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August 9, 2000
Severe Weather
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NWS Wilmington WSR-88D Doppler radar 0.5 degree reflectivity shows severe thunderstorms near the Ohio River from west of Cincinnati to east of Portsmouth. |
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NWS Wilmington WSR-88D Doppler radar storm total precipitation estimates show up to 6
inches of rain in parts of Northern Kentucky. |
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NWS Wilmington WSR-88D Doppler radar reflectivity cross section shows storm tilt and an elevated core, indicating potential for large hail and damaging winds. |
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
549 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2000
...TORNADO (F1) CONFIRMED IN WHEELSBURG IN SCIOTO COUNTY...
AT 750 PM LAST EVENING AN F1 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN WHEELERSBURG, OHIO...
WHICH IS LOCATED EAST OF PORTSMOUTH IN SCIOTO COUNTY. THE TORNADO
KNOCKED TWO RAIL CARS OFF THE TRACKS...DAMAGED A FEW HOMES AND
KNOCKED DOWN NUMEROUS TREES. THE TORNADIC DAMAGE WAS SPOTTY IN
NATURE AND WAS EMBEDDED IN COUNTY WIDE STRAIGHT-LINE DAMAGE.
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TIPTON
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
239 PM EDT FRI AUG 11 2000
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0150 PM ST MARYS OH .75 INCH HAIL
08/09/00 AUGLAIZE
0512 PM BETHEL IN 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/09/00 WAYNE
0525 PM COUNTYWIDE IN WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00 UNION SEVERAL TREES DOWN
EVENT DURATION 15
MINUTES.
0545 PM COUNTYWIDE OH WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00 PREBLE SEVERAL TREES DOWN
EVENT DURATION 30
MINUTES.
0620 PM BUFORD OH WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00 HIGHLAND A FEW TREES DOWN
0630 PM COUNTYWIDE OH WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00 ADAMS SEVERAL TREES DOWN
EVENT DURATION 15
MINUTES.
0730 PM COUNTYWIDE KY WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00 LEWIS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
EVENT DURATION 30
MINUTES.
0800 PM COUNTYWIDE KY WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00 MASON NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
EVENT DURATION 30
MINUTES.
0800 PM COUNTYWIDE KY WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00 CAMPBELL NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
EVENT DURATION 30
MINUTES.
0815 PM COUNTYWIDE KY WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00 BOONE NUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS
DOWN
0827 PM FALMOUTH KY WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00 PENDLETON A FEW TREES DOWN
0847 PM KENTONTOWN KY .75 INCH HAIL
08/09/00 ROBERTSON
0850 PM DRY RIDGE KY WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00 GRANT A FEW TREES DOWN
1000 PM WILLIAMSTOWN KY FLOOD
08/09/00 GRANT SEVERAL ROADS COVERED
WITH WATER
1000 PM COUNTYWIDE IN FLOOD
08/09/00 SWITZERLAND A FEW ROADS COVERED
WITH WATER
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
740 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2000
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SCIOTO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT...
* AT 740 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES
NORTHWEST OF WEST PORTSMOUTH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
WHEELERSBURG...
WEST PORTSMOUTH...
SCIOTODALE...
PORTSMOUTH...
LUCASVILLE...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET.
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DIAN-REED
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