June 27th, 2011 Wilmington OH Tornado

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.

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