Severe Weather & High Winds - February 11, 2009

February 11, 2009
Local Reports & A Historical Reference of Wind Measurements

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
955 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 5 E OWENTON             38.54N 84.75W
02/11/2009  M58.00 MPH       OWEN               KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0800 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST MILFORD                 39.17N 84.28W
02/11/2009  E60.00 MPH       CLERMONT           OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SHINGLES BLOWING OFF A ROOF.

0825 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 ESE WILMINGTON        39.43N 83.79W
02/11/2009  M66.00 MPH       CLINTON            OH   ASOS

            RECORDED AT THE WILMINGTON AIRPORT.

0830 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 S WILMINGTON          39.41N 83.83W
02/11/2009  M70.00 MPH       CLINTON            OH   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            RECORDED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

0835 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SW CARLISLE           39.53N 84.40W
02/11/2009  E58.00 MPH       BUTLER             OH   AWOS

            RECORDED AT THE MIDDLETOWN AIRPORT.

0839 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 5 ENE ENGLEWOOD         39.90N 84.22W
02/11/2009  M66.00 MPH       MONTGOMERY         OH   ASOS

            RECORDED AT THE DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

0845 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST SIDNEY                  40.29N 84.16W
02/11/2009  M63.00 MPH       SHELBY             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE AREA.

0851 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NW FAIRBORN           39.83N 84.05W
02/11/2009  M66.00 MPH       GREENE             OH   ASOS

            RECORDED AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE.

0857 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SSE SIDNEY            40.24N 84.15W
02/11/2009  M58.00 MPH       SHELBY             OH   AWOS

            RECORDED AT THE SIDNEY AIRPORT.

0900 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST UNION CITY              40.20N 84.79W
02/11/2009  M76.00 MPH       DARKE              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

0900 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NE YELLOW SPRINGS     39.84N 83.84W
02/11/2009  M59.00 MPH       CLARK              OH   AWOS

            RECORDED AT SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT.

0901 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST ANNA                    40.40N 84.17W
02/11/2009  M65.00 MPH       SHELBY             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

0903 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST XENIA                   39.69N 83.94W
02/11/2009  M67.00 MPH       GREENE             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

0904 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST READING                 39.22N 84.43W
02/11/2009  E65.00 MPH       HAMILTON           OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROOF AND SHUTTER DAMAGE REPORTED.

0907 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST MADEIRA                 39.18N 84.37W
02/11/2009  E60.00 MPH       HAMILTON           OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

0913 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 E BELLEVUE            39.10N 84.42W
02/11/2009  M66.00 MPH       HAMILTON           OH   ASOS

            RECORDED AT LUNKEN AIRPORT.

0934 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SE DUBLIN             40.08N 83.07W
02/11/2009  M58.00 MPH       FRANKLIN           OH   ASOS

            RECORDED AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT.

0937 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NE BEXLEY             40.00N 82.89W
02/11/2009  M60.00 MPH       FRANKLIN           OH   ASOS

            RECORDED AT PORT COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

0953 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NW LANCASTER          39.76N 82.66W
02/11/2009  M59.00 MPH       FAIRFIELD          OH   ASOS

            RECORDED AT THE LANCASTER AIRPORT.

0955 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SSW GROVEPORT         39.81N 82.93W
02/11/2009  M64.00 MPH       FRANKLIN           OH   AWOS

            RECORDED AT RICKENBACKER AIRPORT.

1000 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 ESE NEW KNOXVILLE     40.49N 84.30W
02/11/2009  M69.00 MPH       AUGLAIZE           OH   AWOS

            RECORDED AT THE AUGLAIZE COUNTY AIRPORT.

1000 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST PORTSMOUTH              38.76N 82.95W
02/11/2009  M68 MPH          SCIOTO             OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MEASURED BY EMA MET STATION

1009 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 N URBANA              40.13N 83.75W
02/11/2009  M64.00 MPH       CHAMPAIGN          OH   AWOS

            RECORDED AT GRIMES FIELD IN URBANA.

