Message Board Go to the Last Message Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch MODERATOR 7/04/12 - 10:35 PM PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1106 PM EDT WED JUL 04 2012 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0815 PM HAIL 3 S VANLUE 40.93N 83.48W 07/04/2012 E1.00 INCH HANCOCK OH TRAINED SPOTTER 0900 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W ORWELL 41.54N 80.90W 07/04/2012 ASHTABULA OH LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN. 0910 PM HAIL NANKIN 40.92N 82.28W 07/04/2012 E1.00 INCH ASHLAND OH PUBLIC 0915 PM TSTM WND DMG FINDLAY 41.04N 83.64W 07/04/2012 HANCOCK OH AMATEUR RADIO TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN. 0920 PM TSTM WND DMG SHELBY 40.88N 82.66W 07/04/2012 RICHLAND OH AMATEUR RADIO TREES DOWN. 0922 PM HAIL HUNTSBURG 41.53N 81.05W 07/04/2012 E0.88 INCH GEAUGA OH PUBLIC 0922 PM HAIL ASHLAND 40.87N 82.32W 07/04/2012 E0.88 INCH ASHLAND OH AIRPLANE PILOT 0925 PM HAIL CORTLAND 41.33N 80.72W 07/04/2012 E0.88 INCH TRUMBULL OH PUBLIC 0925 PM TSTM WND DMG NANKIN 40.92N 82.28W 07/04/2012 ASHLAND OH TRAINED SPOTTER TREE BRANCHES DOWN. 0935 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N HAYESVILLE 40.79N 82.26W 07/04/2012 ASHLAND OH AMATEUR RADIO 2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN AND MULTIPLE 16-18 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN. 0937 PM HAIL CUYAHOGA FALLS 41.17N 81.52W 07/04/2012 E0.88 INCH SUMMIT OH PUBLIC 0939 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE MEDINA 41.16N 81.84W 07/04/2012 MEDINA OH PUBLIC LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN. 0940 PM HAIL MOUNT BLANCHARD 40.90N 83.56W 07/04/2012 E1.00 INCH HANCOCK OH PUBLIC 0941 PM HAIL STREETSBORO 41.24N 81.35W 07/04/2012 E1.25 INCH PORTAGE OH PUBLIC 0942 PM HAIL MANSFIELD 40.76N 82.53W 07/04/2012 E0.88 INCH RICHLAND OH PUBLIC 0943 PM HAIL 4 NE JOHNSTON 41.43N 80.61W 07/04/2012 E1.00 INCH TRUMBULL OH PUBLIC 0943 PM HAIL RAVENNA 41.16N 81.24W 07/04/2012 E1.25 INCH PORTAGE OH PUBLIC 0945 PM HAIL AURORA 41.31N 81.34W 07/04/2012 E1.00 INCH PORTAGE OH PUBLIC 0946 PM HAIL MANTUA 41.28N 81.22W 07/04/2012 E1.00 INCH PORTAGE OH PUBLIC 0946 PM HAIL HOWLAND CENTER 41.25N 80.75W 07/04/2012 E1.00 INCH TRUMBULL OH TRAINED SPOTTER 0951 PM HAIL TALLMADGE 41.10N 81.42W 07/04/2012 E2.00 INCH SUMMIT OH PUBLIC 0956 PM HAIL TALLMADGE 41.10N 81.42W 07/04/2012 E1.25 INCH SUMMIT OH PUBLIC 0956 PM HAIL AKRON 41.08N 81.52W 07/04/2012 E1.75 INCH SUMMIT OH PUBLIC 0958 PM HAIL TALLMADGE 41.10N 81.42W 07/04/2012 E1.00 INCH SUMMIT OH PUBLIC 0958 PM HAIL AKRON 41.08N 81.52W 07/04/2012 E1.00 INCH SUMMIT OH TRAINED SPOTTER 1000 PM TSTM WND GST MOGADORE 41.05N 81.40W 07/04/2012 E55.00 MPH SUMMIT OH AMATEUR RADIO 1003 PM HAIL MOGADORE 41.05N 81.40W 07/04/2012 E1.75 INCH SUMMIT OH OFFICIAL NWS OBS 1006 PM HAIL MOGADORE 41.05N 81.40W 07/04/2012 E1.25 INCH SUMMIT OH PUBLIC 1036 PM HAIL MOUNT VERNON 40.39N 82.48W 07/04/2012 E1.00 INCH KNOX OH PUBLIC ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch MODERATOR 7/04/12 - 10:46 PM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 466 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1020 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OHIO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 1020 PM UNTIL 200 AM EDT. HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA TO 30 MILES WEST OF DAYTON OHIO. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES. OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 464...WW 465... DISCUSSION...LOOSELY ORGANIZED CLUSTERS OF STRONG STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG A WSW-ENE BAND IN CNTRL OH. AREA VWP AND SOUNDING DATA SUGGEST THAT...GIVEN CURRENT EXTENT OF MERGING COLD POOLS...SETUP MAY YIELD A SUFFICIENTLY WIDESPREAD THREAT FOR LOCALLY DMGG WIND AND POSSIBLY SVR HAIL TO WARRANT A WATCH...DESPITE TIME OF DAY AND ABSENCE OF STRONG FORCING FOR ASCENT. AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 33025. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch MODERATOR 7/05/12 - 5:33 AM The following Severe Thunderstorm Watch includes E portions of nw.OH, and includes Fostoria and Fremont... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 468 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 615 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN OHIO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA LAKE ERIE EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 615 AM UNTIL 100 PM EDT. WIDELY SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE WIDELY SCATTERED LARGE HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER ISOLATED TORNADOES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF MANSFIELD OHIO TO 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF ERIE PENNSYLVANIA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES. OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 467... DISCUSSION...AN MCS WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY /45+ KT/ SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS LAKE ERIE INTO NORTHERN OH/NORTHWEST PA THIS MORNING...WITH CONCERN FOR DAMAGING WINDS. OTHER PRE-MCS/WARM ADVECTION-DRIVEN STORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...WITH POTENTIAL FOR BOUTS OF SEVERE HAIL. THIS STORMS ARE BEING AIDED BY THE EASTWARD ADVECTION OF A MOIST/UNSTABLE AIRMASS JUST ABOVE THE BOUNDARY LAYER THIS MORNING. AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30045. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch MODERATOR 7/05/12 - 5:35 AM SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 426 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-HANCOCK-SENECA- HURON-MEDINA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-MARION- MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...FINDLAY...TIFFIN... NORWALK...MEDINA...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG... MOUNT VERNON 426 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE FROM MICHIGAN AND ONTARIO INTO NORTHERN OHIO EARLY THIS MORNING. SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO HAVE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AS THEY MOVE INTO NORTHERN OHIO. YOU SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER EARLY THIS MORNING AND PREPARE FOR THE CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 448 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... MAUMEE BAY TO RIPLEY NY... * UNTIL 645 AM EDT * AT 445 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING SEVERE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS JUST NORTH OF DETROIT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 KNOTS. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO DEVELOPING ON LAKE ERIE NORTH OF FAIRPORT HARBOR. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PUT-IN-BAY...SANDUSKY BAY...KELLEYS ISLAND...HURON...LORAIN HARBOR...AVON POINT...CLEVELAND...FAIRPORT HARBOR...ERIE AND ASHTABULA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS CAN EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS...HIGH WAVES... AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING EARLY THIS MORNING. MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR OR STAY IN PORT UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 606 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... ERIE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO NORTHERN LORAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO CUYAHOGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO NORTHERN SANDUSKY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO * UNTIL 715 AM EDT * AT 556 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER LAKE ERIE 19 MILES NORTH OF KELLEYS ISLAND...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LORAIN... ELYRIA... STRONGSVILLE... CLEVELAND... VERMILION... AMHERST... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch MODERATOR 7/05/12 - 11:21 AM PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 648 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2012 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0638 AM TSTM WND GST 2 W VERMILION 41.41N 82.36W 07/05/2012 E63 MPH ERIE OH TRAINED SPOTTER --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1102 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2012 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0923 PM TSTM WND DMG JENERA 40.90N 83.73W 07/04/2012 HANCOCK OH LAW ENFORCEMENT A BARN ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF AN INTO AND ONTO STATE ROUTE 698. 0820 PM TSTM WND DMG BENTON RIDGE 41.00N 83.79W 07/04/2012 HANCOCK OH LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES DOWN IN THE BENTON RIDGE AREA KNOCKING OUT POWER TO SOME HOMES. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch MODERATOR 7/05/12 - 11:32 AM Partly sunny and 85 degrees in downtown Findlay, OH, wind S at 10 mph. Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 12:00 noon EDT... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH 1200 PM EDT THU JUL 05 2012 NORTHWEST OHIO CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DEFIANCE PTSUNNY 91 69 48 S10 29.96F HX 96 FINDLAY MOSUNNY 84 72 67 S8 29.96S TOLEDO EXPRESS MOSUNNY 88 68 51 SW13 29.94F HX 91 TOLEDO METCALF MOSUNNY 87 70 56 SW14 29.94F HX 92 LIMA PTSUNNY 88 66 48 S10 29.99F HX 90 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Skies across nw.OH became variable cloudy overnight, then cloudy early morning into late morning, becoming partly sunny since. T-storms moved SE across E portions of the area between 6:00 am and 7:00 am EDT, bringing light-to-moderate (briefly heavy) rain, wind gusts to 35 mph, and some lightning/thunder to Fostoria, but apparently missing Findlay; light rain showers lingered in Fostoria until around 9:00 am EDT. Total rainfall in Fostoria was around 0.30 inch. Temps bottomed out in the upper 70's through the overnight and into mid morning and have risen to the mid 80's since within the past hour. Dew points in the upper 60's into mid morning have since risen to the low 70's. Light and variable winds overnight became E-SE at 5-12 mph early morning, then SE-s at 10-20g25 mph mid morning into late morning, then S and decreasing to 5-12 mph since. Here are three photos that I took early this morning in Fostoria as t-storms were moving through town; light rain were falling in all three photos... S side, at 6:41 pm EDT... And, SW side, at 7:02 pm EDT... And, here is a photo that I took at 12:04 pm EDT on the W side of Findlay... Radar shows rain showers/t-storms over e.cen.lower MI/w.Ontario (Canada), moving SE at 30 mph. A "heat dome" HIGH now building over OH will remain in place into Saturday. A Cold Front will move across nw.OH Saturday nioght or early Sunday. A HIGH will then build from cen.Canada SE across OH for the first half of next week. The Severe Thunderstorm Watch that included E portions of nw.OH was cancelled around 11:30 am EDT. The latest HWO... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1232 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-MARION- MORROW- 1232 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ A Heat Advisory is up for E and central portions of nw.OH, including Findlay, Fostoria, and Fremont... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 938 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON- MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY... BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN... MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 938 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 104. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ONCE THE CLOUDS DECREASE TEMPERATURES WILL WARM QUICKLY TO HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA. * IMPACTS...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 104 DEGREES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...ESPECIALLY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY-CALL 911. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ An Excessive Heat Warning continues for W portions of nw.OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1056 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXTREME HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGH FRIDAY... .HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL EXCEED 100 DEGREES IN MOST LOCATIONS TODAY...AND EXCEED 105 DEGREES IN SOME LOCATIONS FRIDAY. THE INTENSE HEAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH HIGHS AGAIN BETWEEN 100 AND 105. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S THROUGH SATURDAY. A FEW LOCATIONS COULD EVEN SEE LOW TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE LOWER 80S. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PUSH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS INTO THE 105 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE THROUGH SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY... PROVIDING SOME MUCH NEEDED RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY. EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE EFFECT. THE LONGER THE HEAT PERSISTS...THE GREATER THE DANGER. ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT. ALSO SOME PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO REMAIN WITHOUT POWER DUE TO RECENT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH ESTIMATES THAT POWER WILL REMAIN OUT FOR PORTIONS OF THIS AREA THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE HEAT WAVE. PEOPLE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING IN THEIR HOME SHOULD TRY TO SPEND AT LEAST A PORTION OF EACH DAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB- STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN- WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD- JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 1056 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 /956 AM CDT THU JUL 5 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXTREME HEAT IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS BETWEEN 100 AND 105. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WILL LIKELY BE BETWEEN 102 AND 108...NEAR ALL TIME RECORD HIGHS. HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 115 ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT OVERNIGHT WITH HEAT INDEX READINGS ONLY FALLING INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. IMPACTS... * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND RARE HEAT WAVE FOR THIS AREA. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID HEAT RELATED FATIGUE AND POSSIBLE HEAT STROKE WHICH CAN HAPPEN QUICKLY. * ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT AND SHOULD TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER DUE TO RECENT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE GREATLY IMPACTED. * IN ADDITION SMOKE FROM WESTERN FOREST FIRES AND THE COMBINATION OF THE STAGNANT AIRMASS AND ELEVATED OZONE LEVELS WILL RESULT IN POOR AIR QUALITY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED SHELTER...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ For this afternoon and evening, SPC-Norman (OK) has the S 3/5 of OH (including S portions of w.cen.OH; not including nw.OH), and extreme e.cen. and se.IN, under a Slight Risk for severe t-storms, with damaing wind gusts the primary concern, and large hail also possible. For Friday, SPC has e.cen.OH, S portions of ne.OH, and N portions of se.OH under a Slight Risk for severe t-storms, with damaging wind gusts the primary conern, and large hail also possible. And for Saturday, SPC is suggesting the possibility of severe t-storms across se.OH. The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 1229 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY 1229 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 102. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 113. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 112 EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 1229 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 SENECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN 1229 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 100. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 1229 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY 1229 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 102. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 113. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 112 EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch MODERATOR 7/05/12 - 11:48 AM "HEAT ADDING TO REGION'S OUTAGE WOES" Denise Grant The Courier (Findlay, OH) www.thecourier.com 7/5/12 Near 100-degree temperatures expected the rest of this week promise to make storm cleanup all the more miserable, with thousands still waiting for power to be restored. The region roasted on the Fourth of July as the high reached 98, according to measurements taken at Findlay's Water Pollution Control Center, which keeps the city's weather records. The National Weather Service is predicting highs of 97 today, 102 on Friday, and 95 on Saturday. One bit of help for the hot: Findlay's Riverside Park Pool reopened Wednesday when power was restored there, and the pool will be in operation today. As hot as it is, temperature records aren't being broken this week in Findlay. The records for July 3, 4 and 5 were all set in 1911, before the days of air conditioning. They are: July 3, 101 degrees; July 4, 103 degrees; and July 5, 105 degrees. Linemen for American Electric Power worked through the July 4th holiday to repair damage from Friday's fierce storm. The company has been reporting a steady drop in outages, although thunderstorms that rolled through the area Wednesday night created some new ones. Late Wednesday, AEP was reporting the following countywide outage numbers: - Hancock County: 6,646 customers, or 22 percent of the company's customers. - Putnam County: 3,165 customers, or 30 percent. - Allen County: 627 customers, or 1.4 percent. - Wyandot County, 433 customers, or 6 percent. No AEP outages were being reported in Hardin County on Wednesday night. The utility is predicting that 90 percent of Findlay and Ottawa customers will have power restored by midnight Saturday, and 90 percent of Lima customers will have electricity by late tonight. The company urged those relying on generators to power homes and businesses to use caution. Improperly installed generators pose a fire risk and can injure linemen. Those using generators are being asked to notify AEP by calling 1-800-672-2231. Generator safety tips are available online on the company's website: www.aepohio.com. Efforts to clear tons of storm debris are continuing. The city of Findlay had crews out for 12 hours on the holiday to pick up debris from Friday's storm, and the work will continue today. "We're really proud of the Street Department workers," said Jeremy Horne, Findlay communication director. Residents can also haul downed tree limbs to the city's "green" waste site on High Street. City residents should also be aware of delays in trash pickup, according to Mayor Lydia Mihalik's office. All spoiled food should be double wrapped in plastic bags to prepare for the delay in pickup. The mayor's office is asking residents to contact American Electric Power or a reputable contractor with questions about damage to their electric service. Volunteers at the city's non-emergency call center are unable to answer questions about electrical repairs. The call center number is 419-424-7000. The Findlay mayor's office is also advising city residents that zoning permits are required for replacement of any structure damaged by the storm, including any room, fence, shed, sign or sign face. Repairs that do not result in a "new" structure are allowed without a permit. Any building damaged within the 100-year flood zone must have a damage estimate submitted and a permit is required, according to the mayor's office. The city's Zoning Department can be reached by calling 419-424-7108. Hancock County is waiving fees to dump brush at the landfill until Monday to help with the cleanup. The landfill is at 3763 Hancock County 140. The commissioners voted to waive the fees on Tuesday. County residents may also drag brush to the right of way for pickup. However, Hancock County Engineer Steve Wilson said it's going to take a long time for county crews to get it all picked up. The county has been working to clear debris from its own property since Friday's storm. The storm caused about $500,000 in damage to county property, destroying the salt shed and a brick storage building at the engineer's office off Lima Avenue, and causing extensive roof damage to the engineer's main garage. Friday's high winds also tore about 200 to 300 slate shingles off the Hancock County Courthouse. Lee Swisher, director of the Hancock County Emergency Management Agency, said crews from the Ohio Department of Transportation are helping remove debris in the county this week. The county qualifies for the help after being declared both a federal and state disaster area after the storm. "It is going to be a long process and it is going to take awhile. There's just so much debris out there," Swisher said. Swisher and a field agent from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency were out assessing residential damage on Tuesday. "There's a lot of damage, but we were surprised it wasn't worse," he said. Help with debris removal is the only thing Hancock County has asked the state for, so far. Putnam County only asked the state for a few generators. The generators were needed to power a phone company, St. Rita's Ambulatory Care Center in Ottawa and water pumps in Continental. Steve Odenweller, director of Putnam County emergency management, said it is a very short list compared to the list of emergency needs submitted by other counties because of the storm. Swisher took over as Hancock County's emergency management director earlier this year, and this is his first disaster in that role. Odenweller has been doing the work for 22 years. "When I first started, it was rare that we had a disaster and they were small. Now, we're having disasters every few years and they aren't small any more," Odenweller said. "We were thinking, 'Good, it's a dry year,' and then this happens. Can't wish for rain, and you can't wish for no rain." The storm that swept through the nation on Friday is called a super derecho by meteorologists. It's a Spanish word, pronounced "deh-Rey-cho" in English. A derecho is a widespread, long-lived windstorm that accompanies rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms, according to Accuweather.com, a weather service used by The Courier. The most severe derechos are dubbed "super derechos." Winds of 91 mph were reported at the Fort Wayne International Airport, Ind., on Friday afternoon, according to Accuweather. It was still a violent storm by the time it reached Tuckerton, N.J., on Saturday morning, with wind speeds measured at 81 mph. Despite the severe weather, Odenweller said northwestern Ohio is fortunate. "Neighbors still check on their neighbors. We are fortunate that way. It's created a kinsmanship," he said. "I think things are going well." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "THOUSANDS STILL ENDURING HEAT WITHOUT POWER" CNN www.cnn.com 7/5/12, 11:34 am EDT (CNN) -- The number of households without power dropped Thursday, but for the half a million people still in the dark after last week's heat-driven storms, life was just as uncomfortable. The thermometer was still hovering around the 100-degree mark in many places, and it's not likely to move much until the start of next week. More than 400,000 customers were still without power in Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Kentucky, North Carolina, New Jersey, Illinois and Washington, D.C. That was after many in those states spent the Fourth of July much like the Founding Fathers may have -- weltering in darkness. Utility companies have been slowly restoring power in affected areas after the storm last weekend left millions without power. The storm left at least 22 people dead from Ohio to New Jersey -- 13 of them in Virginia. Another three people in North Carolina died in a second round of storms Sunday. More record-breaking temperatures were in store Thursday from Chicago to St. Louis to the nation's capital. The heat could bring with it a new round of thunderstorms. But a Canadian cold front making its way south is expected to bring temperatures back down to normal by Monday. In some places, that could mean a 20-degree drop. In the meantime, people without power were emptying refrigerators filled with rotting food and desperately seeking respite from the sizzle. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch MODERATOR 7/05/12 - 7:08 PM SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 311 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD 311 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 .NOW... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH 5PM. SOME OF THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE TOLEDO AREA. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS FROM WOODVILLE TO FREMONT TO MANSFIELD. THE STORMS CAN PUT DOWN HEAVY AMOUNTS OF RAIN FROM A HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH...HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 319 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... LUCAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO NORTHERN WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO * UNTIL 415 PM EDT * AT 316 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SYLVANIA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TOLEDO... WATERVILLE... BOWLING GREEN... HOLLAND... ROSSFORD... WHITEHOUSE... OREGON... PERRYSBURG... NORTHWOOD... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE NOW AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 351 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 WOOD OH-LUCAS OH- 351 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR LUCAS AND NORTHERN WOOD COUNTIES... AT 345 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PERRYSBURG... OR 6 MILES EAST OF WATERVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE IN TOLEDO AROUND 325 PM...MAUMEE 331 PM AND HOLLAND 339 PM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE... TONTOGANY...LUCKEY AND PEMBERVILLE. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 417 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 WOOD OH-LUCAS OH- 417 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LUCAS AND NORTHERN WOOD COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 415 PM EDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER APPEARED TO BE SEVERE. HOWEVER ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN LUCAS COUNTY. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 435 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 FULTON OH-HILLSDALE MI-WILLIAMS OH- 435 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD NORTHWESTERN FULTON... NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMS AND SOUTHEASTERN HILLSDALE COUNTIES... AT 432 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES NORTH OF PIONEER...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HILLSDALE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... FAYETTE AND PIONEER... SHADYSIDE...PITTSFORD AND FRONTIER... RANSOM... BETZER AND PRATTVILLE... WALDRON...ALVORDTON AND KUNKLE... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 437 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 LUCAS-WOOD-HANCOCK-SENECA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-MARION-MORROW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...FINDLAY... TIFFIN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD 437 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS OCCURRING IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN OHIO HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH. THESE STORMS...THOUGH NOT SEVERE...HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG BUT BRIEF WIND GUSTS. THE STORMS WHICH ARE DEVELOPING ALONG A GUST FRONT ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS THROUGH 6 PM. AREAS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE LUCAS...WOOD...HANCOCK...SANDUSKY...CRAWFORD...MARION...AND MORROW COUNTIES. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 501 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO WYANDOT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO * UNTIL 600 PM EDT * AT 458 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VANLUE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SYCAMORE... UPPER SANDUSKY... MARSEILLES... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE NOW AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 509 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ALLEN OH-HENRY OH-PUTNAM OH- 509 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES... AT 506 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LEIPSIC...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF OTTAWA... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... OTTAWA... PANDORA... GILBOA... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 517 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 HANCOCK OH- 517 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IS CANCELLED... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 541 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 DEFIANCE OH-FULTON OH-HENRY OH-HILLSDALE MI-WILLIAMS OH- 541 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD WESTERN FULTON...EASTERN WILLIAMS...NORTHEASTERN DEFIANCE...NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN HILLSDALE COUNTIES... AT 537 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORMS 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAYETTE...OR 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF MONTPELIER...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH. WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... ARCHBOLD... FAYETTE... WEST UNITY AND ZONE... ELMIRA AND TEDROW... BURLINGTON... PETTISVILLE... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 603 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 WYANDOT OH- 603 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WYANDOT COUNTY EXPIRED AT 600 PM EDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO THIS EVENING. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 607 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 VAN WERT OH- 607 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD CENTRAL VAN WERT COUNTY... AT 603 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CONVOY...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF VAN WERT... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... VAN WERT... OHIO CITY...GLENMORE AND DULL... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 647 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ADAMS IN-ALLEN IN-PAULDING OH-VAN WERT OH- 647 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD SOUTHWESTERN PAULDING...WESTERN VAN WERT...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN JAY...EASTERN ADAMS AND SOUTHEASTERN ALLEN COUNTIES... AT 643 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OHIO CITY...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VAN WERT...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN ALLEN COUNTY INDIANA AND WESTERN PAULDING COUNTY OHIO. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... ABANAKA AND SCHUMM... WILLSHIRE... PAYNE... CONVOY... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 737 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ALLEN OH-VAN WERT OH- 737 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD WESTERN ALLEN AND SOUTHERN VAN WERT COUNTIES... AT 735 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OHIO CITY...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VAN WERT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... OHIO CITY... SPENCERVILLE... JONESTOWN AND VENEDOCIA... ELGIN AND MONTICELLO... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch MODERATOR 7/05/12 - 9:06 PM PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 346 PM EDT THU JUL 05 2012 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0325 PM TSTM WND DMG SYLVANIA 41.71N 83.71W 07/05/2012 LUCAS OH TRAINED SPOTTER OVER A DOZEN TREES DOWN,ONE LARGE ONE ON A HOUSE. SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES DOWN AS WELL. POWER OUT FOR MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 401 PM EDT THU JUL 05 2012 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0348 PM TSTM WND DMG PERRYSBURG 41.55N 83.62W 07/05/2012 WOOD OH EMERGENCY MNGR 3 UTITLITY POLES DOWN ALONG LIME CITY ROAD AND STATE RT 795. