Severe Weather - October 4, 2006

October 4, 2006
Straight-Line Winds In Fayette County, OH

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
240 PM EDT THU OCT 5 2006

...DAMAGE SURVEY CONDUCTED IN FAYETTE COUNTY OHIO...

THE WILMINGTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE CONDUCTED A
STORM DAMAGE SURVEY IN FAYETTE COUNTY OHIO TODAY. THE DAMAGE WAS A
RESULT OF STORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING...
OCTOBER 4. DAMAGE OCCURRED AT A LOCATION ABOUT 3 AND 1/2 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF JEFFERSONVILLE AT ABOUT 540 PM TO 545 PM EDT YESTERDAY.
THE DAMAGE INCLUDED A ROOF RIPPED OFF A MOBILE HOME AND MORE MINOR
DAMAGE TO A NUMBER OF OTHER MOBILE HOMES. TREES WERE DOWNED OR
DAMAGED IN THE AREA AS WELL. THE SURVEY...COMBINED WITH RADAR
INFORMATION...INDICATES THAT THE STORM PRODUCED A DOWNBURST. THIS
DOWNBURST CAUSED THE DAMAGE. THE WINDS WITH THE STORM WERE ESTIMATED
TO BE AROUND 70 MPH.

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