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OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
1100 PM EST FRI MAR 02 2012
NORTHWEST OHIO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE CLOUDY 39 32 76 W16G30 29.42R
FINDLAY CLOUDY 39 32 76 W38G47 29.42R
TOLEDO EXPRESS CLOUDY 40 33 76 W31G44 29.34R
TOLEDO METCALF CLOUDY 42 34 73 SW32G40 29.35R
LIMA CLOUDY 38 29 70 W31G45 29.48R
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
1200 AM EST SAT MAR 03 2012
NORTHWEST OHIO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE CLOUDY 38 30 73 W12G37 29.44R
FINDLAY CLOUDY 38 31 76 W29G39 29.44R
TOLEDO EXPRESS CLOUDY 38 30 73 W35G46 29.37R
TOLEDO METCALF CLOUDY 39 31 72 W28G41 29.38R
LIMA CLOUDY 37 29 72 W24G38 29.49R
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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Cloudy and 34 degrees on the S side of Fostoria, OH, wind WSW at 18g31 mph.
Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 6:00 am EST...
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OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND, OH
600 AM EST SAT MAR 03 2012
NORTHWEST OHIO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE CLOUDY 35 26 69 W12G22 29.58R WCI 27
FINDLAY CLOUDY 34 26 72 SW18G30 29.60R WCI 23
TOLEDO EXPRESS CLOUDY 35 24 64 W20G31 29.54R WCI 24
TOLEDO METCALF CLOUDY 36 27 69 SW21G30 29.55R
LIMA CLOUDY 34 24 67 W21G32 29.63R WCI 22
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Skies across nw.OH since mid evening have been cloudy. Temps quickly fell from the low 50's to the low 40's during mid evening yesterday, then fell to the upper 30's by late evening yesterday, and to the mid 30's since mid overnight. Dew points fell to the low 30's by late evening yesterday, and to the upper 20's since just past midnight. Winds were W at 25-40g55 mph mid evening into late evening yesterday, then 20-30g45 mph from then into mid overnight, then SW-W at 15g25g40 mph since then.
A deepening LOW (978 mb) over n.Lake Huron and its associated fronts will continue to move away to the NE. A Cold Front will move across nw.OH late tonight or early tomorrow morning.
The High Wind Warning for the E 1/2 of nw.OH, and the Wind Advisory for the W 1/2 of nw.OH, has been cancelled; a Wind Advisory is up for N and E portions of nw.OH, including Fremont...
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
324 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY
324 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* TIMING...WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING
* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL TO KNOCK DOWN SOME LIMBS OR BRANCHES...OR EVEN
BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS.
MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE
WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
&&
HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND
324 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING.
WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA AND WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY.
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The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
611 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
611 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
.TODAY...CLOUDY AND WINDY. COOLER WITH HIGHS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE
OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH
POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE
OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. COLD WITH LOWS AROUND 19.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. COLD WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS AROUND 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
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The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
611 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
611 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
.TODAY...CLOUDY AND BREEZY. COOLER WITH HIGHS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS
20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE
OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH
POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF
SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. COLD WITH LOWS AROUND 20.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. COLD WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS AROUND 50.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS AROUND 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
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And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
611 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
611 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
.TODAY...CLOUDY AND BREEZY. COOLER WITH HIGHS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS
20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE
OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW
ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. COLD WITH LOWS AROUND 18.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. COLD WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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"RESCUERS SCOUR RUBBLE FOR SURVIVORS AFTER TORNADOES KILL DOZENS IN MIDWEST, SOUTH"
CNN
www.cnn.com
3/3/12, 4:52 am EST
(CNN) -- Rescuers searched for survivors Saturday after powerful storms spawned tornadoes that killed dozens as they ripped through the South and Midwest, flattening towns and turning churches into shelters.
At least 28 people were killed: 15 in Indiana, 12 in Kentucky and one in Ohio.
Rescue workers combed through rubble overnight for dozens believed missing after the storms struck Friday, according to state and local authorities.
"This is an enormous outbreak that's going on right now across Kentucky and the south," National Weather Service meteorologist John Gordon said. "It's crazy. It's just nuts right here."
In hard-hit Henryville, Indiana, rescuers searched for survivors after a tornado swept through the town 20 miles north of Louisville, leveling neighborhoods, sending school buses into buildings and demolishing businesses.
"What we know is we've got complete destruction. We're going to deal with it the best we can," Sgt. Jerry Goodwin of the Indiana State Police Department told CNN affiliate WISH-TV late Friday. "We're going to come together, and we're going to get it done."
With power out, authorities relied on thermal radar imaging, and search and rescue dogs to try to find a 9-year-old boy missing after the tornado struck, said Maj. Chuck Adams, a sheriff's department spokesman.
At St. Francis Xavier Church, which was serving as a meeting and reunion point for families in Henryville, dozens waited for news of loved ones as rescue crews combed through debris.
Amid the mounting reports of death and destruction, there were miracles.
A 2-year-old girl was found alive, alone and injured in a field in Salem, about 20 miles south of Henrysville, Adams said.
No one is sure how the toddler ended up alone in the field.
She was airlifted to an area hospital and later transferred to a children's hospital in Louisville, where she was listed in critical condition, said Cis Gruebbel, a hospital spokeswoman.
Adams said the toddler was identified after news of her discovery broke. Authorities did not immediately identify the girl, describe her injuries or reveal how they believe she ended up in the field.
But more often than not, the news in hard-hit areas was of devastating loss.
It was unclear how many people were missing in Henryville as well as the towns of Chelsea, Paynesville and Marysville -- also all hit by tornadoes -- because of the sheer amount of devastation, Adams said.
"Marysville is almost completely gone," Adams told CNN affiliate WHAS-TV, out of Louisville, Kentucky.
Authorities spray-painted a yellow "X" on what remained of the homes in Marysville. In some cases, it was just wooden planks.
In Chelsea, east of Henryville, Steve Kloepfer watched on television as the storms marched across the state.
"I saw it from the radar it was getting close, so I walked down the driveway and saw it coming through the woods," Kloepfer told CNN affiliate WHAS.
He said he got in his truck and drove south about a mile to "let it blow through."
When he returned, the life he knew had been turned upside down.
His aunt and uncle, Terry and Carol Jackson, and their 4-year-old grandchild were missing after their home was destroyed by a tornado. Their bodies, he said, were later discovered in a field, covered in debris.
His own home, he said, was also gone.
"We are just checking and double checking to make sure that we don't have any other victims out there who need rescuing," Jefferson County Sheriff John Wallace told WHAS.
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said crews "are racing the nightfall" to assess the damage and help those in need.
Roughly 250 troops have been called in to provide aid and security in Henrysville, Marysville and elsewhere, said Sgt. First Class Tina Eichenour of the Indiana National Guard.
In Kentucky, similar scenes played out as Gov. Steve Beshear declared a statewide emergency and ordered the deployment of 50 National Guard troops to join a 12-person team searching for survivors in Morgan County after authorities reportedly lost touch with the town of West Liberty.
Shawn Harley, from the National Weather Service, said people were trapped in damaged buildings after a tornado. There was no immediate word on casualties as a result and authorities lost contact with the town, said Chuck Wolfe, a spokesman for the Kentucky Emergency Management Agency.
Wolfe said officials believe the town "got hit pretty heavily."
At least 12 people were killed during the storm in Kentucky, though authorities warned the death toll could climb as daylight breaks .
In Ohio, at least one person died when the storms rolled through Bethel, southeast of Cincinnati, Clermont County officials said in a news release. The man, in his 50s, was found dead inside his mobile home, it said.
In Tennessee, there were reports of possible tornado touchdowns in nine counties, according to Jeremy Heidt, the state's emergency management spokesman. At least 29 people were injured across the state, said Dean Flener, also with TEMA.
By early Saturday morning, as the storms moved through northern Georgia, a tornado was believed to have struck in north Georgia's Paulding County, damaging two elementary schools, a small local airport and an undetermined number of homes, said Ashley Henson, a sheriff's spokesman.
CNN's Susan Candiotti, Maria P. White, Greg Botelho and Chelsea J. Carter contributed to this report.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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Cloudy with snow flurries in downtown Findlay, OH, temp 34, wind W at 23g31 mph. Scattered light snow showers are mainly to the NW-N-NE-E.
Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 2:00 pm EST...
