Miami County Tornado - July 3, 2004

Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1015 AM EDT TUE JUL 6 2004 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN SOUTHERN MIAMI COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT STORM DAMAGE IN SOUTHERN MIAMI COUNTY...ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST MILTON...WAS THE RESULT OF A TORNADO. THE TORNADO OCCURRED AT AROUND 1038 PM ON JULY 3 2004. A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT ONE TENTH OF A MILE...WITH A PATH WIDTH OF ABOUT 30 YARDS. DAMAGE TO A DWELLING AND TREES INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO WAS IN THE F0 CATEGORY OF THE FUJITA SCALE...WITH WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE IN THE 40 TO 72 MPH RANGE. $$ CONIGLIO