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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 >

October 31, 2013
Tornado Near Hebron, OH

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
406 PM EST MON NOV 4 2013

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR HEBRON IN LICKING COUNTY OHIO...
...UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

LOCATION...2 MILES NW OF HEBRON IN LICKING COUNTY OHIO
DATE...NOVEMBER 1 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...107 AM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...95 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...1.3 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.9704N / 82.5295W
ENDING LAT/LON...39.9791N / 82.5082W
* 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 OHIO HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO 2 MILES NW OF HEBRON IN LICKING COUNTY OHIO...AT 107 AM
ON NOVEMBER 1 2013.

THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN WEST OF LANCASTER ROAD. NEAR THE
BEGINNING OF THE PATH OF THE TORNADO...NUMEROUS HEALTHY PINE TREES
(12 TO 18 INCHES IN DIAMETER) WERE SNAPPED...AS WELL AS A LARGE
COTTONWOOD TREE. SOME SMALLER MAPLE TREES WERE SNAPPED. SEVERAL
TREE BRANCHES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON ROOFS...WITH SOME SIDING DAMAGE
TO A GARAGE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST-NORTHEAST TO A PROPERTY
ALONG CANYON ROAD SE. SEVERAL MORE TREES WERE DOWNED AT THIS
LOCATION.

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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