1010 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SE MARYSVILLE         40.22N 83.35W
02/11/2009  M68.00 MPH       UNION              OH   AWOS

            RECORDED AT THE MARYSVILLE AIRPORT.

1100 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG PORTSMOUTH              38.76N 82.95W
02/11/2009                   SCIOTO             OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO TREES AND SIGNS DOWN ARCROSS THE COUNTY.
            SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO DOWNED TREES AND LIMBS.
            POWER OUT TO 13 PERCENT OF THE COUNTY.

0257 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BRIGHT                  39.20N 84.86W
02/11/2009                   DEARBORN           IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN. LARGE TREE ON POWER LINE. ANOHER ON
            HOUSE.

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HILLSBORO               39.21N 83.61W
02/11/2009                   HIGHLAND           OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.

0505 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 N WILMINGTON          39.47N 83.83W
02/11/2009                   CLINTON            OH   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SHINGLES OFF BARN. 4 FOOT HIGH BUSH SNAPPED OFF AT GROUND
            LEVEL.

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FRANKLIN FURNACE        38.61N 82.85W
02/11/2009                   SCIOTO             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN. FELL ON MOBILE HOME/

0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DELAWARE                40.30N 83.08W
02/11/2009                   DELAWARE           OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREES DOWN, POWER LINES DOWN.

0700 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG VERSAILLES              39.06N 85.26W
02/11/2009                   RIPLEY             IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FEW TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

0700 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BROOKVILLE              39.42N 85.01W
02/11/2009                   FRANKLIN           IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FEW TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

0700 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CENTERVILLE             39.82N 85.00W
02/11/2009                   WAYNE              IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND PARK PAVILLION DAMAGED.

0700 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MILTON                  39.79N 85.16W
02/11/2009                   WAYNE              IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHINGLES OFF TMP GARAGE. WINDOWS BROKEN OUT OF CHURCH.

0700 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG RICHMOND                39.83N 84.89W
02/11/2009                   WAYNE              IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            6 TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.

0700 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG VEVAY                   38.76N 85.07W
02/11/2009                   SWITZERLAND        IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE
            COUNTY.

0700 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG RISING SUN              38.95N 84.86W
02/11/2009                   OHIO               IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FEW TREES DOWN THROUGH OUT THE COUNTY.

0700 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CARROLLTON              38.68N 85.16W
02/11/2009                   CARROLL            KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.

0700 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BURLINGTON              39.02N 84.72W
02/11/2009                   BOONE              KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HORSE BARN AT LITTLE BRITTON STABLES


0700 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WILLIAMSTOWN            38.64N 84.56W
02/11/2009                   GRANT              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES AND TOMBSTONES BLOWN DOWN IN WILLIAMSTOWN
            CEMETARY.

0730 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MOUNT ORAB              39.03N 83.92W
02/11/2009                   BROWN              OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED.

0743 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 NE NAPOLEON           39.23N 85.30W
02/11/2009                   RIPLEY             IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE TREE DOWN ON ROBERTS RD. NR HIGHWAY 16.

0800 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 10 N EATON              39.89N 84.63W
02/11/2009                   PREBLE             OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES,...POWER LINES AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS
            NORTHERN PART OF COUNTY.

0800 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 WNW ALEXANDRIA        38.98N 84.45W
02/11/2009                   CAMPBELL           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN FT. THOMAS

0800 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW MAYS LICK         38.51N 83.91W
02/11/2009                   MASON              KY   NEWSPAPER

            LARGE LIMBS DOWNED ALONG FORMAN CHAPEL ROAD.

0855 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 W XENIA               39.69N 83.96W
02/11/2009  M67.00 MPH       GREENE             OH   AWOS

0900 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG TIPP CITY               39.96N 84.18W
02/11/2009                   MIAMI              OH   NEWSPAPER

            A LARGE TREE AND AN ANTENNA FELL ON A HOME. POWER LINES
            WERE DOWNED TRHOUGHOUT THE AREA.