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OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
200 PM EST SAT MAR 03 2012
NORTHWEST OHIO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE CLOUDY 36 22 56 W16G33 29.70S
FINDLAY CLOUDY 34 25 69 W25G33 29.70F WCI 21
TOLEDO EXPRESS CLOUDY 36 22 56 W25G33 29.66F
TOLEDO METCALF CLOUDY 36 24 62 W28G36 29.67S
LIMA CLOUDY 34 23 64 W29G36 29.72F WCI 20
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Skies across nw.OH since early morning have been generally cloudy, with spotty snow flurries late morning into early afternoon, and scattered snow flurries/light snow showers since then. Temps since early morning have ranged between 33 and 34. Dew points since early morning have ranged between 23 and 25. Winds since early morning have been W at 15-25g35 mph, except increasing to 20-30g40 mph since early afternoon.
Storm reports from yesterday evening's high winds...
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
800 AM EST SAT MAR 03 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0850 PM NON-TSTM WND GST TOLEDO 41.66N 83.58W
03/02/2012 E59.00 MPH LUCAS OH ASOS
TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPORT.
1003 PM NON-TSTM WND GST FINDLAY 41.04N 83.64W
03/02/2012 M62.00 MPH HANCOCK OH ASOS
FINDLAY AIRPORT.
1030 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CLAY CENTER 41.57N 83.36W
03/02/2012 OTTAWA OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE ON HOUSE.
1030 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SANDUSKY 41.46N 82.71W
03/02/2012 M60.00 MPH ERIE OH MESONET
AT THE YACHT CLUB.
1031 PM NON-TSTM WND GST WALBRIDGE 41.59N 83.49W
03/02/2012 M58.00 MPH WOOD OH ASOS
AT TOLEDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT.
1031 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MARBLEHEAD 41.53N 82.72W
03/02/2012 M62.00 MPH OTTAWA OH DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SENSOR ON THE BAY BRIDGE.
1100 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG UPPER SANDUSKY 40.83N 83.28W
03/02/2012 WYANDOT OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE TREE DOWN.
1100 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 8 NE CLYDE 41.39N 82.87W
03/02/2012 SANDUSKY OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
LINE AND LIMB DOWN.
1100 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 SW MARBLEHEAD 41.51N 82.75W
03/02/2012 OTTAWA OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE LIMB ON POWERLINE.
1100 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG TIFFIN 41.12N 83.18W
03/02/2012 SENECA OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FEW TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
1100 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SYCAMORE 40.95N 83.17W
03/02/2012 WYANDOT OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE TREE DOWN.
1120 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG TIFFIN 41.12N 83.18W
03/02/2012 SENECA OH TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 101.
1130 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HUNTING VALLEY 41.47N 81.41W
03/02/2012 CUYAHOGA OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINE DOWN.
1130 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NORWALK 41.24N 82.61W
03/02/2012 HURON OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE TREE DOWN.
1130 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CHAGRIN FALLS 41.43N 81.39W
03/02/2012 CUYAHOGA OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINE DOWN.
1130 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BRECKSVILLE 41.31N 81.62W
03/02/2012 CUYAHOGA OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWERLINE DOWN.
1140 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 6 E BRUNSWICK 41.25N 81.71W
03/02/2012 MEDINA OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE TREE DOWN IN HINCKLEY.
1140 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 W BRUNSWICK 41.25N 81.92W
03/02/2012 MEDINA OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE TREE DOWN NEAR VALLEY CITY.
1145 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NORTHFIELD 41.34N 81.53W
03/02/2012 SUMMIT OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FEW WIRESDOWN.
1145 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NORWALK 41.24N 82.61W
03/02/2012 HURON OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE LIMB DOWN.
1154 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ELYRIA 41.38N 82.11W
03/02/2012 E58.00 MPH LORAIN OH ASOS
AT LPR, LORAIN-ELYRIA AIRPORT.
1245 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MENTOR 41.69N 81.33W
03/03/2012 LAKE OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE TREE DOWN.
0100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 W ORWELL 41.54N 80.90W
03/03/2012 ASHTABULA OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN IN WINDSOR TOWNSHIP.
0100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 S CONNEAUT 41.88N 80.57W
03/03/2012 ASHTABULA OH PUBLIC
POWER LINE DOWN.
0100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG JEFFERSON 41.74N 80.77W
03/03/2012 ASHTABULA OH PUBLIC
LIMB DOWN.
0100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WILLOWICK 41.63N 81.47W
03/03/2012 LAKE OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINE AND TELEPHONE LINE DOWN.
0100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG GENEVA 41.80N 80.95W
03/03/2012 ASHTABULA OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
LINE DOWN.
0300 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG CRANESVILLE 41.90N 80.34W
03/03/2012 ERIE PA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE AND POWER LINE DOWN.
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A Cold Front will move across nw.OH overnight tonight or early tomorrow morning. A HIGH will build into OH on Monday, then move off to the E by Tuesday. A Cold Front will move across nw.OH late Wednesday night or early Thursday.
The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1203 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
1203 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
.THIS AFTERNOON...CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
BREEZY AND MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 20 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW
60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLD WITH LOWS AROUND 20. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS AROUND 50.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS AROUND 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
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The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1203 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
1203 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
.THIS AFTERNOON...CLOUDY AND BREEZY. MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW
60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLD WITH LOWS AROUND 19. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS AROUND 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1203 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
1203 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
.THIS AFTERNOON...CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
BREEZY AND COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 20 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW
ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLD WITH LOWS AROUND 18. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. A
50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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"MARCH TORNADOES: ONE DAY THERE WAS A TOWN; THE NEXT DAY IT WAS GONE"
Susan Candiotti and Moni Basu, CNN
www.cnn.com
3/3/12, 2:30 pm EST
Henryville, Indiana (CNN) -- Big news in Henryville, Indiana, had been that the coach of the high school boys' basketball team was stepping down at the end of the season. The Hornets are the pride of this small Indiana town a few miles up Interstate 65 from Louisville.
That was before Friday when killer storms ripped through the area. One day there was a community here. The next, there was none.
"What we know is we've got complete destruction. We're going to deal with it the best we can," Sgt. Jerry Goodwin of the Indiana State Police told CNN affiliate WISH-TV.
Goodwin was sure the community would rally, come together and claw its way back to what it once knew to be normal.
Saturday, as rescuers still scoured for survivors, the stunned people of Henryville mourned what they lost and gave thanks for what they still had.
Steve Kloepfer lives in Chelsea, just east of Henryville. Friday, he watched on television as the storms drew near.
"I saw it from the radar it was getting close, so I walked down the driveway and saw it coming through the woods," Kloepfer told CNN affiliate WHAS.
He got in his truck and drove south about a mile to "let it blow through."
He returned to a new, grim reality. A tornado destroyed his house and the the home shared by his aunt and uncle, Terry and Carol Jackson. They were missing along with their 4-year-old grandchild.
Later, their bodies were discovered in a field, covered in debris.
They were among the 14 who died in Indiana.
About 2,000 people live in Henryville, known as the birthplace of Colonel Harland Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame. Many in this town know each other through the high school and elementary school, housed on one campus.
Friday afternoon, not all the students were able to leave because their parents were not at home. Elementary School Principal Glenn Riggs huddled with 40 students in the offices. And prayed.
Saturday morning, a girder jutted skyward from the wreckage of the school. Across the street, a yellow school bus that only hours ago had taken children home lay off its chassis, slammed into a building as though it were a toy tossed by a child.
Considering the damage, people at the school should have been hurt, Riggs figured.
"It's a blessing. We praise God," he said.
Aerial images of Henryville Saturday were devastating: the guts spilled out from buildings, debris littering open fields and trees felled like dominoes.
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels got up in the sky to survey the misery himself. Lucky it wasn't worse, he thought.
"We're not unfamiliar with Mother Nature's wrath out here in Indiana," he said. "But this about as serious as we've seen it in the years I've been in this job."
People driving on Indiana Highway 60 Friday got a perfect view of the monster twister barreling through town.
Lawrence Smith, a reporter with WDRB, saw the tornado hurtling straight toward him. The video his station was able to get was incredible, he said. So was the experience.
Smith ran into a convenience store for cover as the funnel drew closer.
"We waited for it. The building shook, the lights went off. The noise was incredible," he said. "It passed right by in front of us."
A gas station across street was leveled, as was a nearby apartment complex.
Chad Hinton captured the tornado from his truck as he drove home to nearby Borden.
He had never quite seen anything like it. Adrenaline pulsed through his veins.
"It was a huge powerful force," he said, recalling the thundering noise. The hail and rain bore down on his truck. He felt lucky to be what he estimated as two miles off the twister's track. He thought about the people who were right in the middle of it.
