Two Tornadoes - August 20, 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 703 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 ...EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR GREENVILLE IN DARKE COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...2 W GREENVILLE IN DARKE COUNTY OHIO DATE...AUGUST 19 2009 ESTIMATED TIME...630 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 TO 70 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...20 YARDS PATH LENGTH...0.10 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...40.1081 N / 84.6736 W ENDING LAT/LON...40.1087 N / 84.6723 W * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO 2 MILES WEST OF GREENVILLE IN DARKE COUNTY OHIO ON AUGUST 19 2009. BASED UPON INFORMATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS RECEIVED FROM EYEWITNESSES...IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A BRIEF AND WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN AN OPEN FIELD 2 MILES WEST OF GREENVILLE NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 502. SINCE THIS TORNADO OCCURRED IN AN OPEN FIELD...NO CROP OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. $$ FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH. HAWBLITZEL