Straight Line Wind in Fayetteville, OH

Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains Across Portions of the Central and Eastern US; Heat Expands to Portions of the East

Widespread showers and thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy downpours and flash flooding across much of the eastern and central U.S. Dangerous heat will continue in the Pacific Northwest and expand across portions of the East. Deep tropical moisture and associated thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding across portions of Florida into the central Gulf Coast. 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