In Salem, another town near Henryville, a little girl with blond hair and blue eyes was found alone in a field. No one knew how she had gotten there; they just knew she needed help.
The 20-month-old toddler was taken to hospital and intubated to help her breathe, said Clark County Sheriff's Department Maj. Chuck Adams said.
She was flown about 35 miles southeast to Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, where she was in critical condition Saturday afternoon, said Brian Rublein, a spokesman for Kosair.
Someone had called to identify the girl, after which the family was contacted. The hospital and police did not release any other details.
As uncertain as the toddler's fate was, she was glimmer of good news amid the sorrow. Another child, a 9-year-old boy from Henryville, is missing.
Adams said that the boy's whereabouts have been unknown since twisters hit. With power out, authorities relied on thermal radar imaging and search-and-rescue dogs to try to find him.
Others waited for loved ones at Henryville's St. Francis Xavier Church, which became a meeting point for frantic residents looking for loved ones.
The message on the church's answering machine summed up the community's fears:
"Hello, this is Father Steve. I'm sorry to let you know we do not have any detailed information ourselves on people. They are consolidating information at the fire station. However, there is no way of contacting the fire department through normal channels because the phone lines are down. All I can say is pray for your friends and family."
CNN's Susan Candiotti reported from Henryville, Indiana, and Moni Basu reported from Atlanta.
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"RESCUERS SCOUR FOR SURVIVORS AFTER STRING OF KILLER STORMS"
CNN
www.cnn.com
3/3/12, 1:34 pm EST
(CNN) -- A string of vicious storms swept eastward Saturday, bringing fresh misery to parts of the South and leaving behind towns reeling from loss of life and property.
The tornado outbreak, unusual for this time of year, killed at least 35 people, obliterated communities and affected 17 million people from Texas to Indiana to North Carolina.
Saturday began with large swaths of the region still battered by heavy rain and under tornado watches -- and a real fear of the death toll rising.
Of the 35 victims, 17 were in Kentucky, 14 in Indiana, three in Ohio and one in Alabama. Authorities had reported a total of 36 deaths but reduced the number later Saturday.
Parts of western Georgia remained under tornado watch Saturday afternoon.
Piles of debris took the place of well-built homes. High winds toppled tall trees. Bright yellow school buses smashed into buildings. Garbage bins and wooden beams flew through the air with the force of a jet airliner.
Churches turned into shelters and thousands of people began a weekend unnerved by nature's fury.
National Weather Service meteorologist John Gordon described the weather as crazy.
"It's just nuts right here," he said during the height of the storms.
In hard-hit Henryville, Indiana, rescuers combed for survivors after a tornado ripped through the town 20 miles north of Louisville.
"What we know is we've got complete destruction. We're going to deal with it the best we can," Sgt. Jerry Goodwin of the Indiana State Police told CNN affiliate WISH-TV late Friday. "We're going to come together, and we're going to get it done."
Amid the mounting reports of death and destruction, there was some good news.
A 2-year-old girl was found alive, alone and injured in a field in Salem, about 20 miles south of Henrysville, said Maj. Chuck Adams, a sheriff's department spokesman.
She was later identified and her family notified.
At Henryville's high school and elementary school, staff huddled in the office area with about 40 students who had not been able to go home and prayed.
"It's a blessing. We praise God" that no one was hurt, said Glenn Riggs, the elementary school principal.
But more often than not, the news in hard-hit areas was of devastating loss.
It was unclear how many people were missing in Henryville, as well as the towns of Chelsea, Paynesville and Marysville -- all hit by tornadoes -- because of the sheer amount of devastation, Adams said.
"Marysville is almost completely gone," Adams told CNN affiliate WHAS-TV, out of Louisville, Kentucky.
Authorities spray-painted a yellow "X" on what remained of the homes in Marysville. In some cases, it was just wooden planks.
In Chelsea, east of Henryville, Steve Kloepfer told CNN affiliate WHAS that the bodies of his aunt and uncle, Terry and Carol Jackson, and their 4-year-old grandchild were discovered in a field, covered in debris.
His own home, he said, was also gone.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has been in touch with emergency management officials in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost loved ones and those whose lives have been affected by the storms," said FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate.
Roughly 250 National Guard troops have been called in to provide aid and security in Henrysville, Marysville and elsewhere, said Sgt. 1st Class Tina Eichenour.
In Kentucky, similar scenes played out as Gov. Steve Beshear declared a statewide emergency and ordered the deployment of 220 National Guard troops to join a 12-person team searching for survivors in Morgan County after authorities reportedly lost touch with the town of West Liberty.
Shawn Harley, from the National Weather Service, said people were trapped in damaged buildings in West Liberty after a tornado. There was no immediate word on casualties as a result and authorities lost contact with the town, said Chuck Wolfe, a spokesman for the Kentucky Emergency Management Agency.
Wolfe said officials believe the town "got hit pretty heavily."
In Tennessee, there were reports of possible tornado touchdowns in nine counties, according to Jeremy Heidt, the state's emergency management spokesman. At least 29 people were injured across the state.
The storms moved through northern Georgia late Friday. A tornado was believed to have struck north Georgia's Paulding County, damaging two elementary schools, a small local airfield and an undetermined number of homes, said Ashley Henson, a sheriff's spokesman.
Aerial images showed roofs ripped off houses, exposing bedrooms, kitchens and garages. Six houses were destroyed. In one, a couple survived by getting into the bathtub with their 6-month-old child, Henson said.
"Thank goodness there were actually no injuries or fatalities reported in the Paulding County area," he said. "That is amazing to me, looking at some of this damage."
Rescue crews in Haralson County worked for some two hours to free a man trapped in his collapsed home, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The man suffered a broken leg.
The storm also caused extensive damage to hangars and planes at the Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport.
According to airport manager Blake Swafford, about 20 of the 23 planes that were at the airport off U.S. 278 Friday night were destroyed. Hangars were also heavily damaged, with large pieces of metal blown into the tops of nearby trees.
In Charlotte, North Carolina, at least three people were injured, said Capt. Rob Brisley of the fire department.
In Ohio, a man in his 50s died inside his mobile home when the storms rolled through Bethel, southeast of Cincinnati, Clermont County officials said in a news release.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said daylight revealed the extent of the damage Saturday and emergency crews were fanned out in several communities.
"Recovering from another round of storms will be a long-term process," he said. "That process is always difficult. But I have seen the determination of our people, and we will rebuild and recover together. Our prayers are with every person who has been affected.
In West Liberty, a video showed a tornado forming in the sky. There was no funnel yet, just a mass of thick, ominous cloud beginning to turn in cyclonic manner. Below on the ground was a terrified woman calling God: "Take this stuff away from us, Lord."
CNN's Susan Candiotti, Moni Basu, Maria P. White, Greg Botelho and Chelsea J. Carter contributed to this report.
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"EARLY TORNADOES NOT PREDICTORS FOR FUTURE TWISTERS"
Mariano Castillo, CNN
www.cnn.com
3/3/12, 2:31 pm EST
(CNN) -- When a powerful jet stream bringing in cold northern air collided with a large mass of warm, moist air from the south, the conditions were right for the tornadoes that have left at least 45 dead this week.
Two powerful storm systems in the Midwest and South spawned the tornadoes that damaged and destroyed homes and businesses from Kansas to Ohio.
There is not a defined tornado season like there is for hurricanes, but this year the first major tornadoes came earlier than usual. Last year, the most powerful tornadoes were not seen until April.
"The conditions simply have come earlier this year," said Harold Brooks, a research meteorologist at the National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Oklahoma.
From a meteorological perspective, there was nothing unusual about the storms that produced so many deadly twisters this week. The ingredients just coalesced at a unique time.
However, the contrasting air masses -- cold, dry air from over the Rockies and warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico -- that created the conditions for tornadoes covered a particularly large area, Brooks said.
The week's severe weather could constitute one of the six largest outbreaks in the past 60 years, he said.
Although the first tornadoes of the season were deadly and powerful, that doesn't give any clues about the rest of the season, he said.
Warren Faidley, a professional storm chaser and severe weather survival expert, agreed, but said a mild winter has set the stage for what may be an unusually active tornado season.
"When you have mild winters you have more of a contrast between cold air and warm air to the south," he said.
Tornadoes thrive on these contrasts. They form at the boundaries of cold and warm air, and dry and moist air.
The current wild winter results in an abundance of moist warm air that will be available to clash with dry cold air from the north, he said.
"It looks like this year there is going to be more days with the possibility (of tornadoes) with these contrasting masses," he said.
