September 22, 2010 -- Tornado near Columbus

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
212 PM EDT MON SEP 27 2010

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR COLUMBUS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY OHIO...

LOCATION...COLUMBUS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY OHIO
DATE...SEPTEMBER 22 2010
ESTIMATED TIME...458 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...100 YARDS
BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.98/82.85
ENDING LAT/LON...39.98/82.85
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR COLUMBUS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY OHIO ON SEPTEMBER 22 2010.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS OBTAINED VIDEO
FOOTAGE TAKEN FROM AN COLUMBUS METRO TRAFFIC CAMERA AT THE
INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 270 AND BROAD STREET...OF A VERY BRIEF
TORNADO TOUCHDOWN JUST NORTH OF THIS LOCATION ALONG I-270 JUST
BEFORE 5 PM ON SEPTEMBER 22ND. THE TORNADO LASTED LESS THAN A
MINUTE.

NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE WERE RECEIVED IN THIS IMMEDIATE AREA...BUT
VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWS A BRIEF TORNADIC CIRCULATION IN CONTACT WITH
THE GROUND. WINDS IN THIS TORNADO ARE ESTIMATED TO BE ON THE ORDER
OF 65 MPH...AT THE VERY LOW END OF ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILN.

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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