March 2, 2012 -- Damage near Winchester

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 346 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012 ...DAMAGE SOUTHWEST OF WINCHESTER IN BROWN COUNTY SURVEYED... A STORM SURVEY WAS COMPLETED TODAY IN THE AREA OF JOHN WOODS ROAD AND GREATHOUSE ROAD /EAST OF HIGHWAY 62/ IN NORTHEAST BROWN COUNTY WHERE INITIAL DAMAGE WAS INDICATED AS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A TORNADO. THAT DAMAGE INCLUDED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...POWER POLES DOWN...AND A CAMPER TRAILER FLIPPED. A SURVEY IN THE AREA CONFIRMED THAT SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWN...FENCES WERE BLOWN DOWN...AND THE POWER POLES HAD BEEN REPLACED...AS WELL AS AN OLD BARN COLLAPSED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NONE OF THIS DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO...AND THE ESTIMATED STRAIGHT-LINE /NONTORNADIC/ WIND SPEEDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH IN THIS AREA. $$ BINAU