Tornado West of Bloomingburg, OH

Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies this Weekend

A Pacific storm and atmospheric river will impact the Pacific Northwest states and northern Rockies this weekend, bringing locally heavy low elevations rain and heavy high elevation snow in the mountains. By Sunday over the Interior Northwest, rain combined with snowmelt will increase the risk of flood hazards. Flood Watches are in effect. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1028 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED 3 MILES WEST OF BLOOMINGBURG IN FAYETTE COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...3 MILES WEST OF BLOOMINGBURG IN FAYETTE COUNTY OHIO DATE...MAY 26 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...125 AM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS PATH LENGTH...1/2 MILE BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.6099N/83.4475W ENDING LAT/LON...39.6156N/83.4432W * 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 3 MILES WEST OF BLOOMINGBURG IN FAYETTE COUNTY OHIO ON MAY 26 2011. A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 3 MILES WEST OF BLOOMINGBURG. THE DAMAGE BEGAN AT 5286 LEWIS ROAD WHERE ONE BARN WAS DAMAGED AND ONE BARN DESTROYED. DEBRIS FROM BOTH BARNS WAS CARRIED TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST. THE PATH EXTENDED TO 5808 LEWIS ROAD WHERE ANOTHER BARN WAS DAMAGED. DEBRIS HERE WAS ALSO PULLED NORTH NORTHWEST. THE DEBRIS WAS LIFTED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT. 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. $$

Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies this Weekend

Tornado West of Bloomingburg, OH - May 25, 2011