But a variety of conditions must combine at just the right time to create a tornado, he said. So even though there may be a higher probability of the ingredients being found in the atmosphere this year, that cannot predict if these conditions will spawn more powerful tornadoes, he said.
The takeaway is that tornadoes are unpredictable, said Greg Carbin, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Weather Service.
Not only do the ingredients have to be present, but they also have to be in the right pattern and the right proportion.
"It's actually quite easy to ruin the recipe most of the time," Carbin said, a fortunate fact for those living in areas affected by tornadoes.
"These storms are highly variable," he said.
Even a mild winter is not a good predictor of future tornadoes, because while a warmer Gulf of Mexico may mean warmer air, the correlation with twisters is tenuous, he said.
"We could go into a very active period, or we could stay relatively quiet for the coming weeks," he said.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
542 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR HOLTON IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA...
LOCATION...HOLTON IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA
DATE...3/2/2012
ESTIMATED TIME...4:00 PM EST
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF3
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...145 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...350 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...10-11 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.0827/-85.3497
ENDING LAT/LON...39.1126/-85.2570
* FATALITIES...2
* INJURIES...UNKNOWN
* 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 HOLTON IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA ON 3/2/2012.
THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILN.
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.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
711 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR 2 SW WEST UNION IN ADAMS COUNTY OHIO...
LOCATION...2 SW WEST UNION IN ADAMS COUNTY OHIO
DATE...03/02/2012
ESTIMATED TIME...530 PM EST
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...75 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...25 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...50 YARDS
BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.7796N / -83.5716W
ENDING LAT/LON...38.7800N / -83.5689W
* 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 2 SW WEST UNION IN ADAMS COUNTY OHIO ON 03/02/2012.
THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILN.
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.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
807 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR SEAMAN IN ADAMS COUNTY OHIO...
LOCATION...SEAMAN IN ADAMS COUNTY OHIO
DATE...MARCH 2 2012
ESTIMATED TIME...525 PM EST
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...400 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...3.0 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.955N / 83.588W
ENDING LAT/LON...38.961N / 83.534W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...UNKNOWN
* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR SEAMAN IN ADAMS COUNTY OHIO ON MARCH 2 2012.
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN AN OPEN FIELD WEST OF GREENLEE ROAD
(TOWNSHIP ROAD 189)...ABOUT 1.2 MILES NORTHWEST OF SEAMAN. THE
FIRST NOTICEABLE SIGNS OF DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A NEARBY POLE
BARN...WHICH PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. THE TORNADO MOVED IN A
TRAJECTORY JUST NORTH OF DUE EAST...SNAPPING AND UPROOTING
NUMEROUS TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES ALONG GREENLEE ROAD...WHERE SOME
TIN BUILDING MATERIAL FROM THE AFOREMENTIONED BARN WAS DEPOSITED.
ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE CONTINUED INTO A GROVE OF TREES ALONG MOUNT
LEIGH ROAD (TOWNSHIP ROAD 188). THE TORNADO CROSSED STATE ROUTE
247 NORTH OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH MOUNT LEIGH ROAD...ABOUT 1 MILE
NORTH OF SEAMAN. ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY...THE ROOF WAS
PARTIALLY REMOVED FROM A SINGLE STORY HOME. DIRECTLY BEHIND THIS
HOME...TWO POLE BARNS SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE.
FURTHER EAST...AERIAL SURVEY REVEALED CONTINUOUS HEAVY TREE DAMAGE
ALONG WEST FORK OHIO BRUSH CREEK. TORNADIC DAMAGE CULMINATED WITH
DESTRUCTION OF OUTBUILDINGS AND ROOF DAMAGE TO A SINGLE STORY HOME
ON STATE ROUTE 770...JUST WEST OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH OLD STATE
ROUTE 32.
ALL OF THE DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH WIND
SPEEDS BETWEEN 90 AND 100 MPH.
THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILN.
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.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
821 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR MOSCOW IN CLERMONT COUNTY OHIO...
LOCATION...MOSCOW IN CLERMONT COUNTY OHIO
DATE...MARCH 2 2012
ESTIMATED TIME...440 PM EST
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF3
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...160 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...1/4 MILE
PATH LENGTH...20 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.85N / -84.33 W
ENDING LAT/LON...38.90N / -83.98 W
* FATALITIES...3
* INJURIES...UNKNOWN
* 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 MOSCOW IN CLERMONT COUNTY OHIO ON MARCH 2 2012.
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN INITIALLY IN SOUTHEAST CAMPBELL COUNTY KENTUCKY
NORTHWEST OF PEACH GROVE...KENTUCKY...AND CROSSED THE OHIO RIVER
AT MOSCOW...OHIO...AND CONTINUED ON THE GROUND ACROSS CLERMONT
COUNTY AND LIFTED SOUTH OF HAMERSVILLE IN WESTERN BROWN COUNTY.
THIS TORNADO CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND TREES ALONG
ITS ENTIRE PATH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER. NUMEROUS HOMES WERE
VERY HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED...WITH MANY LOSING
ROOFS...HAVING COMPLETE EXTERIOR WALL FAILURE...AND EVEN SOME
MODULAR HOMES WERE COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THEIR FOUNDATIONS AND
DESTROYED.
ALSO OF NOTE ON THE SURVEY...WAS THE PRESENCE OF A LARGE AREA OF
REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT /NON-TORNADIC/ WINDS ESTIMATED IN EXCESS OF
100 MPH ON THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE TORNADIC DAMAGE. THIS WAS
PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE ON THE KENTUCKY SIDE OF THE RIVER...WEST
OF PEACH GROVE. THIS WIND DAMAGE ALSO CONSISTED OF NUMEROUS BARNS
AND OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED...AND CONSIDERABLE HOME AND TREE
DAMAGE.
THE DEGREE OF DAMAGE WITHIN THE TORNADIC CIRCULATION SUPPORTS WIND
SPEED ESTIMATES UP TO 160 MPH...NEAR THE TOP OF THE EF3 CRITERIA.
THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILN.
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.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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Cloudy and 31 degrees on the S side of Fostoria, OH, wind WSW at 12 mph.
Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 9:00 pm EST...
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OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
900 PM EST SAT MAR 03 2012
NORTHWEST OHIO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE MOCLDY 32 22 66 W7G17 29.78S WCI 26
FINDLAY CLOUDY 31 27 85 W9 29.78R WCI 23
TOLEDO EXPRESS CLOUDY 31 22 69 W17 29.76R WCI 19
TOLEDO METCALF CLOUDY 31 26 82 W12 29.77S WCI 22
LIMA CLOUDY 32 23 69 W17G26 29.79S WCI 21
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Skies across nw.OH have remained cloudy, except becoming variably cloudy during mid afternoon. Spotty snow flurries fell during mid and late afternoon; scattered snow flurries fell early evening into mid evening. Temps peaked at 35 at FAA-Findlay (OH) at 4:00 pm EST and have since fallen to the low 30's. Dew points since mid afternoon have ranged between 24 and 27. W winds at 15-25g35 mph into early evening became SW-W at 10-20g25 mph from then into mid evening, decreasing to 8-15 mph since.
A Cold Front across MI will sag SE across nw.OH overnight. A high pressure ridge will move E across OH on Monday, then linger just E of the state through the middle of the coming week. A Cold Front will move across nw.OH Wednesday night or early Thursday. A HIGH will build into OH later Friday and next weekend.
The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
611 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
611 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING...THEN A CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 40 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW
ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. BREEZY AND NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
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The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
611 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
611 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING...THEN A CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW
50 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. BREEZY AND NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
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And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
611 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
611 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LITTLE
OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW
ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLD WITH LOWS AROUND 20. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. BREEZY AND NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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"37 DEAD IN WAVES OF STORMS ACROSS MIDWEST, SOUTH"
CNN
www.cnn.com
3/3/12, 7:09 pm EST
Henryville, Indiana (CNN) -- Even as potent winds and heavy rains lingered in spots, residents through huge swaths of the eastern United States spent Saturday trying to come to grips with vicious storms that obliterated communities, reduced scores of homes to rubble and left at least 37 people dead.
About 17 million from Texas to Indiana to North Carolina were affected by the massive tornado outbreak that began Friday, and continued into the weekend.
Of the 37 victims, 18 were in Kentucky, 14 in Indiana, three in Ohio, and one each in Alabama and Georgia.
Much of Saturday was focused on assessing the damage, treating the wounded and grieving those killed.
But in parts of southern Georgia and northern Florida, it meant braving heavy rain and high wind as far south as Orlando all tied to the same powerful system.
