June 27th, 2011 Wilmington OH Tornado

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 851 AM EDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED 5 MILES SE OF WILMINGTON IN CLINTON COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...5 MILES SE OF WILMINGTON IN CLINTON COUNTY OHIO DATE...JUNE 27 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...854 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...25 YARDS PATH LENGTH...25 YARDS BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.40N / 83.76W ENDING LAT/LON...39.40N / 83.76W * 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 5 MILES SE OF WILMINGTON IN CLINTON COUNTY OHIO ON JUNE 27 2011. A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN WAS OBSERVED NEAR ACCOMODATION RD BETWEEN SR 73 AND SR 134. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN A FIELD AND LIFTED DIRT INTO THE CIRCULATION. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. 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. $$ SHOBE2/MJP