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch MODERATOR 7/05/12 - 9:23 PM Mostly cloudy and 78 degrees on the S side of Fostoria, OH, wind SE at 6 mph. Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 10:00 pm EDT... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH 1000 PM EDT THU JUL 05 2012 NORTHWEST OHIO CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DEFIANCE PTCLDY 83 68 60 S5 29.94S FINDLAY MOCLDY 77 72 84 E7 29.93S TOLEDO EXPRESS PTCLDY 75 71 87 SW5 29.92R TOLEDO METCALF N/A 77 72 84 CALM 29.93R LIMA CLOUDY 80 70 71 S5 29.96F ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Skies across nw.OH were partly sunny into late afternoon, and mosty cloudy-to-cloudy since. Scattered t-storms with briefly moderate-to-heavy rains moved SE across the area during late afternoon and early evening, bring 0.13 inch of rainfall to FAA-Findlay (OH) between 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm EDT, and about 0.30 inch of rainfall here in Fostoria between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm EDT. A "gust front" associated with the t-storms moved across the area during late afternoon, and FAA-Findlay (OH) measured a wind gust of 48 mph out of the NE at 5:00 pm EDT. Temps peaked at 97 at FAA-Findlay (OH) just before toe t-stoems arrived, then fell to the low 80's late afternoon through early evening, and to the upper 70's during and since mid evening. Dew points ranged between 69 and 70 through this afternoon rising to the low 70's since early evening. Heat indices ahead of the t-storms were as high as 102. Winds were mainly W at 10-20g25 mph from early afternoon until the t-storms arrived, then NE at 20-25g45 mph during the t-storms, then E at 8-15g20 mph late afternoon into early evening, then variable at 0-7 mph since then. Here are photos that I took this afternoon and evening... N side of Findlay... 12:59 pm EDT... 2:48 pm EDT... And, 3:22 pm EDT, with a severe t-storm near Sylvania, OH in the 2nd photo... 1.4 mile SE of Mortimer, at 3:35 pm EDT, with a severe t-storm near Toledo, OH... 1.6 mile SW of Bloomdale, at 3:43 pm EDT, with a severe t-storm near Toledo, OH... 1.5 mile W of Fostoria, at 3:49 pm EDT, with a severe t-storm near Perrysburg, OH in the 2nd photo... W side of Fostoria, at 4:05 pm EDT... NW side of Fostoria, at 4:09-4:10 pm EDT, with t-storms approaching from the NW... Fostoria, just NNW of downtown, at 4:23 pm EDT, with t-storms arriving... S side of Fostoria, at 4:53 pm EDT, with t-storms departing to the SE, and light rain falling... S outskirts of Fostoria, at 5:32 pm (1st photo) and 5:33 pm EDT (2nd-3rd photos), with a severe t-storm near Upper Sandusky, OH in the 1st photo, and more t-storms approaching from the NW in the 2nd-3rd photos... 1.5 mile S of Fostoria, at 5:36 pm EDT, with t-storms... 2.5 miles SE of Fostoria, at 5:41 pm EDT, with t-storms... 2.3 miles NW of Bascom, at 5:48 pm EDT, with t-storms... 2 miles NE of Fostoria, at 5:56 pm EDT, with t-storms... SW side of Fostoria, at 6:18 pm (1st-2nd photos) amd 6:36 pm EDT (3rd photo), with t-storms departing to the SE in the 1st photo... And, S side of Fostoria, at 8:50 pm EDT... Radar shows increasingly isolated and weakening rain showers/t-storms over cen. and s.cen.OH, moving SSE at 30 mph. A strong high pressure ridge will remain over OH through tomorrow night. A Cold Front will move across nw.OH Saturday night or early Sunday, ushering in much more seasonable conditions for most of next week. An Excesive Heat Warning has been posted tomorrow for central and E portions of nw.OH, including Fostoria, Findlay, and Fremont, and continues in effect through Saturday for W portions of nw.OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1015 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON- MEDINA-SUMMIT-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... MEDINA...AKRON...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 1015 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM EDT FRIDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 110. * TIMING...IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES... ESPECIALLY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY-CALL 911. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 556 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXTREME HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY... .HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE 102 TO 108 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS ONLY IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. A FEW LOCATIONS COULD EVEN SEE LOW TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE LOWER 80S. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PUSH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS INTO THE 105 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE THROUGH SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY... PROVIDING SOME MUCH NEEDED RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY. EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE EFFECT. THE LONGER THE HEAT PERSISTS...THE GREATER THE DANGER. ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT. ALSO SOME PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO REMAIN WITHOUT POWER DUE TO RECENT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH ESTIMATES THAT POWER WILL REMAIN OUT FOR PORTIONS OF THIS AREA THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE HEAT WAVE. PEOPLE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING IN THEIR HOME SHOULD TRY TO SPEND AT LEAST A PORTION OF EACH DAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB- STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN- WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD- JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 556 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 /456 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL LIKELY BE BETWEEN 102 AND 108...NEAR ALL TIME RECORD HIGHS. HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 115 ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT OVERNIGHT WITH HEAT INDEX READINGS ONLY FALLING INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. IMPACTS... * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND RARE HEAT WAVE FOR THIS AREA. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID HEAT RELATED FATIGUE AND POSSIBLE HEAT STROKE WHICH CAN HAPPEN QUICKLY. * ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT AND SHOULD TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER DUE TO RECENT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE GREATLY IMPACTED. * IN ADDITION SMOKE FROM WESTERN FOREST FIRES AND THE COMBINATION OF THE STAGNANT AIRMASS AND ELEVATED OZONE LEVELS WILL RESULT IN POOR AIR QUALITY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED SHELTER...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 1013 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 SENECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN 1013 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM EDT FRIDAY... .OVERNIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY LATE THIS EVENING...THEN CLEARING. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 101. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NOT AS WARM WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 1013 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY 1013 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM EDT FRIDAY... .OVERNIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY LATE THIS EVENING...THEN CLEARING. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 103. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 113. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 112 EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 100. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NOT AS WARM WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 1013 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 SANDUSKY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT 1013 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM EDT FRIDAY... .OVERNIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 100. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NOT AS WARM WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch MODERATOR 7/05/12 - 10:05 PM "SYLVANIA HARD-HIT BY QUICK STORM; TREES DOWN, POWER OUT FOR MANY" Kelly McLendon The Blade (Toledo, OH) www.toledoblade.com 7/5/12, 10:49 pm EDT Severe thunderstorms today caused chaos for both residents and motorists in Sylvania and Sylvania Township, as well as other parts of northwest Ohio. Hours after a 3 p.m. storm ripped through the area, the split at I-475/U.S. 23 remained closed because of down power lines. Central Avenue between Reynolds Road and I-475 also was shut down. Power outages delayed travel at other locations in the area, including a stretch of road from North Holland Sylvania to Brint Road. Stop signs were placed at Brint Road after storms hit, around 3:30 p.m., alerting drivers that traffic lights were out. From the Valero gas station at 4001 Holland Sylvania, to St. Joseph's Parish, at 5373 Main St., customers incurred power outages in the main part of the city. About 4,400 residents were still without power in Sylvania, as of 6 p.m. today, according to Toledo Edison. Police have called for several roads in the area to be closed, because of downed branches and power lines that could create dangerous situations for motorists. The intersection of Sylvania Avenue and Mitchaw Road was closed, after branches were found hanging on wires; crews were dispatched to remove the branches before motorists were permitted to pass. