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 6/29/12 - 9:53 PM The derecho that hammered nw.OH late this afternoon might make it to my hometown of Virginia Beach, VA, which is included in the following Severe Thunderstorm Watch... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 439 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1010 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF DELAWARE EASTERN MARYLAND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY EASTERN VIRGINIA COASTAL WATERS EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 1010 PM UNTIL 200 AM EDT. HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF WILMINGTON DELAWARE TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF NORFOLK VIRGINIA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). 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 438... DISCUSSION...A WELL-ORGANIZED LINE OF CONVECTION CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY EWD ACROSS VA/MD ATTM...WITH A VERY UNSTABLE DOWNSTREAM AIRMASS EXTENDING TO THE COAST EXPECTED TO PERMIT THIS MCS TO REMAIN SEVERE UNTIL MOVING OFFSHORE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS MCS HAS A HISTORY OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...AND EXPECT THE DAMAGING WIND THREAT TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AS IT CROSSES THE REMAINDER OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29045. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 6/29/12 - 10:04 PM "HANCOCK COUNTY DECLARES EMERGENCY, OPENS SHELTER" WTVG-TV 13 (Toledo, OH) www.13abc.com 6/29/12, 10:46 pm EDT FINDLAY, Ohio - A State of emergency was declared around 7pm for Hancock County The City has exhausted all its resources in Findlay and is asking the State of Ohio for help. Widespread power outages and extensive damage are reported in many neighborhoods. However, no one was injured. Residents are asked to stay home. All the traffic lights are out in Downtown Findlay An emergency call center is set up if people need to report downed power lines at 419-424-7000. The Hancock County Red Cross will open a shelter for those displaced by Friday's severe storms. The shelter will open at 9:00pm Friday at the Hancock County Senior Center at 339 East Melrose Avenue in Findlay. The Executive Director of the Hancock County Red Cross says the city and county have suffered major damage. No injuries have been reported but police have asked residents to avoid travel along city streets. AEP reported Friday night that 15,000 people in Hancock County were without power. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "FINDLAY AREA SLAMMED BY STORM" The Blade (Toledo, OH) www.toledoblade.com 6/29/12, 10:47 pm EDT FINDLAY -- A storm front packing hurricane-force winds barreled through central Ohio this evening, toppling six semis on the interstate and highways, knocking down trees and utility poles, and sparking fires in structures. The city of Findlay and the Hancock County commissioners declared a state of emergency at 7 p.m., about two hours after the storm -- which reportedly had wind gusts of up to 84 mph and hail -- blew through the area. The local Red Cross chapter opened an emergency shelter at 9 p.m. at the senior center on Melrose Avenue for people who lost power because of the storm. Almost 20,000 homes and businesses were without electricity late tonight. "We have got thousands of people without power here. We have got trees laying across roads. We have got structure fires that started as a result of down power lines," said Jeremy Horne, a spokesman for the city. Authorities said that firefighters responded to fires in three homes, likely caused because of trees falling on power lines and utility poles. Mr. Horne said city and county residents are being asked to stay off the roads until further notice because of fallen debris and down power lines. The Ohio Highway Patrol said three tractor trailers were knocked off their wheels on southbound I-75 between Findlay and Bluffton during the storm that cut a swath into central Ohio beginning at about 4:30 p.m. The patrol also received reports of two overturned rigs during the storm along U.S. 224 near State Rt. 235 west of Findlay and another tractor trailer struck by winds on Lima Avenue