Two Tornadoes - August 20, 2009

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.

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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.

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