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "BLISTERING HEAT CONTINUES, EVEN FOR THOUSANDS STILL WITHOUT POWER" CNN www.cnn.com 7/5/12, 7:27 pm EDT (CNN) -- The number of households without power dropped Thursday, but for hundreds of thousands of people still in the dark after last week's heat-driven storms, life was just as uncomfortable. The thermometer was still hovering around the 100-degree mark in many places, and it's not likely to move much until the start of next week. That was after many in those states spent the Fourth of July much like the Founding Fathers may have -- weltering in darkness. More than 580,000 customers were still without power Thursday afternoon in Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Kentucky, North Carolina, New Jersey, Illinois and the District of Columbia. Because utilities typically define each residential and business account as a customer, the actual number of people affected was not clear. Utility companies have been gradually restoring power in affected areas after the storm last weekend left millions without power. The storm left at least 22 people dead from Ohio to New Jersey -- 13 of them in Virginia. Another three people in North Carolina died in a second round of storms Sunday. Those killed include Jackie Green, a Gulf Power storm crew member who traveled to Virginia to help in the storm recovery effort there. She died "in a vehicle accident late Tuesday while traveling in a convoy of utility trucks," according to a news release from the Edison Electric Institute industry association. "Jackie's job did not require her to leave her Florida home and service territory to assist with restoration efforts hundreds of miles away. She, along with the entire Gulf Power team and utility workers from across the country, volunteered for this work through the industry's mutual assistance network, through which companies can 'borrow' workers from other utilities to speed the restoration process," explained Tom Kuhn, the association's president. Thursday saw more sweltering temperatures, from Chicago to Washington to Atlanta and beyond. Even by 6:40 p.m. ET, things had barely cooled -- with the thermometer reading 101 degrees in Baltimore and 104 degrees in St. Louis (5:40 p.m. CT). Before it gets better, "the record heat wave" could get worse. The National Weather Service forecasts "the heat will begin to expand eastward over the next few days, with high temperatures and humidity levels combining to create dangerous heat index values in the triple digits." Some relief could come "by week's end," when the Upper Midwest should cool as a cold front moves across the Great Lakes. By Monday, that could mean a 20-degree drop in some places. In the meantime, people without electricity were emptying refrigerators filled with rotting food and desperately seeking respite from the sizzle. "It is vital that Virginians continue to heed warnings about health concerns and tips for safely removing debris from storm-impacted areas," that state's governor, Bob McDonnell, said Thursday. "Virginians always rise to meet challenges created by Mother Nature, and that perseverance will continue." ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch MODERATOR 7/06/12 - 11:22 AM Sunny and 91 degrees in downtown Findlay, OH, wind S at 7 mph. The heat index is 99. Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 12:00 noon EDT... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND, OH 1200 PM EDT FRI JUL 06 2012 NORTHWEST OHIO CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DEFIANCE SUNNY 96 69 41 VRB3 29.99S HX 102 FINDLAY SUNNY 91 73 55 S8 30.00R HX 99 TOLEDO EXPRESS SUNNY 91 72 53 E6 29.98F HX 98 TOLEDO METCALF SUNNY 92 73 53 E3 29.99F HX 100 LIMA SUNNY 96 63 33 CALM 30.01S HX 97 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Skies across nw.OH so far today have been clear/sunny, with a ver few cumulus developing within the past 20 minutes. Temps bottomed out at 70 at FAA-Findlay (OH) near daybreak and have risen into the low 90's since within the past hour. Dew points in the upper 60's into mid morning have since risen into the low 70's, and heat indices are now nearing 100. Winds so far today have been mainly S at 3-8 mph. Here is a report from NWS-Cleveland (OH) on a severe t-storm that produced a microburst near Holland, OH yesterday afternoon... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1213 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... ...MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ LUCAS COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP NEAR HOLLAND DATE...07/05/12 ESTIMATED TIME...BETWEEN 320 AND 330 PM EDT ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...89 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...UP TO A MILE PATH LENGTH...UP TO A MILE BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.64 -83.70 ENDING LAT/LON...41.62 -83.69 FATALITIES...1 INJURIES...0 THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... ACCORDING TO THE LUCAS COUNTY EMA DIRECTOR THE MAJOR DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO ABOUT ONE SQUARE MILE IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN. A FATALITY OCCURRED WHEN A TREE FELL DOWN ON TOP OF A VEHICLE KILLING THE DRIVER. SOME DAMAGE OCCURRED TO HOMES WHEN TREES FELL ON THEM. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/CLE. FOR REFERENCE... A MICROBURST IS A CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW AREA OF LESS THAN 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. MICROBURSTS MAY INDUCE DANGEROUS HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL WIND SHEARS...WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ A strong high pressure ridge will remain over OH through tonight. A weak Cold Front wil move across nw.OH tomorrow night or early Sunday. A Canadian HIGH will build over the Great Lakes early next week while a low pressure trough develops over the ne.USA...both of these systems will then move E later in the week. A weak Cold Front will try to move across nw.OH around next Thursday night. An Excessive Heat Warning is up for all of nw.OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1032 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON- MEDINA-SUMMIT-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... MEDINA...AKRON...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 1032 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 110. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL IMPACT ADVERSELY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES... ESPECIALLY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY-CALL 911. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1113 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXTREME HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY... .RECORD BREAKING HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 101 TO 106 EXPECTED. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONLY DROP BACK INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PUSH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS INTO THE 105 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE THROUGH SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE SATURDAY... AND PROVIDE SOME MUCH NEEDED RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY BY SUNDAY. EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE EFFECT. THE LONGER THE HEAT PERSISTS...THE GREATER THE DANGER. ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT. ALSO SOME PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO REMAIN WITHOUT POWER DUE TO RECENT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH ESTIMATES THAT POWER WILL REMAIN OUT FOR PORTIONS OF THIS AREA THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE HEAT WAVE. PEOPLE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING IN THEIR HOME SHOULD TRY TO SPEND AT LEAST A PORTION OF EACH DAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB- STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN- WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD- JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 1113 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 /1013 AM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE BETWEEN 101 AND 106... AND NEAR ALL TIME RECORD HIGHS. HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 115 ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT OVERNIGHT WITH HEAT INDEX READINGS ONLY FALLING INTO THE UPPER 70S. IMPACTS... * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND RARE HEAT WAVE FOR THIS AREA. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID HEAT RELATED FATIGUE AND POSSIBLE HEAT STROKE WHICH CAN HAPPEN QUICKLY. * ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT AND SHOULD TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER DUE TO RECENT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE GREATLY IMPACTED. * IN ADDITION SMOKE FROM WESTERN FOREST FIRES AND THE COMBINATION OF THE STAGNANT AIRMASS AND ELEVATED OZONE LEVELS WILL RESULT IN POOR AIR QUALITY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED SHELTER...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ For this afternoon and evening, SPC-Norman (OK) has w.cen. and nw.lower MI under a Slight Risk for severe t-storms with damaging wind gusts and large hail. For tomorrow, SPC has basically the SE 4/5 of OH (not including nw.OH) under a Slight Risk for severe t-storms with damaging wind gusts. And for Sunday, SPC has s.OH under a Slight Risk for severe t-storms, with damaging wind gusts the primary concern, and some large hail also possible. The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 928 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY 928 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY SUNNY. HOT WITH HIGHS AROUND 101. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 111. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 100. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH... BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH LOWS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108 EARLY. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NOT AS WARM. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 928 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 SENECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN 928 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY SUNNY. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH... BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH LOWS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NOT AS WARM. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 928 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 SANDUSKY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT 928 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY SUNNY. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH... BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NOT AS WARM. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch MODERATOR 7/06/12 - 11:48 AM "AEP SAYS WINDS REACHED 85 MPH DURING STORM" Joy Brown The Courier (Findlay, OH) www.thecourier.com 7/6/12 The strongest sustained winds recorded in the region during Friday's storm were 85 mph, an AEP Ohio vice president said Thursday. Those winds were stronger than Hurricane Ike's 75 mph gusts in 2008 that also downed trees and caused structural damage, according to Selwyn Dias, AEP Ohio's vice president for regulatory and finance. Dias met with Findlay officials Thursday morning to update them on power restoration. "We pushed AEP brass today to move swiftly," said Findlay Mayor Lydia Mihalik via Facebook, responding to criticism that power wasn't being restored quickly enough. Late Thursday, AEP Ohio listed these outage numbers for the region: - Findlay and Hancock County: 3,212 customers, or 11 percent of AEP's customers in the county. - Ottawa and Putnam County: 2,268 customers, or 21 percent. - Allen County: 101 customers, or 0.2 percent. - Wood County: 270 customers, or 7 percent. No outages were listed for AEP Ohio customers in Wyandot County. AEP Ohio has predicted that 90 percent of outages would end by midnight Saturday in Findlay and Ottawa. But the power may remain off in some isolated areas of Putnam County until July 15 due to extensive storm damage there, the Putnam County Office of Public Safety reported Thursday. Findlay Service-Safety Director Paul Schmelzer said Dias told him near-record temperatures and subsequent storms are continuing to affect the utility's ability to restore power in northwestern Ohio. Neighborhoods and regions that are restored are now running the risk of overloading the system as customers, without electricity for nearly a week, are cranking up air conditioners and other power-consuming devices. Storms on Sunday and Wednesday nights caused additional outages, reported Shelly Clark, an AEP Ohio corporate communications representative. It is taking workers longer to restore power in Findlay and Ottawa because "the transmission system that serves substations in these areas experienced heavy damage as opposed to other areas," Clark said. AEP Ohio on Thursday released numbers reflecting the widespread damage to its lines and equipment from Friday's storm. More than 680 poles in Ohio, which are the base support for transmission line circuits that traverse the state, were downed, the company said. In northwestern Ohio alone, 443 poles were downed by the storm, affecting Paulding, Van Wert, Ottawa, Findlay, Bucyrus and Upper Sandusky and rural regions, AEP Ohio said. "Approximately 128 transmission circuits, primarily 69-kV and high-voltage 138-kV lines, were knocked out of service because of downed lines and equipment and support structures," the utility said. About 87 circuits have been restored. "These transmission lines feed power to substations that provide power to communities and neighborhoods. Service to approximately 306 substations was interrupted by damage to these lines. Service has been restored to approximately 268," said the company. As of Thursday morning, Clark said some of the main spots in Findlay still without power were around McPherson Avenue, High Point Lane, Renwick Street, Queenswood Drive and Glessner Avenue. In Ottawa, Putnam County 5, Center Street and North Locust Street remained dark. Is AEP Ohio doing all it can to restore power to the region? "It appears to us that they are," Schmelzer said. Schmelzer and Mihalik both defended the company's restoration work, saying Hancock and Putnam counties received the most damage to power equipment and structures. "We started with 50 percent of customers down," said Mihalik. "This event was unlike an ice storm that is forecast, that they know is coming," Mihalik said. This storm "caught them completely off guard." Findlay street crews are continuing to do a one-time debris pickup. Findlay has 56 workers in the field clearing debris, said Schmelzer. They are being assisted by 14 Fostoria employees and 40 from the Ohio Department of Transportation. Findlay worked a crew for 10 hours on July 4, said Matt Stoffell, Public Works superintendent. City and Hancock County crews are also working to clear debris from the Blanchard River and its tributaries. With the temperature and the heat index expected to reach above 100 today, those out in the field are continuing to take precautions to prevent overheating. "Workers are taking more breaks to keep hydrated and cool themselves," said Clark. "The line mechanics wear personal protective equipment plus fire retardant clothing that is heavy and heat-restricting. We have had a couple of contractors seek medical assistance due to dehydration/heat exhaustion." The American Red Cross cooling center in the multi-purpose building at the Hancock County Humane Society will be open again today for area residents who still do not have power and need a place to beat the heat, according to Executive Director Todd James. "Our operation of the cooling center will be decided on a day-by-day basis, based on the number of people coming to the center each day and the number of homes in the area still without power," he said. James said the center served 50 meals on Thursday. Today's hours for the cooling center will be noon to 5 p.m., with lunch served at 12:30 p.m. H.A.T.S. will be providing free transportation. Rides can be arranged by calling 2-1-1. The Red Cross also assisted in opening a cooling center in the Wyandot County village of Wharton on Thursday. The village lost power following a storm on Wednesday night. The center was opened at the village Fire Department and the Red Cross delivered water, food and cots for those using the center. Findlay Police Capt. Sean Young said he's seen no spike in crime following the power outage. "I have not seen any trends cropping up that weren't occuring before all this happened," Young said. But there has been an increase in domestic disturbance calls, particularly in neighborhoods still without power, he said. The Findlay Police Department is sending additional officers to those neighborhoods during overnight hours. "They're just there on a what-if basis," said Young. Today's weather forecast isn't an improvement. The National Weather Service is predicting a high of 103 with up to a 110 heat index, and has issued an "excessive heat warning." "An excessive heat warning means that a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures will occur," the weather service said. "The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat-related illnesses are likely. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors." Saturday's high temperature could reach 100, the weather service said. Temperative relief won't arrive until Sunday, when a high of 86 is predicted. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "STORM KILLS 1 IN SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP" "TENS OF THOUSANDS LOSE POWER, RESTORATION TIMELINE UNKNOWN" Kelly McLendon The Blade (Toledo, OH) www.toledoblade.com 7/6/12, 10:40 am EDT Mother Nature continued to wreak havoc on northwest Ohio Thursday, as severe thunderstorms again ripped through the area, downing trees and power lines, leaving even more people without power, and reportedly killing a man in Springfield Township. During the storm, which began moving through at about 3 p.m., Lucas County sheriff's deputies and emergency workers responded to a report that a tree had fallen on South Dorcas Road in Springfield Township -- perhaps on a house, perhaps on a vehicle. Late Thursday Christopher Zimmerman, 35, left his house as the storm was approaching to move a newly purchased vehicle. A tree fell on the vehicle while he was inside and he was killed, the coroner's office said. He was pronounced dead at 3:59 p.m. Authorities would not comment on the death. Toledo Edison today estimated that about 22,000 customers were still without power in the metro Toledo area ? 3,500 of them in Sylvania and 6,100 in Sylvania Township, the hardest hit community. Toledo Edison spokesman Meg Adams said there was a "tremendous amount of damage" and that the company was analyzing how long it may take before power is restored. Toledo Edison and other utility crews were already busy. A Friday night storm in central Ohio followed by storms Sunday in eastern Ottawa County left thousands without power in Ohio and surrounding states. American Electric Power reported today that 5,330 utility customers remained without power in Western Ohio, including 1,807 in Findlay and 1,224 in Paulding, Ohio. Authorities closed several roads after trees and downed power lines from the storm created dangerous situations, including at the I-475-U.S. 23 split. Central Avenue between Reynolds Road and I-475 also was closed, as was Silica Road, near Convent Boulevard. Eastbound Sylvania Avenue was impassable because of flooding and downed branches and power lines. Members of the Sylvania Township Fire Department put flares in the road to alert drivers. Lourdes University was without power and canceled classes Thursday night. Wood County Sheriff's Office reported damage in Perrysburg Township, including downed lines on State Rt. 795, on I-75 south of 795, and in Rossford near Bass Pro Shops. Authorities in Ottawa County, which was hit hard by storms Sunday night, reported that they did not get any rain. Lucas County sheriff dispatch reported multiple traffic problems caused by downed lines and trees, but knew of no road closures. Brian Tatkowski, who lives on Heysler Road in Toledo, was in his garage, concerned about protecting his Harley-Davidson, when lightning struck a tree in his yard. Despite wind that he said was like nothing he's ever seen, the trees had held up to that point. But once the lightning hit, they fell like dominoes. Homes along his street had several huge trees ripped out at the roots. He described them as 100-year-old trees, with exposed root balls up to 30 feet in diameter. Rusty Hills of East Lansing, Mich., was driving his wife, Carla Hills, and daughter Katie Rose to Columbus on southbound I-75 near Holland when they heard a very loud bang. Their 2005 Mercury Sable began shaking and rocking. Driving at a snail's pace through "sheets of rain with zero visibility" Mr. Hills said he pulled off at an exit to assess the damage. "At first I thought someone must have slammed into me in the back. But there was no damage to the back of the car," he said. Instead, he said, there was a giant indentation in the roof of the car that extended to the trunk that looked like "perforation lines on paper." He suspects his vehicle might have been hit by lightning. An excessive heat warning, in place for at least a week, is not due to expire until later today. Thursday's high temperature recorded at Toledo Express Airport was 98 degrees, just one degree short of the record for July 5. The storm that blew through the area dropped temperatures about 20 degrees. The high at The Blade building downtown reached 99 at 3 p.m. Thursday. The forecast for the weekend shows few signs of the heat relenting. According to the National Weather Service in Cleveland, temperatures could be as high as 100 degrees today and 99 degrees on Saturday, with the possibility of thunderstorms throughout the weekend. The heat is expected to ease by Sunday, with estimated highs through next week settling into the low to mid-80s, according to the National Weather Service. