Tornado In Preble County, OH - January 29, 2008

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 321 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...DAMAGE SURVEY CONDUCTED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR PREBLE COUNTY STORM OF JANUARY 29 2008... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON CONDUCTED A DAMAGE SURVEY IN THE LEWISBURG AREA OF PREBLE COUNTY IN EARLY FEBRUARY FOR A STORM WHICH OCCURRED ON JANUARY 29TH...2008. AFTER CLOSE ANALYSIS OF THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO US...WE HAVE DECIDED TO CLASSIFY THE STORM SURVEYED IN THE LEWISBURG AREA AS AN EF0 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED WINDS OF 75 TO 85 MPH. AT BEST...A FEW BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS OCCURRED WITH THIS EVENT WHICH LASTED ONLY A FEW MINUTES. THE TIME OF THE EVENT WAS AT ABOUT 9 PM EST. THE PATH LENGTH FOR THIS STORM WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES. HOWEVER... THE TORNADO WAS NOT ON THE GROUND FOR THE ENTIRE 2 MILES. IT APPEARS THAT THE TORNADO PROBABLY SKIPPED ALONG THE PATH AND THAT STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED WITH THIS STORM. AT ITS WIDEST...THE TORNADO WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 80 YARDS WIDE. THE PATH OF THE STORM BEGAN ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF LEWISBURG AND ENDED AT ABOUT ONE HALF MILE SOUTHEAST OF LEWISBURG. SOME OF THE DAMAGE FROM THE STORM INCLUDED DAMAGE TO A BARN ON SHIELDS ROAD. THE STORM RE-STRENGTHENED AT THE I-70 AND ROUTE 503 INTERCHANGE...JUST OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN LEWISBURG. DAMAGE THERE INCLUDED PART OF THE ROOF BLOWN OFF OF A HOUSE AND EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE ON THE PROPERTY. THE CREEK BED BEHIND THE BACKYARD ALSO CONTAINED MORE TREE DAMAGE IN A CONVERGENT PATTERN. $$