and State Rt. 68 south of the city. Troopers said that a driver who was involved in one of the accidents was taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment. Details on the accidents were not available tonight. There were no other injuries reported. Power to the hospital was knocked out, but was running on auxiliary power tonight, said Findlay Fire Capt. Rich Westover. By 10:20 p.m. tonight, 450,000 AEP Ohio customers statewide were without power, Shelley Haugh, a spokesman for the utility said. In northwest Ohio, 19,800 customers in the Findlay area were without power. Other hard-hit areas included Van Wert and Lima, Ohio. AEP reported that another 51,000 customers lost power in Allen, Defiance, Hardin, Putnam, Paulding, Van Wert, and Wyandot counties. More than 2,800 customers of Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative were without electricity in Findlay and another 8,000 customers lost service in Hardin, Henry, Putnam, and Wood counties, according to the utility's Web site. Ms. Haugh said some crews were to work overnight, but because of hazardous conditions, most would not return to duty until first light. There were reports of widespread damage as the storm moved eastward from Indiana. Winds of 84 mph were recorded in Paulding, Ohio, about 3:20 p.m. and trees were toppled in town, according to the northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service. About 15 minutes later in Delphos, Ohio, an 80-foot pine tree at Seventh and Main streets snapped 20 feet from the ground, the weather service said. Van Wert County authorities reported hundreds of trees countywide fell during the storm, and cars and trucks were overturned. Authorities told the weather service that the second-story of a house collapsed and a barn was blown over in southeast Defiance County about 3:50 p.m. South of Ottawa, Ohio, about 3:55 p.m., the roof an industrial building was blown off and trees were uprooted. A trained weather service spotter recorded winds of 73 mph in Napoleon about 3:55 p.m. Throughout Wyandot County's Jackson Township, barns lost roofs, houses lost shingles, and signs and utility poles were downed. CSX railroad reported lines from Columbus to Fostoria and Bowling Green, and Norfolk Southern reported lines from Fostoria to Fort Wayne, Ind., were blocked by downed trees. Staff writers Mark Reiter and Mark Zaborney contributed to this report. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "INTENSE HEAT WAVE BAKES TENS OF MILLIONS IN UNITED STATES, SPAWNS POTENT STORMS" CNN www.cnn.com 6/29/12, 9:25 pm EDT (CNN) -- Tens of millions in the central and eastern United States are bearing the full brunt of summer, in all its sweltering and stormy fury. High temperatures Friday soared past 100 degrees Fahrenheit from Topeka, Kansas, to Washington, D.C., and the same scorching conditions are expected to continue through the weekend and beyond. Even as evening set in Friday, the headaches weren't over. A powerful line of severe thunderstorms moved across the Midwest -- "fueled by record-high temperatures across the region," according to the National Weather Service -- bringing with them lightning and wind gusts as strong as 80 mph. As they moved east from Indiana through Ohio and into West Virginia, the storms caused damage that contributed to power outages that affected nearly 850,000 homes by 9 p.m. Friday, according to utilities. "The storms may reach as far as the Atlantic coast by late tonight or early Saturday morning," the weather service said. "People planning outdoor activities this evening in the path of the squall line are urged to pay attention to local weather warnings and take shelter as storms approach." It's part of a massive system that has left one in three Americans baking in scorching heat and has threatened lives and doled out misery for those not fortunate enough to find a splash of cool water or air conditioning. Heat warnings, watches or advisories Friday spanned 730,000 square miles of the central and eastern United States, an area roughly the size of Mexico, CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller said. About 100 million people were affected, he said. "If you don't have a good pair of boots, it'll burn clear through to your feet," said roofer