In Lakeland, Georgia, strong winds "destroyed" several houses, felled trees, spurred major outages, and caused what appears to be minor damage to several buildings behind a hospital, Lanier County Sheriff Wesley Studstill told CNN. He said he was unsure if there were any related injuries.
The National Weather Service received two reports of tornadoes Saturday in Lanier County, which is about 30 miles north of the Florida border.
Meanwhile, residents from Alabama to Ohio spent Saturday trying to make sense of the chaos -- and right their lives -- after the previous day's devastating tornadoes.
Piles of debris took the place of well-built homes. High winds toppled tall trees. Bright yellow school buses smashed into buildings. Garbage bins and wooden beams flew through the air with the force of a jet airliner.
Churches turned into shelters and thousands of people began a weekend unnerved by nature's fury.
In hard-hit Henryville, Indiana, rescuers combed for survivors after a twister ripped through the town 20 miles north of Louisville.
Joe Sullivan, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said the tornado that swept through that and other Southern Indiana communities was an EF-4 -- meaning it had sustained winds of between 166 and 200 mph, putting it in the top 2% of all tornadoes in terms of strength. It went for 52 miles and was roughly 150 yards wide, he added.
There were no active searches for survivors as of 5 p.m. Saturday, said Sgt. Jerry Goodin of the Indiana State Police. The breadth of destruction left authorities, however, with "no idea how many people are homeless."
"There are a lot of people who can't sit down on their own couch this evening," Goodin said.
Wayne Hunter, 64, huddled under a blanket with his wife for safety in the middle of their one-story home -- as they'd done many other times -- when the tornado "hit head on," their daughter Pamela Rawlings told CNN on Saturday.
A neighbor eventually found Pamela Hunter some 30 feet away from her husband, bleeding but apparently not suffering from life-threatening injuries. Wayne Hunter, however, did not survive.
"Whether you wanted to laugh or not, he always put a smile on your face," said Rawlings, remembering her father.
Amid the mounting reports of death and destruction, there was some good news.
A 20-month-old girl was found alive, alone and injured in a field in Salem, about 20 miles south of Henryville, said Maj. Chuck Adams, a sheriff's department spokesman.
She was later identified and family members joined her at the hospital. However, she remained in critical condition Saturday afternoon, Kosair Children's Hospital spokesman Brian Rublein said.
At Henryville's high school and adjacent elementary school, staff had huddled in the office area with about 40 students who had not been able to go home and prayed as twisters approached.
"It's a blessing. We praise God" that no one was hurt, said Glenn Riggs, the elementary school principal.
Added Sullivan, from the weather service, "There could have been scores of fatalities" had most students not been let out early.
Unfortunately, many nearby residents were not so lucky.
It was unclear how many people were missing in Henryville, as well as the towns of Chelsea, Paynesville and Marysville -- all hit by tornadoes -- because authorities are still trying to wrap their arms around the sheer amount of devastation, Adams said.
"Marysville is almost completely gone," Adams told CNN affiliate WHAS-TV, out of Louisville, Kentucky.
In Chelsea, east of Henryville, Steve Kloepfer told WHAS that the bodies of his aunt and uncle, Terry and Carol Jackson, and their 4-year-old grandchild were discovered in a field, covered in debris.
His own home, he said, also was gone.
President Barack Obama talked Saturday with the governors of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio to express his concerns, offer condolences for those killed and provide federal assistance if needed, the White House said in a statement.
To that point, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has been in touch with emergency management officials in the affected states.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost loved ones and those whose lives have been affected by the storms," said FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate.
Roughly 250 National Guard troops have been called in to provide aid and security in Henryville, Marysville and elsewhere, said Sgt. 1st Class Tina Eichenour.
In Kentucky, similar scenes played out as Gov. Steve Beshear declared a statewide emergency and ordered the deployment of 220 National Guard troops to join a 12-person team searching for survivors in Morgan County.
Around 5 p.m. Saturday, the governor detailed -- citing the state Department of Public Health -- 18 fatalities in six counties, including five in Laurel County.
One apparent tornado made its way down Main Street in West Liberty, shredding buildings and overturning cars along the way. Mike Lacy, with Morgan County's emergency management agency, reported that several people were rescued -- including one man trapped under up to 10 feet of debris -- though four died as a result of the storm across the county.
"It's been a tough night," said Morgan County executive Tim Conley. "We are (fortunate) to report four (dead) and not 104, because we could have lost a whole lot more lives in this thing."
In Tennessee, there were reports of possible tornado touchdowns in nine counties, according to Jeremy Heidt, the state's emergency management spokesman. The National Weather Service later confirmed a tornado hit at least in Jackson, Putnam and Overton counties. At least 29 people were injured across the state.
The storms also moved through northern Georgia late Friday. A tornado was believed to have struck north Georgia's Paulding County, damaging two elementary schools, a small local airfield and an undetermined number of homes, said Ashley Henson, a sheriff's spokesman.
Aerial images showed roofs ripped off houses, exposing bedrooms, kitchens and garages. Six houses were destroyed. In one, a couple survived by getting into the bathtub with their 6-month-old child, Henson said.
"Thank goodness there were actually no injuries or fatalities reported in the Paulding County area," he said. "That is amazing to me, looking at some of this damage."
But one person was killed in the suburban Atlanta city of Alpharetta.
Around Charlotte, North Carolina, at least three people were injured, said Capt. Rob Brisley of the fire department.
The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-2 twister --- with maximum winds up to 135 mph -- struck early Saturday morning along a roughly 3.8-mile long, 175-foot wide stretch through East Mecklenburg and Cabarrus counties. At least 20 homes were damaged, six of them extensively, according to the agency.
In Ohio, two people died in Bethel and another in Moscow due to the storms, Clermont County Commissioner Bob Proud said.
"It's like a bomb went off and everything is splintered, bricks are down, and trees, and just a lot of debris," Ohio Gov. John Kasich said after touring damage in those and other nearby towns.
He said that the state plans to work with the federal government to provide relief, though at this point there are no plans to request a federal disaster declaration. After talking with people who planned to rebuild, Kasich vowed "we'll be back."
"We're knocked down, but we're not knocked out," he said. "We're going to get through it."
CNN's Joe Sutton, Susan Candiotti, Athena Jones, Eric Marrapodi, Moni Basu, Melanie Whitley, Kara Devlin, Maria P. White, Greg Botelho and Chelsea J. Carter contributed to this report.
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"STORM-BATTERED TOWN HIT TWICE IN A YEAR"
David Ariosto, CNN
www.cnn.com
3/3/12, 8:48 pm EST
(CNN) -- In 1974, a series of powerful tornadoes whipped through Alabama and devastated a small town called Harvest.
It happened again in 1994, and then again last April.
Kathleen Graves was there for all three.
"We're sort of a tornado magnet," she said, her voice quaking as she surveyed the damage to her neighborhood caused by the latest major storm system to hit her community.
"I'm basically starting to rebuild, just like I did last year."
Graves, 56, and her husband, Buddy, were still reconstructing their home smashed by April's tornadoes when an apparent twister barreled through town on Friday.
"My son called me and said there's one coming up Capshaw Road," she said. "I could hear the ground rumbling. So I stepped outside with my coffee and I saw it."
Turning to her neighbor, she asked, "Jim, is that a tornado?"
"...yeah," he responded. "Run!"
What happened next for Graves seemed a blur.
"I ran through my front door and out the back toward my neighbor's storm shelter. It was almost like I had blinders on," she told CNN Saturday. "I wasn't looking where that funnel was, I was just running."
Moments later, the pair flung open the shelter's metal door and descended underground as powerful gusts swirled overheard.
About 15 minutes later, it was over.
Surveying the damage, Graves said her front porch and a section of her roof were gone. Much of the house's siding had also been cleaved off, rooms were damaged and carpets were soaked.
"I was lucky," said Graves. "We didn't lose any of our neighbors this time. They didn't die this time."
The state's emergency management agency said Saturday that at least one person had died and 11 others were injured in Alabama after Friday's storm. The apparent tornado outbreak also killed dozens of others across the nation, leveling communities from Texas to Indiana and up through North Carolina.
Seventeen counties in Alabama reported moderate to heavy damage, including Madison County, where the town of Harvest is located.
"Last year two people died right there on that corner," said restaurant owner Kim Shelton, referring to a nearby intersection in town.
Shelton, 47, who runs the Harvest House Restaurant on a storm-damaged block, said the region has grown somewhat accustomed to treacherous weather.