0900 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG LOGAN                   39.54N 82.40W
02/11/2009                   HOCKING            OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED.

0900 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG FALMOUTH                39.70N 85.30W
02/11/2009                   FAYETTE            IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GARAGE DOOR BLOWN OFF. TREES LIMBS DOWN AND POWER POLE
            DOWNED.

0900 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MOUNT OLIVET            38.53N 84.04W
02/11/2009                   ROBERTSON          KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL BARNS BLOWN DOWN ACRSS COUNTY.

0900 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG GERMANTOWN              38.65N 83.97W
02/11/2009                   BRACKEN            KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FEW TREES ON ROADS. BARN ROOF IN MIDDLE OF ROAD.

0900 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 S CELINA              40.54N 84.57W
02/11/2009                   MERCER             OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TV ANTENNAE WITH CEMEMTN BASE KNOCKED DOWN ALONG WITH
            SOME TREES UPROOTED.

0900 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 E CELINA              40.55N 84.51W
02/11/2009                   MERCER             OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ONE TREE DOWN ON ST. RT. 703

0915 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 S WARSAW              38.76N 84.89W
02/11/2009                   GALLATIN           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE TREE DOWN ON KY 35.

0930 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BATAVIA                 39.08N 84.18W
02/11/2009                   CLERMONT           OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.

0930 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CELINA                  40.55N 84.57W
02/11/2009                   MERCER             OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO SEMI TRAILERS BLOWN OVER ON ST. RT. 127 NORTH AND
            SOUTH SIDE OF COUNTY.

1000 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG KENTON                  40.64N 83.61W
02/11/2009                   HARDIN             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE TREE UPROOTED, BILLBOARD BUCKLED IN HALF, 2 WINDOWS
            PULLED FROM HOUSE.

1000 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG HUNTSVILLE              40.44N 83.80W
02/11/2009                   LOGAN              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEMI BLOWN OFF ROAD.

1027 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 S PLAIN CITY          40.08N 83.27W
02/11/2009                   MADISON            OH   NEWSPAPER

            *** 1 FATAL, 1 INJ *** SEMI-TRAILER BLOWN OVER ONTO
            PICKUP TRUCK. PICKUP DRIVER KILLED. SEMI DRIVER INJURED.

1030 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG LEWISTOWN               40.42N 83.88W
02/11/2009                   LOGAN              OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINEWS AND POLES DOWN AT INDIAN LAKE HIGH SCHOOL.

1030 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE  39.54N 83.43W
02/11/2009                   FAYETTE            OH   NEWSPAPER

            THREE SEMIS BLOWEN OVER. ROOF DAMGE TO A HOUSE.

1045 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG QUINCY                  40.30N 83.97W
02/11/2009                   LOGAN              OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF LAYING ON RAILORAD TRACKS.

1100 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CIRCLEVILLE             39.60N 82.94W
02/11/2009                   PICKAWAY           OH   NEWSPAPER

            3 COUNTY ROADS CLOSED DUE TO POWER POLES AND LINE ACROSS
            ROADWAYS.

1100 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG ASHLEY                  40.41N 82.95W
02/11/2009                   DELAWARE           OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE ON HOUSE IN GENOA TMP AND VILLAGE OF ASHLY WITHOUT
            POWER AS 3 POWER POLES SNAPPED.

1100 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG GREENFIELD              39.35N 83.39W
02/11/2009                   HIGHLAND           OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF

1100 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CHILLICOTHE             39.34N 82.99W
02/11/2009                   ROSS               OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE

1100 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG PIKETON                 39.07N 83.00W
02/11/2009                   PIKE               OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.

1100 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SE CHILLICOTHE        39.28N 82.92W
02/11/2009                   ROSS               OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            24X24 POLE BARN COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

1100 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG NULLTOWN                39.58N 85.16W
02/11/2009                   FAYETTE            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT HANGAR

1100 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WEST UNION              38.79N 83.54W
02/11/2009                   ADAMS              OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...ESPECIALLY NORTHERN HALF.