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "POWER RESTORED FOR MORE CUSTOMERS ACROSS OHIO" The Blade (Toledo, OH) www.toledoblade.com 7/6/12, 11:40 am EDT Most of the over 660,000 customers who lost power across the state during a hurricane-force storm June 29 are back on line, American Electric Power Ohio said today. As of this morning, 87 percent of customers across Ohio had their power restored, with 85,000 still without power, AEP spokesman Terri Flora said. Most of those still waiting to get electricity back are in the central and southeastern parts of the state, although around 4,000 of those customers are in western Ohio. Findlay remains hard hit by power outages, with 1,807 customers still lacking electricity, according to figures provided by the company. AEP is on track to restore electricity to 85 percent of the households affected by the storm by midnight on Saturday, Ms. Flora stated. More stormy weather Thursday night cut power to an additional 11,000 customers. All but 2,000 of those were back on line by this morning, Ms. Flora said. "We are pleased with our progress," she said. "We do greatly appreciate (customer's) continued patience and support." The storm June 29 impacted an estimated 1 million utility customers across Ohio, including tens of thousands in the northwestern part of the state, after tree branches tore down wires and high winds felled transmission lines. Gov. John Kasich declared a state of emergency for all of Ohio following the storm. The storm affected 85,000 utility customers in northwest Ohio, AEP reported. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "2 DEAD IN SMOKIES MOUNTAINS STORM" Michael Pearson and Dave Alsup, CNN www.cnn.com 7/6/12, 11:52 am EDT (CNN) -- Search crews fanned out across the vast backcountry of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Friday after severe thunderstorms the night before killed two people and injured eight, park officials said. An unknown number of hikers and campers may have weathered the Thursday night storm on the dozens of trails and isolated primitive camping sites in the most hard-hit western portion of the park, spokesman Carey Jones said Friday morning. "We have no idea how many people are in the backcountry," he said. "We're just now getting people onto trails." Officials have no indication that anyone was hurt or is in distress in the most isolated portions of the park, which straddles the border between Tennessee and North Carolina. But the park's backcountry has no cellular telephone service, and the storm hit during a busy time, noted Chief Ranger Clayton Jordan. Jordan identified the dead as Ralph Frazier, 50, of Buford, Georgia, and 41-year-old Rachel Burkhart of Corryton, Tennessee. Frazier, who was on a motorcycle, died when a tree limb fell and struck him on the head, Jordan said. A passenger on the motorcycle was not injured, Jordan said. Jordan said Burkhart died when she was struck by a tree at a popular swimming hole near the park's Abrams Creek campground. She was apparently among a number of swimmers who were scrambling to get out of the water when the storm roared through and toppled a tree that knocked them back into the water, Jordan said. Three members of another family were also injured in the incident, including a 7-year-old girl who was trapped under water by the tree, Jordan said. Bystanders performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation and revived the girl, Jordan said. She and her father -- who sustained serious injuries including back injuries, broken ribs and a collapsed lung -- were flown to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. The girl's mother was also injured, but less seriously, and was taken by ambulance to the same hospital, Jordan said. Their conditions were not immediately available. Meanwhile, authorities were working to evacuate campers who survived the storm without injury but were stranded by fallen trees, Jordan said. Those campers chose to stay behind overnight while others were led out by vehicle caravan through an emergency route cut through fallen trees, Jordan said. About 38 people spent the night in a Red Cross shelter, he said. Hundreds of motorists were stranded throughout the park by fallen trees, Jordan said. Many had been rescued, he said. Forty miles of roads in the park remained closed Friday due to downed trees, Jones said. The storm, which struck suddenly during the busy Fourth of July holiday week, stressed the ability of park rangers and outside emergency crews to respond, Jordan said. "To have such a wide swath of the park at a very busy time of the year to be impacted by such severe storms is highly unusual," he said. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people were visiting the park when the storms hit, Jones said. The area near Cades Cove, an isolated valley that offers some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities in the park, was one of the hardest hit by the storm, Jones said. The area, which is accessible by only one road, remained closed to visitors Friday. Several other park roads and campgrounds also remained closed, Jordan said. In addition to the park, the storm also caused extensive damage to a marina and a hardware store in Sevier County, Tennessee, according to John Matthews, the county's emergency management agency. The county had to evacuate its juvenile detention center when part of the hardware store's roof blew onto the building, he said. No one was injured, he said. In Blount County, the storm caused no injuries but knocked down many trees, emergency management director Bart Stinnett said. The storm also knocked out power to 56,000 customers of the Knoxville Utilities Board in Knoxville, Tennessee, just north of the national park, the utility said in a statement. Power outages around Knoxville were down to about 18,000 as of 4 a.m. Friday, according to the utility. It could take several days to restore power to everyone, the utility said. The weather that hit the area began as a cluster of thunderstorms that formed along the Ohio River moving south. The storms continued to intensify as they got into more heat and humidity, and converged on the foothills of the Smokies. Straight-line winds of 70 mph were recorded. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which straddles the Tennessee and North Carolina border, is the most-visited national park in the United States. Between 8 million and 10 million people visit the park each year, according to the National Park Service. The park covers more than 800 square miles in the Southern Appalachian Mountains and boasts a diversity of plants and animal life, and is known for its beauty. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WITHOUT POWER BRACE FOR MORE BLISTERING HEAT" CNN www.cnn.com 7/6/12, 1:22 am EDT (CNN) -- Another day of blistering heat, and for hundreds of thousands, no power. That's the expectation Friday, when thermometers once again teeter above the 100-degree mark from St. Louis to Baltimore and many communities in between. More than 549,000 customers had no power Thursday night in 11 states and the District of Columbia, officials said. The situation is particularly dire in places such as Fayette County, West Virginia, where about two-thirds of its 46,000 residents had no electricity, according to Theresa White, emergency management director. Hundreds of thousands in West Virginia and other states will mark a week without power Friday after destructive storms barreled east from Indiana toward New Jersey. Others had their lights on, only to have them knocked out by more recent storms also fueled in part by the extreme heat. "We're starting to see light over the horizon, the only bad thing is the storms that we keep having that are knocking out the power that they do get restored," White said. "That makes it really hard when you finally get one step forward and you end up three steps back." Two shelters remain open in the county, while free breakfasts and dinners will be offered in five other locations. They are among up to 25,000 meals a day that the Red Cross is expected to provide according to Becky Howard, the charity's regional chief development officer. And it's going to be even hotter elsewhere, though that's hardly anything new for millions nationwide. If the thermometer hits 108 degrees on Friday, it will be the ninth straight day of 100-or-higher temperatures in St. Louis, the weather service said. Chicago's forecast peak for Friday is 103, and Indianapolis should go up to 104 degrees. Even more distant places, many of them still recovering from last week's storms, will again feel the oppressive heat, including a forecast 100 degree maximum in Washington and 103 in Baltimore. Before it gets better "the record heat wave" could get worse. The National Weather Service forecasts "the heat will begin to expand eastward over the next few days, with high temperatures and humidity levels combining to create dangerous heat index values in the triple digits." Some relief could come "by week's end," when the Upper Midwest should cool as a cold front moves across the Great Lakes. By Monday, that could mean a 20-degree drop in some places. The storms left at least 22 people dead from Ohio to New Jersey, 13 of them in Virginia. An additional three people in North Carolina died in a second round of storms Sunday. CNN's Jake Carpenter contributed to this report. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch MODERATOR 7/06/12 - 8:04 PM Clear and 89 degrees on the S side of Fostoria, OH, wind SSE at 8 mph. The heat index is 96. Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 9:00 pm EDT... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH 900 PM EDT FRI JUL 06 2012 NORTHWEST OHIO CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DEFIANCE CLEAR 95 71 45 CALM 29.92R HX 102 FINDLAY CLEAR 88 74 63 SE9 29.93R HX 96 TOLEDO EXPRESS CLEAR 89 74 60 S3 29.91S HX 98 TOLEDO METCALF CLEAR 90 78 68 E5 29.93R HX 104 LIMA CLEAR 91 68 46 SE5 29.95R HX 95 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Skies across nw.OH since mid day have been generally sunny/clear. Temps peaked at 100 at FAA-Findlay (OH) near the end of this afternoon and have fallen below 90 only within the past half-hour. Dew points ranged between 68 and 70 through this afternoon, rising to a 72 to 74 range by mid evening. heat indices this afternoon were as high as 105. Winds since early afternoon have been SE-S at 5-10 mph. Temps this afternoon peaked at 106 at FAA-Defiance (OH), 103 at FAA-Lima (OH), and 99 at NWS-Toledo (OH). Here is a photo that I took at 12:55 pm EDT in downtown Findlay... And, here is a photo that I took at 7:43 pm EDT on the S side of Fostoria... A strong "heat dome" HIGH will remain over OH through tonight. A Cold Front will move across nw.OH tomorrow evening. A Canadian HIGH will build over the e.Great Lakes for early next week. The latest HWO... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 402 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON- MEDINA-SUMMIT-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MARION- MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- 402 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EDT SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BE SEVERE AS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ An Excessive Heat Warning continues for W portions of nw.OH, and has been re-issued for tomorrow for central and E portions of nw.OH, including Fostoria, Findlay, and Fremont... