August 1, 2003 - Tornado In Auglaize County

Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Winter Storm for the South; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

Arctic air will filter south and east through early this week. As this cold air moves across the South, a rare winter storm is forecast to develop from Texas, Gulf Coast States into the Southeast through early this week. Several new daily record low temperatures are expected, including new record-low maximum temperatures. For Southern California, fire weather concerns increase this week. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 735 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2003 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED ON AUGUST 1ST IN AUGLAIZE COUNTY... A TORNADO SKIPPED ALONG A 6 MILE PATH FROM THE SOUTHEAST TIP OF GRAND LAKE ST MARYS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TOWN OF ST MARYS TO JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF MOULTON ROAD AND U.S. 33. THE TORNADO SKIPPED UP AND DOWN AT LEAST 4 TIMES BETWEEN 1110 PM AND 1130 PM. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN TIP OF GRAND LAKE ST MARYS AND IN SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE TOWN OF ST MARYS. THE LAST REPORT OF ITS SIGHTING WAS IN A FIELD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MOULTON ROAD AND U.S. 33. AT LEAST TWO TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A DECENT SIZE FUNNEL IN THIS AREA WITH ONE SPOTTER REPORTING THAT THE FUNNEL TOUCHED DOWN IN A FIELD EAST OF ST MARYS. DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM WAS ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. THIS WOULD PLACE THIS TORNADO IN THE F1 CATEGORY ON THE FUJITA SCALE. $$ TIPTON