Straight Line Wind in Fayetteville, OH

Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Public Information Statement National Weather Service Wilmington OH 228 PM EDT Sat Jul 8 2017 ...STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE CONFIRMED IN FAYETTEVILLE IN BROWN COUNTY OHIO... Location...Fayetteville in Brown County Ohio Date...July 7,2017 Estimated Time...6:24 to 6:25 PM EDT Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...75 mph Maximum Path Width...150 yards Path Length...0.48 miles Beginning Lat/Lon...39.190811N / 83.935803W Ending lat/Lon...39.184470N / 83.932691W * 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 Microburst /Straight Line Wind Damage/ in Fayetteville in Brown County Ohio on July 7, 2017. Numerous trees were damaged, a few trees were uprooted, and some trees were snapped in Fayetteville. In addition, roofing material was ripped off of a building. Siding was torn off of another building. This information can also be found on our website at weather.gov/iln. For reference: A microburst is a convective downdraft with an affected outflow area of less than 2 1/2 miles wide and peak winds lasting less than 5 minutes. Microbursts may induce dangerous horizontal and vertical wind shears, which can adversely affect aircraft performance and cause property damage. Straight-line winds are generally any wind that is not associated with rotation, used mainly to differentiate them from tornadic winds. $$ Novak