Miami County Tornado - July 3, 2004

Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies this Weekend

A Pacific storm and atmospheric river will impact the Pacific Northwest states and northern Rockies this weekend, bringing locally heavy low elevations rain and heavy high elevation snow in the mountains. By Sunday over the Interior Northwest, rain combined with snowmelt will increase the risk of flood hazards. Flood Watches are in effect. 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