Tornado Confirmed near Mount Orab, Ohio

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 126 PM EDT Tue May 22 2018 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NORTH OF MT. ORAB IN BROWN COUNTY OHIO... Start Location...2 miles NNW of Mt. Orab in Brown County, Ohio End Location...3 miles NNE of Mt. Orab in Brown County, Ohio Date...May 21st 2018 Estimated Time...1004 PM EDT Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF0 Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...80 mph Maximum Path Width...75 yards Path Length...1.8 miles Beginning Lat/Lon...39.0530/-83.9283 Ending Lat/Lon...39.0604/-83.8951 * Fatalities...0 * Injuries...0 ...Summary... The National Weather Service in Wilmington, with support and assistance from Brown County Emergency Management confirmed a brief, weak tornado initially touched down on the west side of U.S. Highway 68 near Donley Road where a large tree was snapped and lying across Donley Road making the road impassable for further surveying, and a nearby residence had substantial tree and limb damage. The tornado crossed U.S. Highway 68 causing sporadic tree damage on the east side of the highway, and a grove of trees several hundred yards from the road suffered more substantial tree damage with numerous trees either uprooted or snapped. The tornado continued northeast to Hillcrest Road, where a grove of trees on the west side of the road showed sporadic snapped and uprooted trees, and a residence on the east side of the road had minor roof damage, a chimney blown off, and several uprooted and snapped trees. The tornado began lifting further to the northeast in the vicinity of Crawford-Day Road, where several trees and large limbs were snapped. The damage is consistent with wind speeds between 75 and 80 mph. In several instances, tree damage demonstrated a cross-path component, particularly along the first mile of the path. In addition, the damage had well-defined lateral bounds, which corroborated data from both the NWS WSR-88D Doppler radar in Wilmington /KILN/, and the FAA Terminal Doppler Weather Radar /TCVG/ near Walton, KY which showed brief, strong rotation along this path. The NWS in Wilmington wishes to thank Brown County Emergency Management for support and assistance in the completion of this survey. EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph EF5...Violent...>200 mph * The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ Binau/Peloquin