Winter continues across most of the country with below normal temperatures and gusty winds. Snow showers and squalls will affect the Great Lakes and northern Plains as a couple of cold fronts cross these regions. Winds and dry weather will keep fire weather concerns at critical levels for Southern California through the end of the week. A powerful storm will affect Alaska with heavy snow and winds Read More >
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Tornado in Wheelersburg, OH |
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 549 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2000 ...TORNADO (F1) CONFIRMED IN WHEELSBURG IN SCIOTO COUNTY... AT 750 PM LAST EVENING AN F1 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN WHEELERSBURG, OHIO... WHICH IS LOCATED EAST OF PORTSMOUTH IN SCIOTO COUNTY. THE TORNADO KNOCKED TWO RAIL CARS OFF THE TRACKS...DAMAGED A FEW HOMES AND KNOCKED DOWN NUMEROUS TREES. THE TORNADIC DAMAGE WAS SPOTTY IN NATURE AND WAS EMBEDDED IN COUNTY WIDE STRAIGHT-LINE DAMAGE. $$ TIPTON BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 740 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SCIOTO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO... * UNTIL 830 PM EDT... * AT 740 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF WEST PORTSMOUTH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... WHEELERSBURG... WEST PORTSMOUTH... SCIOTODALE... PORTSMOUTH... LUCASVILLE... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. $$ DIAN-REED |
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