December 23rd Arcanum, OH Tornado

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 >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 615 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON CONFIRMED TORNADO 2 MILES EAST OF ARCANUM IN DARKE COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...2 EAST ARCANUM IN DARKE COUNTY OHIO DATE...12/23/2015 ESTIMATED TIME...5:12 PM EST MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...77 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...20 YARDS PATH LENGTH...50 YARDS * 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 2 MILES EAST OF ARCANUM IN DARKE COUNTY OHIO ON 12/23/2015. A DAMAGE SURVEY CONDUCTED NEAR STATE ROUTE 49 EAST OF ARCANUM CONFIRMED AN EF0 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN AND LIFTED UP THE ROOF OF A LARGE METAL BUILDING...LOFTING A PORTION OF THE ROOF ONTO A NEARBY CAR AND SCATTERING DEBRIS ALONG THE PROPERTY. WITH SOME OF THE DEBRIS SHOWING EVIDENCE OF ROTATION...AN EF0 TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED 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. $$ JDR

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