1115 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG RIDGEWAY                40.51N 83.57W
02/11/2009                   LOGAN              OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON HALE ST.

1115 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WEST MANSFIELD          40.40N 83.54W
02/11/2009                   LOGAN              OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON SOUTH MAIN ST. COMPLETELY BLOCKING THE
            ROADWAY.

1139 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG RUSSELLS POINT          40.47N 83.89W
02/11/2009                   LOGAN              OH   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES.

0100 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG DELAWARE                40.30N 83.08W
02/12/2009                   DELAWARE           OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FEW TREES DOWN. 2 UTILITY POLES DOWN, 2 LEANING.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
249 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008

HOW WIND IS MEASURED AND RECORDED OVER THE YEARS HAS CHANGED. CURRENTLY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TRACKS TWO TYPES OF WIND SPEEDS. A SUSTAINED
WIND...WHICH IS AN AVERAGE OVER 2 MINUTES. BEFORE 1984...A FASTEST MILE
WAS RECORDED RATHER THAN THE 2 MINUTE SUSTAINED. THIS WAS THE AVERAGE
OVER 1 MINUTE.

NEXT IS AN INSTANTANEOUS GUST...A VALUE AVERAGED OVER 3 SECONDS. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DID NOT START TO INCLUDE THE INSTANTANEOUS
GUSTS IN THEIR YEAR END SUMMARIES UNTIL 1984. THEREFORE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE
TO TRACK ALL WIND GUSTS BEFORE 1984.

COMPARING THE RECORDED WINDS FROM SUNDAYS HIGH WIND EVENT. AT DAYTON...THE
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND WAS 50 MPH...AND THE HIGHEST GUST WAS 69 MPH. BOTH
OF THESE WERE MEASURED AT THE DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE HIGHEST
SUSTAINED WIND RECORDED AT DAYTON...DATING BACK TO 1919 WAS 78 MPH...ON
JUNE 16 1950. IT CAN BE ASSUMED THAT GUSTS WERE HIGHER. THE HIGHEST GUST
RECORDED...SINCE 1984...WAS 74 MPH ON JULY 19 1998. THEREFORE THE GUSTS
ON SUNDAY WERE THE SECOND HIGHEST GUST ON RECORD AND THE THIRD HIGHEST
WIND SPEED RECORDED SINCE 1919.

AT CINCINNATI...THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND ON SUNDAY WAS 54 MPH...AND THE
HIGHEST GUST WAS 74 MPH. THESE WERE MEASURED AT THE CINCINNATI-NORTHERN
KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE HIGHEST GUST RECORDED...SINCE 1984...WAS
76 MPH ON APRIL 2 2006. THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND RECORDED IN
CINCINNATI...DATING BACK TO 1939 WAS 60 MPH...RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 20 1950.
THEREFORE THE GUSTS ON SUNDAY WERE THE SECOND HIGHEST GUST ON RECORD AND
THE SUSTAINED WINDS WERE THE THIRD HIGHEST ON RECORD.

FINALLY AT COLUMBUS...THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND ON SUNDAY WAS 54 MPH...AND
THE HIGHEST GUST WAS 75 MPH. THESE WERE MEASURED AT PORT COLUMBUS
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE HIGHEST GUST RECORDED...SINCE 1916...WAS 110 MPH
ON JULY 31 1916 AND THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND RECORDED WAS 84 MPH ON THE
SAME DATE. THESE WERE RECORDED IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS. THEREFORE THE GUSTS ON
SUNDAY WERE THE SECOND HIGHEST GUST ON RECORD...BUT THE HIGHEST EVER
RECORDED AT PORT COLUMBUS AND THE SUSTAINED WINDS WERE THE SIXTH HIGHEST
ON RECORD.

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SITES/RYAN

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