Severe Weather - June 2, 2009

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 502 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2009 ...MICROBURST CONFIRMED ONE MILE EAST OF STOUTSVILLE OHIO... LOCATION...1 MILE EAST OF STOUTSVILLE IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY OHIO DATE...JUNE 2ND 2009 ESTIMATED TIME...530 PM EDT ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 TO 70 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...450 YARDS PATH LENGTH...0.25 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.6016 N / 82.8114 W ENDING LAT/LON...39.6004 N / 82.8069 W THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED A MICROBURST 1 MILE EAST OF STOUTSVILLE IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A DAMAGE SURVEY NEAR A PROPERTY ALONG OAKLAND STOUTSVILLE ROAD JUST EAST OF DOZER ROAD. THE ONLY DAMAGE ON THE PROPERTY WAS TO A SMALL METAL SHED ALONG A FENCE LINE. THE SHED WAS RIPPED OFF ITS WOODEN FOUNDATION AND THROWN OVER TOP OF THE ADJACENT FENCE. DAMAGE WAS MORE EXTENSIVE TO AN ADJACENT WHEAT FIELD DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PROPERTY. SEVERAL AREAS WITHIN THE WHEAT FIELD WERE BLOWN DOWN IN A NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DIRECTION...FANNING OUT FROM THE ORIGIN. THIS DAMAGE SWATH IS CONSISTENT WITH A LOCALIZED MICROBURST...EXTENDING OVER ABOUT A QUARTER MILE WIDTH AND LENGTH THROUGH THE WHEAT FIELD. A MICROBURST IS CLASSIFIED AS AN OUTRUSH OF DAMAGING WINDS FROM THE DOWNDRAFT PORTION OF A THUNDERSTORM. DAMAGE OFTEN FANS OUT FROM THE POINT OF ORIGIN...OFTEN IN A STARBURST PATTERN. WIND SPEEDS WITHIN A MICROBURST CAN BE COMPARABLE TO A WEAK TORNADO. $$ $$ RYAN