During last year's storms, she said, her store was damaged and lost power, but continued to serve food on open grills in its parking lot until National Guardsmen arrived three days later with much-needed aid.
"This is a close-knit community," she said.
Harvest House has also become a neighborhood meeting spot of sorts, and is located roughly a quarter of a mile from Graves' home in an area where several other houses were damaged Friday.
"It destroyed my trailer," said resident Nancy Lawson, who had fled to seek shelter with her daughter in the neighboring town of Madison when she heard news of the approaching weather.
Less than a year ago, her home -- a house that she and her family had built -- was destroyed in a similar storm.
"It was a nice house. I didn't have much money and no insurance, and so FEMA gave me the trailer."
In 2011, the Federal Emergency Management Agency dispatched disaster assistance, including trailers, after April storms tore through houses, downed trees and scattered debris across Alabama.
But after Friday's storms, Lawson said her year-old trailer had been rendered unlivable.
"I'm 75 years old and I'm tired," she said. "It just makes me feel real tired."
Mostly weary of the weather, Lawson says she now has plans to look for a place in Tennessee.
"I just trust in God."
Back at the Harvest House, conversations were abuzz Saturday with talk of the storm.
"It basically followed the same path it followed on April 27th," said Fred Allen Wilson, a 67-year-old retiree and long-time restaurant patron.
"It just got them again," he said of his neighbors. "People are walking around dumbfounded."
Wilson, whose house survived Friday's storms, said last year's tornado cost him more than $40,000 in home damages.
"How much more of this are we going to take?" he said. "Some are saying, 'That's enough,' and don't planning on coming back."
Harvest is in the so-called "Dixie Alley," a collection of Southern states, which includes Alabama, where warm-air moisture from the Gulf of Mexico mixes with cold air sweeping down from Canada. The mixture is thought to foster conditions suited for tornadic activity.
"When the seasons change, warm and cold air are fighting more," said CNN Meteorologist Monica O'Connor. "That increases the chances."
But the specific path tornadoes take is "largely happenstance."
State authorities say Alabama historically has been prone to the storms, and encourage residents to develop emergency plans for the start of what's commonly referred to as "tornado season."
"We always know that starting in March we'll likely have tornadoes," said state emergency management spokeswoman Yasamie August.
"Fifty-five percent of Alabama was hit by the storms last April, so it's pretty likely that we'll have had some repeat hits this year."
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
824 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...EF2 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN LAUREL COUNTY KENTUCKY...
A STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
IN JACKSON KENTUCKY HAS CONFIRMED AN EF-2 TORNADO IN LAUREL COUNTY ON
MARCH 2 2012. TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED ABOUT 4.3 MILES WEST OF EAST
BERNSTADT AND THE TORNADO LIFTED ABOUT 3.6 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
EAST BERNSTADT. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO HAVE REACHED 125 MPH. THIS
TORNADO DAMAGED OR DESTROYED SEVERAL RESIDENCES AND CAUSED 5 FATALITIES.
EVENT DATE: MARCH 2 2012
EVENT TYPE: EF-2 TORNADO
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS: 125 MPH
INJURIES/FATALITIES: 5 FATALITIES
EVENT START TIME/LOCATION: 705 PM EST AT 37.197228N/84.194806W
EVENT END TIME/LOCATION: 712 PM EST AT 37.235781N/84.091847W
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH: 6.3 MILES
DAMAGE WIDTH: 310 YARDS
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
943 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...EF3 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN MENIFEE AND MORGAN COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...
A STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
IN JACKSON KENTUCKY HAS CONFIRMED AN EF-3 TORNADO IN MENIFEE AND
MORGAN COUNTIES ON MARCH 2 2012. TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED ABOUT 2 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MARIBA IN MENIFEE COUNTY AT 539 PM EST. THE TORNADO
MOVED EAST...AND HIT WEST LIBERTY AT ABOUT 558 PM EST...CAUSING
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST
ACROSS MORGAN COUNTY BEFORE EITHER LIFTING OR MOVING OUT OF MORGAN
COUNTY AT ABOUT 612 PM EST. THE EXACT END POINT FOR THIS TORNADO IS
YET TO BE DETERMINED.
EVENT DATE: MARCH 2 2012
EVENT TYPE: EF-3
TORNADO ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS: 140 MPH
INJURIES/FATALITIES: 2 FATALITIES IN MENIFEE COUNTY AND 6 FATALITIES
IN MORGAN COUNTY
EVENT START TIME/LOCATION: 539 PM EST AT 37.905022N/83.614639W
EVENT END TIME/LOCATION: YET TO BE DETERMINED
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH: 34 MILES IN MENIFEE AND MORGAN COUNTIES
DAMAGE WIDTH: MAXIMUM 1 MILE WIDTH
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1030 PM EST Sat Mar 03 2012
...Preliminary survey results from Southern Indiana and Trimble
County in Kentucky...
Narrative: These are the preliminary results of multiple storm
survey teams that investigated the tornado damage caused over
southern Indiana and into Trimble county in Kentucky. Complicating
the assessment was the fact that two separate supercell
thunderstorms tracked over the area, each producing a tornado along
their path. Between the towns of New Pekin and Henryville, the
storms followed essentially the same path, separated by
approximately 10 minutes. The first storm was the more powerful of
the two, producing the EF-4 damage to homes and a large
junior-senior high school in Henryville. Further EF-4 damage was
found near Chelsea in Jefferson county Indiana. Near Pekin in
Indiana EF-3 damage was found. In Trimble county south of Milton two
tornados, one rated EF-2 and another EF-3 caused damage.
Again, these findings are preliminary and are complicated by the
long distance involved. More details will follow, including path
length, width, and timing information as well as even EF-rating,
after additional storm survey teams are dispatched on Sunday and as
storm damage pictures are more thoroughly assessed.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1045 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...EF3 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN MAGOFFIN AND JOHNSON COUNTIES AND EF2
TORNADO CONFIRMED IN MARTIN COUNTY...
A STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
IN JACKSON KENTUCKY HAS CONFIRMED A LONG TRACKED TORNADO MOVED ACROSS
MAGOFFIN...JOHNSON AND MARTIN COUNTIES ON MARCH 2 2012. THE TORNADO
WAS RATED EF3 INTENSITY IN MAGOFFIN AND JOHNSON COUNTIES AND EF2 IN
MARTIN COUNTY. THIS TORNADO CROSSED THE TUG FORK RIVER NEAR BEAUTY
KENTUCKY AND MOVED INTO WEST VIRGINIA BEFORE ENDING. TOUCHDOWN
OCCURRED ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF CUTUNO IN MAGOFFIN COUNTY AROUND 651 PM
EST. THE TORNADO MOVED EAST...AND HIT SALYERSVILLE AT EF3 STRENGTH
AROUND 703 PM EST...CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED
EAST NORTHEAST MAINTAINING EF3 INTENSITY...AND LIKELY REACHED ITS
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED OF 160 MPH IN JOHNSON COUNTY. THE TORNADO BECAME
WEAKER AS IT MOVED INTO AND ACROSS MARTIN COUNTY...WITH MAXIMUM
INTENSITY IN MARTIN COUNTY AT EF2. THE TORNADO EXITED KENTUCKY AROUND
738 PM EST.
EVENT DATE: MARCH 2 2012
EVENT TYPE: EF-3
TORNADO ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS: 160 MPH
INJURIES/FATALITIES: 2 FATALITIES IN JOHNSON COUNTY
EVENT START TIME/LOCATION: 651 EST AT 37.717317N/83.219967W
EVENT END TIME/LOCATION IN KENTUCKY: 738 PM EST 37.832617N/82.403883W
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH IN KENTUCKY: 45 MILES
DAMAGE WIDTH: MAXIMUM WIDTH 0.75 MILES
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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Cloudy and 31 degrees on the S side of Fostoria, OH, wind W at 10 mph.
Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 9:00 am EST...
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OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
900 AM EST SUN MAR 04 2012
NORTHWEST OHIO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE LGT SNOW 31 24 75 W8 29.82R WCI 23
FINDLAY CLOUDY 31 25 78 W12 29.80R WCI 22
TOLEDO EXPRESS CLOUDY 29 23 78 NW7 29.80R WCI 22
TOLEDO METCALF CLOUDY 31 27 85 W8 29.80R WCI 23
LIMA CLOUDY 30 24 78 W13 29.81R HAZE WCI 20
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Skies across nw.OH have remained generally cloudy, with a bit of partial clearing early morning into mid mornig. Scattered snow flurries fell at times mid and late evening yesterday and overnight. Temps so far today have ranged between 29 and 31. Dew points so far today have been near 25. W winds at 8-15 mph into early morning have since decreased to 5-12 mph.