Zach Bruner in Evansville, Indiana, where he said the 103-degree temperatures were spiking to 130 on the job site. Joyce Ablog, a dentist in the same southwestern Indiana city, tested the heat by putting a sheet of raw cookies inside her car. Hours later, she found them nice and brown -- if not necessarily cooked all the way through. "I've always heard about it being so hot I'd fry an egg on a sidewalk," she told HLN on Friday. "I really don't want to try to eat an egg off the sidewalk. So I thought, why not cookies?" By midafternoon Friday, temperatures had climbed to 100 degrees in Indianapolis; 101 in Richmond, Virginia; and 102 degrees in St. Louis, where highs were forecast to stay above 100 through Thursday, the National Weather Service said. And it felt even hotter in some places, with the heat index topping out around 115 degrees. The Jackson County medical examiner, in western Missouri, is investigating three deaths that may be related to the heat, according to information on the Kansas City Health Department's Twitter feed. One case involves a male, born in 1952, and a young boy born last year; the other suspected heat-related death is another man, born in 1943. The medical examiner in Harris County, Texas, is also looking into whether a 62-year-old Houston woman found Thursday died from heat-related causes, CNN affiliate KHOU reported. Some places have been sweltering for days, and there's little relief in sight for many with temperatures expected to remain roasting through next week, if not longer. "Heat-related illness such as heat exhaustion or heat stroke are a real threat," the National Weather Service said in issuing an excessive heat warning through Sunday for eastern Missouri, including St. Louis, where temperatures should soar up to 106 this weekend. "This is especially true because of the longevity of this heat wave, and the effects of extreme heat are cumulative." In Springfield, about 215 miles southwest of St. Louis, high temperatures prompted city officials to open eight cooling centers and extend pool hours, steps similar to those taken by many other municipalities, including ones more than 1,000 miles away in the Washington area. In Memphis, Tennessee, where highs hit 105 degrees Friday, firefighters went door to door, checking on residents to make sure they're bearing the weather well. Churches and faith-based institutions were also urged to reach out to people and to ask people to check on their neighbors and relatives. "Please, if you know of someone who doesn't have air conditioning or who might be struggling with the heat, just stop by and see how they are doing," Mayor A.C. Wharton Jr. urged residents in a news release. Excessive heat warnings, issued by the National Weather Service when "a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures will occur," were posted for 12 states, from Nebraska to New Jersey, with watches and advisories posted for at least six other states. Arizona was also under an excessive heat warning, with a predicted high Friday in the Phoenix area of 112 degrees. In locales not doused by thunderstorms, excessive heat is affecting air quality. Citizens of metro Atlanta experienced their first "code red smog alert" since 2010, according to the Clean Air Campaign, a partnership between employers and the state transportation department. Other metro areas on the East Coast were also feeling the heat and its repercussions. That includes New York, where there is an air quality alert and heat advisory out through the weekend because of heat indices that probably will hover just below or surpass 100. This kind of heat is nowhere near normal for this time of year, CNN meteorologist Sean Morris said, pointing to a statement from the National Weather Service that said all but one of the 52 record-high temperatures reached in 2012 have come in the past seven days. This month, 21 high-temperature records have been set, and 30 have been tied, according to Greg Carbin, warning coordination meteorologist for the Storm Prediction Center. That's on top of 45 records set or tied in June 2011, Carbin said. The conditions have people young and old doing whatever they can to beat the heat. Among them was a 2-year-old named Kayden who spread his arms wide and made a dash for