Central Plains and New Mexico; Dangerous Heat Continues

Severe thunderstorms, capable of producing damaging winds and isolated large hail, and heavy rainfall are possible across the northern and central Plains. Monsoonal thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall and possible flash flooding across New Mexico. Dangerous, long duration heat will continue over much of the central and eastern U.S. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 615 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON CONFIRMED TORNADO 2 MILES EAST OF ARCANUM IN DARKE COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...2 EAST ARCANUM IN DARKE COUNTY OHIO DATE...12/23/2015 ESTIMATED TIME...5:12 PM EST MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...77 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...20 YARDS PATH LENGTH...50 YARDS * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...0 * 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 2 MILES EAST OF ARCANUM IN DARKE COUNTY OHIO ON 12/23/2015. A DAMAGE SURVEY CONDUCTED NEAR STATE ROUTE 49 EAST OF ARCANUM CONFIRMED AN EF0 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN AND LIFTED UP THE ROOF OF A LARGE METAL BUILDING...LOFTING A PORTION OF THE ROOF ONTO A NEARBY CAR AND SCATTERING DEBRIS ALONG THE PROPERTY. WITH SOME OF THE DEBRIS SHOWING EVIDENCE OF ROTATION...AN EF0 TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED AT THIS LOCATION. 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. $$ JDR

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