Here is a photo that I took at 8:08 am EST on the S side of Fostoria...
Radar shows scattered mainly snow showers increasing in coverage over OH/e.IN, moving ESE at 25 mph.
A Cold Front along the MI/OH state line will drop SE across nw.OH by near mid day, then weaken as it moves into s.OH by early this evening. A LOW will track across the upper OH Valley tonight. A HIGH will begin to build into OH later tomorrow, then move off to the E by Tuesday morning. A Cold Front will move across nw.OH on Thursday.
The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
615 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012
SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
615 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012
.TODAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW
70 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND
AN INCH. COLD WITH LOWS AROUND 19. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE
OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH HIGHS AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. BREEZY AND NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. COOLER WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
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The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
615 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012
HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
615 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012
.TODAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW
70 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND
AN INCH. COLD WITH LOWS AROUND 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...
BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...
BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. COOLER WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
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And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
615 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012
SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
615 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012
.TODAY...CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY THIS MORNING. SNOW
ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. COLD WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND
AN INCH. COLD WITH LOWS AROUND 18. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE
OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH HIGHS AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. BREEZY AND NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. CHANCE OF RAIN
30 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. COOLER WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. COLD WITH LOWS AROUND 30.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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"GRIEF, RESILIENCE AFTER STORMS RIP THROUGH STATES, KILLING 37"
CNN
www.cnn.com
3/4/12, 5:37 am EST
(CNN) -- With dozens dead, scores of buildings reduced to rubble and some communities all but obliterated, residents of the Midwest and South on Sunday started assessing the devastation wrought by a series of vicious tornadoes.
The massive outbreak began Friday and extended into the next day, affecting about 17 million people from Indiana to Georgia.
By the time the powerful storm system faded, 37 were killed: 18 in Kentucky, 14 in Indiana, three in Ohio and one each in Alabama and Florida.
"It's like a bomb went off and everything is splintered, bricks are down and trees, and (there's) just a lot of debris," Ohio Gov. John Kasich said after visits to Moscow and Bethel.
Many miles and many states away, others described similar scenes.
Piles of concrete and wood remained strewn across the landscape of what used to be homes. Tall, once sturdy trees littered the ground. Bright yellow school buses smashed into buildings. Garbage bins and wooden beams, which had flown through the air like a jet airliner, resurfaced hundreds of yards away.
The center of West Liberty, Kentucky, transformed into a ghost town after a twister ripped through buildings and flipped police cars along Main Street.
"There ain't nothing left of this town. It's just a tragedy," resident David Wilson said.
In Henryville, Indiana, about 20 miles north of Louisville, an EF-4 tornado -- with sustained winds of between 166 mph and 200 mph, putting it in the top 2% of tornadoes in terms of its strength -- struck a school complex.
National Weather Service meteorologists said it was one of two tornadoes that hit the town Saturday, crediting the early dismissal of students with preventing more fatalities.
Elementary school principal Glenn Riggs said the 40 students who had remained and huddled in an office area were OK.
Nearby, Pamela Rawlings described how her parents went to the middle of their one-story home for safety. After a tornado ripped through, a neighbor rushed over to find the long-time couple about 30 feet apart -- with Pamela's 64-year-old father, Wayne Hunter, discovered dead and her mother, Lenora, bloodied but alive.
"Whether you wanted to laugh or not, he always put a smile on your face," Rawlings said of her dad.
In Chelsea, east of Henryville, Steve Kloepfer told WHAS that the bodies of his aunt and uncle, Terry and Carol Jackson, and their 4-year-old grandchild were discovered in a field, covered in debris. His own home, he said, was in rubble.
In addition to the dead, hospitals continued to treat scores suffering from major trauma to minor injuries related to sudden ferocious spurts of high winds, powerful hail and drenching rains.
They included a 20-month-girl found alone in a field Friday night in Salem, about 20 miles west of Henryville.
The toddler was in critical condition, surrounded by extended family members at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, said hospital spokesman Brian Rublein. Her immediate family -- including her parents, 3-year-old brother and 2-month-old sister -- were all killed in the storm.
By Saturday evening, expectations had diminished that more survivors or dead would be found.
Most damaged buildings have been "searched and searched and searched again," said executive Tim Conley of Morgan County, Kentucky.
The focus turned to caring for survivors whose lives were turned upside down by the storm.
Indiana State Police Sgt. Jerry Goodin said the destruction left authorities there with "no idea how many people are left homeless."
"There are a lot of people who can't sit down on their own couch this evening," Goodin said Saturday.
President Barack Obama offered his condolences and federal assistance if needed to the governors of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, the White House said in a statement.
About 250 National Guard troops were deployed in Indiana, with 220 more dispatched to Morgan County, Kentucky, according to state officials.
Beyond immediate goals of providing safety and security, as well as finding places to sleep for those who had been displaced, residents and officials from West Liberty to Henryville and beyond voiced a common desire to preserve and rebuild their communities.
"We're knocked down, but we're not knocked out," said Kasich, the Ohio governor. "We're going to get through it."
CNN's Joe Sutton, Susan Candiotti, Athena Jones, Eric Marrapodi, Moni Basu, Melanie Whitley, Kara Devlin, Maria P. White and Greg Botelho contributed to this report.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
206 PM EST SUN MAR 04 2012
THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 17 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS
EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN
SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE
ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/CLEVELAND
***********************6 HOUR SNOWFALL***********************
LOCATION 6 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
OHIO
...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...
CLEVELAND HOPKINS AI 1.0 1251 PM 3/04
...LUCAS COUNTY...
TOLEDO AIRPORT T 1251 PM 3/04
...RICHLAND COUNTY...
MANSFLD ARPT 0.3 1251 PM 3/04
...SUMMIT COUNTY...
SAGAMORE HILLS 2.0 1114 AM 3/04
CAK AIRPORT 0.5 1251 PM 3/04
...TRUMBULL COUNTY...
YNG AIRPORT 0.7 1251 PM 3/04
...WAYNE COUNTY...
DALTON 1.0 132 PM 3/04
PENNSYLVANIA
...ERIE COUNTY...
ERIE AIRPORT T 1251 PM 3/04
**********************12 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************
LOCATION 12 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
OHIO
...ASHTABULA COUNTY...
CONNEAUT I-90 1.2 907 AM 3/04
ASHTABULA 3S 1.1 800 AM 3/04
...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...
1 SSE PARMA 1.8 1200 PM 3/04
SOLON 0.8 924 AM 3/04
EUCLID 0.5 836 AM 3/04
CLEVELAND HOPKINS AI T 651 AM 3/04
...GEAUGA COUNTY...
THOMPSON 5SW 1.6 834 AM 3/04
CHARDON 1.0 818 AM 3/04
...HOLMES COUNTY...
FRYBURG 1S T 700 AM 3/04
...HURON COUNTY...
NEW LONDON 3NW 0.2 656 AM 3/04
...LAKE COUNTY...
MADISON 5 S 1.6 846 AM 3/04
MADISON VILLAGE 0.6 839 AM 3/04
MENTOR 0.5 941 AM 3/04
...LORAIN COUNTY...
OBERLIN 0.1 812 AM 3/04
SHEFFIELD LAKE T 726 AM 3/04
...LUCAS COUNTY...
TOLEDO AIRPORT 0.1 651 AM 3/04
...MEDINA COUNTY...
MEDINA 0.5 700 AM 3/04
BRUNSWICK T 700 AM 3/04
...PORTAGE COUNTY...
HIRAM 0.2 906 AM 3/04
...RICHLAND COUNTY...
MANSFLD ARPT T 651 AM 3/04
...SUMMIT COUNTY...
CAK AIRPORT 0.1 651 AM 3/04
...TRUMBULL COUNTY...
WARREN T 737 AM 3/04
YNG AIRPORT T 651 AM 3/04
PENNSYLVANIA
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
PONT 3.3 809 AM 3/04
CANADOHTA LAKE 2.4 900 AM 3/04
MEADVILLE 5W 0.5 751 AM 3/04
...ERIE COUNTY...
FRANKLIN CTR 2.2 800 AM 3/04
AMITY TWP 2.0 740 AM 3/04
NORTHEAST 6SW 1.0 805 AM 3/04
MILLCREEK TWP 0.8 801 AM 3/04
WATERFORD 0.8 700 AM 3/04
FAIRVIEW 0.6 630 AM 3/04
ERIE AIRPORT 0.3 651 AM 3/04
2 WSW ERIE AIRPORT 0.2 743 AM 3/04
**********************24 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************
LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
OHIO
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
GALION 0.1 700 AM 3/04
...HANCOCK COUNTY...