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 348 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON- MEDINA-SUMMIT-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... MEDINA...AKRON...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 348 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EDT SATURDAY. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 110. * TIMING...AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL IMPACT ADVERSELY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...ESPECIALLY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY-CALL 911. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 328 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXTREME HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY... .RECORD BREAKING HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 100 TO 105 EXPECTED. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONLY DROP BACK INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PUSH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS INTO THE 105 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE AGAIN SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE SATURDAY... AND PROVIDE SOME MUCH NEEDED RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY BY SUNDAY. EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE EFFECT. THE LONGER THE HEAT PERSISTS...THE GREATER THE DANGER. ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT. ALSO SOME PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO REMAIN WITHOUT POWER DUE TO RECENT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH ESTIMATES THAT POWER WILL REMAIN OUT FOR PORTIONS OF THIS AREA THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE HEAT WAVE. PEOPLE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING IN THEIR HOME SHOULD TRY TO SPEND AT LEAST A PORTION OF EACH DAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB- STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN- WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD- JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 328 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 /228 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HIGH TEMPERATURES SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE BETWEEN 100 AND 105... AND NEAR ALL TIME RECORD HIGHS. HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 115 ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL. THERE WILL BE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT TONIGHT WITH HEAT INDEX READINGS ONLY FALLING INTO THE UPPER 70S. IMPACTS... * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND RARE HEAT WAVE FOR THIS AREA. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID HEAT RELATED FATIGUE AND POSSIBLE HEAT STROKE WHICH CAN HAPPEN QUICKLY. * ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT AND SHOULD TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER DUE TO RECENT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE GREATLY IMPACTED. * IN ADDITION SMOKE FROM WESTERN FOREST FIRES AND THE COMBINATION OF THE STAGNANT AIRMASS AND ELEVATED OZONE LEVELS WILL RESULT IN POOR AIR QUALITY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED SHELTER...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 620 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 SENECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN 620 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EDT SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 100. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH... BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108 EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NOT AS WARM. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 620 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY 620 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EDT SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 101. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 112. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 620 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 SANDUSKY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT 620 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EDT SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 100. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH... BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108 EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NOT AS WARM. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch MODERATOR 7/07/12 - 5:13 AM Mostly clear and 78 degrees on the S side of Fostoria, OH, wind SSE at 6 mph. Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 6:00 am EDT... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND, OH 600 AM EDT SAT JUL 07 2012 NORTHWEST OHIO CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DEFIANCE CLEAR 81 75 82 CALM 29.94S HX 87 FINDLAY CLEAR 77 72 84 SE6 29.95R TOLEDO EXPRESS PTCLDY 80 71 74 W8 29.92S TOLEDO METCALF PTCLDY 80 74 81 CALM 29.94R HX 85 LIMA CLEAR 81 70 69 SW3 29.98R ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Skies across nw.OH so far today have been mostly clear. Temps since early overnight have ranged in the upper 70's. Dew points since late evening yesterday have been in the low 70's. Winds since late evening yesterday have been SE-S at 3-8 mph. A Cold Front across lower MI and Ontario (Canada) will sag S across nw.OH this evening. A Canadian HIGH will build over the Great Lakes tomorrow and much of next week. This morning's HWO... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 527 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-GEAUGA-HANCOCK- SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- 527 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ An Excessive Heat Warning is posted today for all of nw.OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 550 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-GEAUGA-HANCOCK- SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...CHARDON...FINDLAY... TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND... WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 650 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 110. * TIMING...11 AM THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND INDOOR FACILITIES THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING...ESPECIALLY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY-CALL 911. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 332 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXTREME HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY... .AFTER LOWS TONIGHT ONLY FALLING INTO THE UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80...TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR AGAIN TODAY. RECORD TO NEAR RECORD HIGHS...GENERALLY IN THE 100 TO 107 DEGREE RANGE...ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PUSH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS INTO THE 105 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND PROVIDE A MUCH WELCOMED RESPITE FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE EFFECT. THE LONGER THE HEAT PERSISTS...THE GREATER THE DANGER. ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT. ALSO SOME PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO REMAIN WITHOUT POWER DUE TO RECENT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH ESTIMATES THAT POWER WILL REMAIN OUT FOR PORTIONS OF THIS AREA THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE HEAT WAVE. PEOPLE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING IN THEIR HOME SHOULD TRY TO SPEND AT LEAST A PORTION OF EACH DAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB- STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN- WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD- JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 332 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 /232 AM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE BETWEEN 100 AND 107...AND NEAR ALL TIME RECORD HIGHS. HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 115 ARE EXPECTED AS WELL. IMPACTS... * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND RARE HEAT WAVE FOR THIS AREA. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID HEAT RELATED FATIGUE AND POSSIBLE HEAT STROKE WHICH CAN HAPPEN QUICKLY. * THE ELDERLY AND CHILDREN ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT AND SHOULD TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER DUE TO RECENT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE GREATLY IMPACTED. * IN ADDITION SMOKE FROM WESTERN FOREST FIRES AND THE COMBINATION OF THE STAGNANT AIRMASS AND ELEVATED OZONE LEVELS WILL RESULT IN POOR AIR QUALITY ONCE AGAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED SHELTER...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ For today, SPC-Norman (OK) has Ottawa Co./Sandusky Co./Seneca Co./Wyandot Co./Wood Co./Hancock Co. of nw.OH (including Fostoria, Findlay, and Fremont), along with n.cen., ne., e.cen., se., and cen.OH, and E portions of w.cen.OH and the OH Miami Valley, under a Slight Risk for severe t-storms with damaging wind gusts and large hail. And for tomorrow, SPC has the S 2/5 of OH under a Slight Risk for severe t-storms, with a somewhat enhanced risk across s.cen.OH; damaging wind gusts will be the primary concern, and large hail will also be possible. The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 344 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 SENECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN 344 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HOT WITH HIGHS AROUND 102. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MUGGY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 107 EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. NOT AS WARM WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. .TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 344 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY 344 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HOT WITH HIGHS AROUND 103. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MUGGY. LOWS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. NOT AS WARM WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER WITH LOWS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 344 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 SANDUSKY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT 344 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HOT WITH HIGHS AROUND 101. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MUGGY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 106 EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. NOT AS WARM WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Go to the Top