Tornado in Clark County, Ohio

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 605 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN CLARK COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A STORM SURVEY TODAY NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD IN CLARK COUNTY. DAMAGE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD. THE TORNADO OCCURRED BETWEEN 1105 PM AND 1115 PM TUESDAY EVENING. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED IN A LOCATION OFF OF MOOREFIELD ROAD...JUST EAST OF ROUTE 4. TREES WERE EITHER UPROOTED OR WERE SNAPPED OFF TOWARD THE TOPS WITH ADDITIONAL LARGE BRANCHES DOWN FROM OTHER TREES. SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED AS WELL. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS LONG. THIS DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH AN EF0 (ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE ZERO)...WITH WIND SPEED ESTIMATES ROUGHLY BETWEEN 60 TO 80 MPH. $$

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

Tornado in Clark County, Ohio - May 15, 2007