Severe Weather & Flooding - February 28, 2011

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 411 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 ...STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE CONFIRMED IN NEWARK OHIO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OHIO HAS CONFIRMED STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NEWARK OHIO. THIS DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED TO OCCUR AT AROUND 550 AM ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 28. THE SWATH OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS MAINLY CONFINED TO MYRTLE AVE...ABOUT 2.5 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN NEWARK. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE BEGAN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MYRTLE AVE AND WYNNEWOOD DRIVE (40.0922N 84.4454W) AND ENDED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MYRTLE AVE AND STATE ROUTE 13 (40.0915N 82.4204W). THERE WAS ALSO SOME DAMAGE JUST TO THE SOUTH ON GREENFIELD AVE...WITH LIGHTER DAMAGE ON OTHER STREETS IN THE AREA. LIGHTER DAMAGE ALSO EXTENDED ACROSS STATE ROUTE 13. NUMEROUS TREES...MAINLY PINES...WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED OFF. THERE WAS ALSO SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...WITH ONE HOME HAVING ITS ROOF REMOVED AND THE SUBSEQUENT COLLAPSE OF THE GARAGE. SEVERAL OF THE LARGE PINE TREES LANDED ON OUTBUILDINGS AND CAR PORTS. AT LEAST ONE LANDED ON A HOME. THE DEGREE OF DAMAGE IN THIS AREA IS CONSISTENT WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS AROUND 90 MPH. $$ BINAU/HATZOS

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