3 E FINDLAY 1.0 800 AM 3/04
...LAKE COUNTY...
1 SW KIRTLAND 0.5 630 AM 3/04
...LORAIN COUNTY...
3 SSW NORTH RIDGEVIL 0.2 845 AM 3/04
...LUCAS COUNTY...
2 ENE TOLEDO 0.3 700 AM 3/04
...MEDINA COUNTY...
CHIPPEWA LK T 704 AM 3/04
...PORTAGE COUNTY...
N HIRAM 0.2 900 AM 3/04
1 NNW MANTUA 0.1 800 AM 3/04
...RICHLAND COUNTY...
1 NW LEXINGTON 0.1 800 AM 3/04
...WAYNE COUNTY...
1 N KIDRON 0.1 700 AM 3/04
WOOSTER T 730 AM 3/04
...WOOD COUNTY...
3 NW BOWLING GREEN 0.1 800 AM 3/04
PENNSYLVANIA
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
3 WNW SPRINGBORO 3.0 700 AM 3/04
SPRINGBOR 3NW 3.0 700 AM 3/04
1 WNW SAEGERTOWN 1.3 810 AM 3/04
7 NW MEADVILLE 0.7 700 AM 3/04
...ERIE COUNTY...
6 SSE ERIE 1.5 700 AM 3/04
1 WNW NORTH EAST 0.8 800 AM 3/04
6 SW ERIE 0.3 600 AM 3/04
*********************** SNOW ON GROUND ***********************
LOCATION SNOW TIME/DATE COMMENTS
ON GROUND OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
OHIO
...ASHTABULA COUNTY...
ASHTABULA 3S 1.0 800 AM 3/04
CONNEAUT I-90 1.0 907 AM 3/04
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
GALION T 700 AM 3/04
...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...
1 SSE PARMA 2.0 1200 PM 3/04
SOLON 1.0 924 AM 3/04
EUCLID 1.0 836 AM 3/04
CLEVELAND HOPKINS AI 1.0 1251 PM 3/04
2 SE BRECKSVILLE T 700 AM 3/04
...GEAUGA COUNTY...
THOMPSON 5SW 2.0 834 AM 3/04
CHARDON 1.0 818 AM 3/04
...HANCOCK COUNTY...
3 E FINDLAY 1.0 800 AM 3/04
...HOLMES COUNTY...
FRYBURG 1S T 700 AM 3/04
...HURON COUNTY...
NEW LONDON 3NW T 656 AM 3/04
...LAKE COUNTY...
MADISON 5 S 2.0 846 AM 3/04
MENTOR 1.0 941 AM 3/04
MADISON VILLAGE 1.0 839 AM 3/04
1 SW KIRTLAND 0.5 630 AM 3/04
...LORAIN COUNTY...
2 SW AVON T 845 AM 3/04
SE ELYRIA T 535 AM 3/04
1 E SHEFFIELD LAKE T 700 AM 3/04
6 SW WELLINGTON T 730 AM 3/04
3 SSW NORTH RIDGEVIL T 845 AM 3/04
3 SE ELYRIA T 900 AM 3/04
OBERLIN T 812 AM 3/04
SHEFFIELD LAKE T 726 AM 3/04
...LUCAS COUNTY...
1 WNW SYLVANIA T 700 AM 3/04
3 SSW OREGON T 800 AM 3/04
TOLEDO AIRPORT T 651 AM 3/04
2 ENE TOLEDO T 700 AM 3/04
...MARION COUNTY...
4 SSE MARION T 700 AM 3/04
...MEDINA COUNTY...
CHIPPEWA LK T 704 AM 3/04
1 NE BRUNSWICK T 700 AM 3/04
MEDINA T 700 AM 3/04
BRUNSWICK T 700 AM 3/04
...PORTAGE COUNTY...
N HIRAM 0.2 900 AM 3/04
HIRAM T 906 AM 3/04
...RICHLAND COUNTY...
MANSFLD ARPT T 651 AM 3/04
...SENECA COUNTY...
5 S BELLEVUE T 530 AM 3/04
...SUMMIT COUNTY...
SAGAMORE HILLS 2.0 1114 AM 3/04
CAK AIRPORT 1.0 1251 PM 3/04
...TRUMBULL COUNTY...
YNG AIRPORT 1.0 1251 PM 3/04
1 N NEWTON FALLS T 700 AM 3/04
...WAYNE COUNTY...
WOOSTER T 730 AM 3/04
1 N KIDRON T 700 AM 3/04
DALTON T 132 PM 3/04
...WOOD COUNTY...
3 NW BOWLING GREEN 0.1 800 AM 3/04
PENNSYLVANIA
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
PONT 3.0 809 AM 3/04
3 WNW SPRINGBORO 3.0 700 AM 3/04
SPRINGBOR 3NW 3.0 700 AM 3/04
CANADOHTA LAKE 2.0 900 AM 3/04
MEADVILLE 5W 1.0 751 AM 3/04
...ERIE COUNTY...
AMITY TWP 2.0 740 AM 3/04
6 SSE ERIE 1.5 700 AM 3/04
FAIRVIEW 1.0 630 AM 3/04
NORTHEAST 6SW 1.0 805 AM 3/04
WATERFORD 1.0 700 AM 3/04
1 WNW NORTH EAST 1.0 800 AM 3/04
MILLCREEK TWP 1.0 801 AM 3/04
FRANKLIN CTR 1.0 800 AM 3/04
6 SW ERIE 0.3 600 AM 3/04
ERIE AIRPORT T 651 AM 3/04
2 WSW ERIE AIRPORT T 743 AM 3/04
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
728 PM EST SUN MAR 04 2012
THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 3 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS
EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN
SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE
ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/CLEVELAND
**********************12 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************
LOCATION 12 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
OHIO
...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...
CLEVELAND HOPKINS AI 1.0 651 PM 3/04
...GEAUGA COUNTY...
CHARDON 1.5 500 PM 3/04
...HURON COUNTY...
NEW LONDON 3NW 0.8 529 PM 3/04
...LORAIN COUNTY...
N RIDGEVILLE 1.0 400 PM 3/04
...LUCAS COUNTY...
TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPO 0.5 651 PM 3/04
...MEDINA COUNTY...
MEDINA 1.2 655 PM 3/04
...RICHLAND COUNTY...
MANSFIELD LAHM AIRPO 1.1 651 PM 3/04
MANSFIELD/ONTARIO 0.5 526 PM 3/04
...SUMMIT COUNTY...
CAK AIRPORT 1.4 651 PM 3/04
...TRUMBULL COUNTY...
YOUNGSTOWN WARREN AI 0.7 651 PM 3/04
...WAYNE COUNTY...
DALTON 1.5 630 PM 3/04
PENNSYLVANIA
...ERIE COUNTY...
AMITY TWP 0.5 600 PM 3/04
ERIE AIRPORT 0.1 651 PM 3/04
*********************** SNOW ON GROUND ***********************
LOCATION SNOW TIME/DATE COMMENTS
ON GROUND OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
OHIO
...GEAUGA COUNTY...
CHARDON 2.0 500 PM 3/04
...HURON COUNTY...
NEW LONDON 3NW 1.0 529 PM 3/04
...LORAIN COUNTY...
N RIDGEVILLE T 400 PM 3/04
...LUCAS COUNTY...
TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPO T 651 PM 3/04
...MEDINA COUNTY...
MEDINA 1.0 655 PM 3/04
...RICHLAND COUNTY...
MANSFIELD/ONTARIO 0.5 526 PM 3/04
MANSFIELD LAHM AIRPO T 651 PM 3/04
...SUMMIT COUNTY...
CAK AIRPORT 1.0 651 PM 3/04
...TRUMBULL COUNTY...
YOUNGSTOWN WARREN AI T 651 PM 3/04
...WAYNE COUNTY...
DALTON 2.0 630 PM 3/04
PENNSYLVANIA
...ERIE COUNTY...
AMITY TWP 2.0 600 PM 3/04
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
818 PM EST SUN MAR 04 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0711 PM SNOW 1 W BOWLING GREEN 41.38N 83.67W
03/04/2012 M2.6 INCH WOOD OH TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW WAS FROM 1PM TO 7PM. SNOW WAS HEAVY AT 7PM AND ROADS
WERE SNOW COVERED.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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