Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from the central Plains to the Northeast through this evening. Widespread damaging winds are the primary threat but hail and a tornado or two is also possible. Extremely dangerous heat continues across the Eastern U.S. Warm overnight low temperatures will provide little to no relief. Read More >
Wilmington, OH
Weather Forecast Office
Wind Damage SW of Winchester, OH |
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 |
US Dept of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Wilmington, OH
1901 South State Route 134
Wilmington, OH 45177
937-383-0031
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