Microburst in Robertson County

Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Winter Storm for the South; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

Arctic air will filter south and east through early this week. As this cold air moves across the South, a rare winter storm is forecast to develop from Texas, Gulf Coast States into the Southeast through early this week. Several new daily record low temperatures are expected, including new record-low maximum temperatures. For Southern California, fire weather concerns increase this week. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH ...MICROBURST CONFIRMED IN ROBERTSON COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED THAT A MICROBURST CAUSED DAMAGE OVER ROBERTSON COUNTY ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...JUNE 3 BETWEEN 430 PM AND 435 PM. THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE WAS LOCATED TO THE NORTHEAST OF MOUNT OLIVET. SEVERAL HOMES SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE AND THE LOSS OF VINYL SIDING. ONE HOME HAD A SECOND STORY WINDOW WITH BROKEN GLASS WITH THE WINDOW FRAME BLOWN INWARDS. SEVERAL BARNS HAD OUTER WALLS COLLAPSED WITH THE LOSS OF METAL ROOF PANELS. THESE BARNS APPEARED TO BE OLDER AND POORLY CONSTRUCTED. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED NEAR THE TRUNK OR COMPLETELY UPROOTED. WIND GUSTS WERE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 80 AND 85 MPH.

Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Winter Storm for the South; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

Microburst in Robertson County - June 3, 2008