the center of Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park fountain on Friday afternoon. The fountain, which is usually crowded with children and their parents during the summer months, had been cleared for a midafternoon water show featuring the song "Under the Sea." But Kayden didn't care. It was hot, and the water looked good. His mother, 21-year-old Domonique Pagan, is from Boston and said that after seven years in Georgia, she still isn't accustomed to such heat. "Are you kidding?" she said. "I'm about to die out here. I'll never get used to this." CNN's Nick Valencia, Melissa Abbey and 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 6/29/12 - 10:32 PM BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1114 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN CHARLES CITY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... SOUTHERN GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... EASTERN GREENSVILLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... SOUTHERN JAMES CITY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN MATHEWS COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA... EASTERN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... SURRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... SUSSEX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... CITY OF CHESAPEAKE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... CITY OF EMPORIA IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... CITY OF FRANKLIN IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... CITY OF HAMPTON IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... CITY OF NORFOLK IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... CITY OF POQUOSON IN VIRGINIA... CITY OF PORTSMOUTH IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... CITY OF SUFFOLK IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 1230 AM EDT * AT 1110 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM JORDANS POINT TO STONY CREEK TO LITTLETON...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. * SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... SUSSEX...GREEN PLAIN...DAHLIA AND BURROWSVILLE AROUND 1120 PM EDT. RUSTIC...WAVERLY...HOMEVILLE AND CLARESVILLE AROUND 1125 PM EDT. WAKEFIELD AND DENDRON AROUND 1130 PM EDT. KINGS POINT...WILLIAMSBURG...JAMESTOWN AND SURRY AROUND 1135 PM EDT. BUSCH GARDENS AROUND 1140 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE LANES CORNER...TAYLORS CORNER...OAK HILL CORNER...YALE...NEWVILLE... MASON...HILDA...GRIZZARD...GRAY AND TURNERS CROSSROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1117 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA... CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL... YORK RIVER... JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE... JAMES RIVER FROM JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE-TUNNEL... * UNTIL 100 AM EDT * AT 1115 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS... CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DANGEROUS WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS FROM 19 NM NORTHWEST OF COBHAM BAY TO 63 NM SOUTHWEST OF BURWELL BAY... MOVING EAST AT 55 KNOTS. * THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PASS NEAR... 1ST ISLAND BAY BRIDGE...4TH ISLAND BAY BRIDGE...BLUEFISH ROCK... BUOY 36A...CABBAGE PATCH...CAPE CHARLES HARBOR...CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL...COBHAM BAY...COLEMAN BRIDGE...DOMINION PIER... HAMPTON FLATS...HAMPTON RIVER INLET...HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE TUNNEL...JAMES RIVER BRIDGE...KIPTOPEKE CONCRETE SHIPS...LATIMER SHOAL...LYNNHAVEN...MONITOR MERRIMACK BRIDGE TUNNEL...PLANTATION LIGHT...POQUOSON...SEWELLS POINT...THE HUMP...THIMBLE SHOALS...TUE MARSHES LIGHT...WILLOUGHBY BAY AND YORK SPIT REEF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN VIRGINIA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST MARYLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 6/30/12 - 5:12 AM PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 410 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1010 PM TSTM WND DMG LOUISA 38.02N 78.00W 06/29/2012 LOUISA VA TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN ON COLUMBIA AND LOUISA ROADS 1010 PM TSTM WND DMG MINERAL 38.01N 77.91W 06/29/2012 LOUISA VA TRAINED SPOTTER SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN IN MINERAL. 