Weak Tornado Near Johnstown, OH

Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Winter Storm for the South; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

Arctic air will filter south and east through early this week. As this cold air moves across the South, a rare winter storm is forecast to develop from Texas, Gulf Coast States into the Southeast through early this week. Several new daily record low temperatures are expected, including new record-low maximum temperatures. For Southern California, fire weather concerns increase this week. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 708 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2014 ...BRIEF AND WEAK TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR NEAR JOHNSTOWN, OHIO IN LICKING COUNTY OHIO ON AUGUST 12TH 2014... LOCATION...NEAR JOHNSTOWN IN LICKING COUNTY OHIO DATE...AUGUST 12 2014 ESTIMATED TIME...1115 AM EDT MAXIMUM EF- SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...45 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...20 YARDS PATH LENGTH...ESTIMATED 150 YARDS BEGINNING LAT/LON...40.1753N -82.6321W ENDING LAT/LON...40.1757N -82.6304W * 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 NEAR NEAR JOHNSTOWN, OHIO IN LICKING COUNTY OHIO ON AUGUST 12 2014. VIDEO TAKEN BY THE PUBLIC AT APPROXIMATELY 1115 AM EDT LOOKING SOUTHEAST FROM JOHNSTOWN-UTICA ROAD NW /U.S. HIGHWAY 62/ CONFIRMS A VERY BRIEF AND WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN AN OPEN AREA BETWEEN HOMES ON JOHNSTOWN-UTICA ROAD NW AND ADJACENT DUTCH LANE NW...NORTHEAST OF JOHNSTOWN. PER THE VIDEO...THE TORNADO IS ONLY ON THE GROUND FOR A FEW SECONDS WHERE A BRIEF CONDENSATION FUNNEL...AND SOME MINOR DEBRIS /DUST/ IS SEEN. THE ONLY REPORTED DAMAGE WAS TO LAWN FURNITURE...AND A DAMAGED GUTTER TO A HOME. THE TORNADO MOVED INTO A TREE LINE AND RAPIDLY DISSIPATED...WITH NO APPRECIABLE TREE DAMAGE OBSERVED. $$ BINAU

Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Winter Storm for the South; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

Weak Tornado Near Johnstown, OH - August 12, 2014