Upslope snow showers continue into this afternoon across portions of the area, persisting longest in the mountains. Light to moderate snow accumulations are expected in the mountains, with lighter accumulations across southwest VA and southern WV. Slick road conditions are possible into the afternoon. Read More >
Click here to view the storm survery report (pdf) for the Perry and Northwest Morgan counties tornadoes.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1245 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010 ...MULTIPLE TORNADOES CONFIRMED ON SEPTEMBER 16 2010... ...TORNADO CONFIRMED BETWEEN SOMERSET AND JUNCTION CITY IN PERRY COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...6 SW TO 4 SSE SOMERSET IN PERRY COUNTY OHIO DATE...SEPTEMBER 16 2010 ESTIMATED TIME...600 PM TO 610 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF2 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...110 TO 120 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...800 YARDS PATH LENGTH...7 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.45N / 82.24W ENDING LAT/LON...39.45N / 82.16W * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...1 * 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 CHARLESTON WV HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO FROM 6 MILES SW TO 4 MILES SSE OF SOMERSET IN PERRY COUNTY OHIO ON SEPTEMBER 16 2010. THIS TORNADO IS LIKELY THE SAME ONE THAT STARTED IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY OHIO NEAR WEST RUSHVILLE. AS THE TORNADO MOVED INTO WESTERN PERRY COUNTY...IT PICKED UP IN INTENSITY. HOMES WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED...AND AT LEAST TWO DESTROYED...ALONG OTTERBEIN AND PALOMINO ROADS...AS WELL AS COUNTY ROAD T-138. A LARGE BARN AND NUMEROUS OUTBUILDINGS AND GARAGES...AS WELL AS AT LEAST ONE CHICKEN HOUSE WERE ALSO HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. HUNDREDS OF LARGE TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH OF THE TORNADO. A GARAGE DOOR WAS TRANSPORTED FOUR-TENTHS OF A MILE...AND A PIECE OF SIDING FROM A TWO STORY HOME WAS TRANSPORTED THREE- QUARTERS OF A MILE. THE TORNADO WEAKENED AS IT CROSSED HIGHWAY 668...AND LEFT TREE LIMBS DOWN AT THE END OF ITS PATH NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS T-122...T-123...T-124. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RLX. 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. && ...TORNADO CONFIRMED FROM NEAR CROOKSVILLE IN PERRY COUNTY OHIO...TO NEAR ROSEFARM IN MORGAN COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...5 SW CROOKSVILLE IN PERRY COUNTY...TO 1 S ROSEFARM IN MORGAN COUNTY OHIO DATE...SEPTEMBER 16 2010 ESTIMATED TIME...621 PM TO 630 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 TO 110 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...800 YARDS PATH LENGTH...5 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.42N / 82.09W ENDING LAT/LON...39.43N / 82.04W * 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 CHARLESTON WV HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CROOKSVILLE IN PERRY COUNTY...TO 1 MILE SOUTH OF ROSEFARM IN EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTY OHIO ON SEPTEMBER 16 2010. THE SAME SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT DROPPED A TORNADO IN WESTERN PERRY COUNTY...PRODUCED ANOTHER TORNADO THAT PASSED A FEW MILES SOUTH OF CROOKSVILLE IN EASTERN PERRY COUNTY...WHICH THEN BARELY REACHED INTO EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTY. IT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 621 PM EDT ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF NEW LEXINGTON. IT PROGRESSED EAST TO HEAVILY DAMAGE OR DESTROY SEVERAL HOUSES AND ESPECIALLY SHEDS...OUTBUILDINGS...AND A BARN SOUTH MCLUNEY AND NORTH OF MOORES JUNCTION ALONG HIGHWAY 93. HIGHWAY 93...A MAJOR ROUTE IN PERRY COUNTY...WAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED AND CLOSED TO TRAFFIC UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 17. HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED...WHILE SEVERAL VERY LARGE ONES WERE LEFT WITH ONLY STUMPS OF THEIR LARGEST LIMBS. WOODEN POWER POLES AND MANY POWER LINES WERE DOWN. AS THE TORNADO CARRIED INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST MORGAN COUNTY...ADDITIONAL TREES AND LARGE LIMBS WERE DOWN JUST SOUTH OF ROSEFARM...NEAR THE END OF ITS PATH. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RLX. 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. && PERRY COUNTY OHIO STORM DAMAGE TOTALS COURTESY OF PERRY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...CROOKSVILLE OHIO FIRE DEPARTMENT...LAW ENFORCEMENT...AND OTHERS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WV EXTENDS MANY THANKS FOR THE GREAT ASSISTANCE FROM THESE AGENCIES DURING THE PERRY COUNTY STORM SURVEY. HOUSES...8 DESTROYED...15 MAJOR DAMAGE...9 MINOR...43 AFFECTED BUILDINGS...15 DESTROYED...7 MAJOR DAMAGE...2 MINOR...11 AFFECTED VEHICLES...NONE DESTROYED...2 MAJOR DAMAGE..3 MINOR...14 AFFECTED $$