1010 PM TSTM WND DMG LOUISA 38.02N 78.00W 06/29/2012 LOUISA VA EMERGENCY MNGR SEVERAL LARGE TREES...POWER POLES...POWER LINES AND BRANCHES DOWN COUNTY WIDE IN LOUISA COUNTY. TREES REPORTED DOWN ON HOMES AND CARS IN MINERAL. 1025 PM TSTM WND GST 2 ESE DEATONVILLE 37.32N 78.14W 06/29/2012 E60 MPH AMELIA VA TRAINED SPOTTER 40 GUSTING TO 60 MPH 1030 PM TSTM WND DMG SANDY HOOK 37.75N 77.91W 06/29/2012 GOOCHLAND VA PUBLIC TREES DOWN IN SANDY HOOK AND HADENSVILLE 1035 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE TUCKAHOE 37.58N 77.58W 06/29/2012 HENRICO VA BROADCAST MEDIA LARGE TREE DOWNED AND BLOCKING ROADWAY ON SLEEPY HOLLOW RD IN RICHMOND 1040 PM TSTM WND GST SHORT PUMP 37.65N 77.61W 06/29/2012 E60 MPH HENRICO VA PUBLIC WIND GUSTS ON PARHAM AND PEMBERTON ROADS 1040 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW SCOTCHTOWN 37.84N 77.61W 06/29/2012 HANOVER VA EMERGENCY MNGR LARGE TREES DOWN ON COATESVILLE RD NEAR BEAVERDAM 1040 PM TSTM WND DMG JEFFERSON 37.61N 77.90W 06/29/2012 POWHATAN VA AMATEUR RADIO TIME IS APPROXIMATE AND BASED ON RADAR ESTIMATE. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF VA 522 AND VA 711. 1045 PM TSTM WND DMG LUNENBURG 36.96N 78.27W 06/29/2012 LUNENBURG VA AMATEUR RADIO TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING VA 723 IN LUNENBURG 1050 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N PENOLA 37.98N 77.37W 06/29/2012 M60 MPH CAROLINE VA TRAINED SPOTTER SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN ALONG PENOLA RD 1056 PM TSTM WND GST KENBRIDGE 36.96N 78.13W 06/29/2012 M58 MPH LUNENBURG VA MESONET 58 MPH GUST AT KENBRIDGE 1105 PM TSTM WND DMG LAKE CHESDIN PARK 37.27N 77.65W 06/29/2012 CHESTERFIELD VA PUBLIC NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AT WHIPPERNOCK MARINA AND CAMPGROUND 1125 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E FRENCH HAY 37.69N 77.45W 06/29/2012 HANOVER VA EMERGENCY MNGR TREES FALLING ON CARS ALONG INTERSTATE 95 NEAR EXIT 86. SEVERAL DOWNED TREES WEST OF ASHLAND. 1125 PM TSTM WND GST DISPUTANTA 37.12N 77.23W 06/29/2012 E65 MPH PRINCE GEORGE VA TRAINED SPOTTER NUMEROUS TREES DOWN 1140 PM TSTM WND DMG WAKEFIELD 36.97N 76.99W 06/29/2012 SUSSEX VA NWS OFFICE LARGE TREE BRANCHES PARTIALLY BLOCKING US 460 1145 PM TSTM WND GST GLOUCESTER 37.41N 76.53W 06/29/2012 M60 MPH GLOUCESTER VA TRAINED SPOTTER NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED ALONG HIGHWAY 14...NE OF GLOUCESTER 1153 PM TSTM WND GST FRANKLIN 36.68N 76.94W 06/29/2012 M71 MPH CITY OF FRANKLIN VA TRAINED SPOTTER 1155 PM TSTM WND DMG JAMESTOWN 37.22N 76.76W 06/29/2012 JAMES CITY VA AMATEUR RADIO LARGE TREE DOWNED BLOCKING ROAD NEAR INTERSECTION OF GREEN SPRINGS AND TYLER IN JAMESTOWN 1155 PM TSTM WND GST FRANKLIN/J_B_ROSE 36.70N 76.90W 06/29/2012 M74 MPH ISLE OF WIGHT VA ASOS 1155 PM TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE 38.56N 76.08W 06/29/2012 DORCHESTER MD PUBLIC TIME IS APPROXIMATE AND BASED ON RADAR ESTIMATE. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...AWNING BLOWN OFF RESIDENCE IN CAMBRIDGE CREEK 1156 PM TSTM WND GST FORT EUSTIS 37.13N 76.62W 06/29/2012 M63 MPH CITY OF NEWPORT NE VA ASOS 1200 AM TSTM WND GST WINDSOR 36.81N 76.74W 06/30/2012 M62 MPH ISLE OF WIGHT VA TRAINED SPOTTER 1208 AM TSTM WND DMG SALISBURY 38.37N 75.59W 06/30/2012 WICOMICO MD PUBLIC NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN SALISBURY 1210 AM TSTM WND GST GATES 36.50N 76.77W 06/30/2012 E60 MPH GATES NC PUBLIC 1210 AM MARINE TSTM WIND STINGRAY POINT 37.55N 76.25W 06/30/2012 M61 MPH ANZ631 VA BUOY 1210 AM TSTM WND DMG SMITHFIELD 36.98N 76.62W 06/30/2012 ISLE OF WIGHT VA NWS EMPLOYEE TREES DOWN...ESTIMATED WIND GUST 60 MPH 1212 AM MARINE TSTM WIND RAPPAHANNOCK LIGHT 37.54N 76.02W 06/30/2012 M63 MPH ANZ631 VA BUOY 1217 AM TSTM WND DMG GRAFTON 37.16N 76.47W 06/30/2012 YORK VA PUBLIC LARGE OAK TREE DOWN WITH SEVERAL ADDITIONAL LARGE BRANCHES DOWN IN GRAFTON. 1218 AM MARINE TSTM WIND YORKTOWN 37.23N 76.48W 06/30/2012 M34 MPH YORK VA BUOY 1224 AM TSTM WND GST PORTSMOUTH 36.84N 76.30W 06/30/2012 M61 MPH CITY OF PORTSMOUTH VA COUNTY OFFICIAL 61 MPH GUST MEASURED AT PORTSMOUTH EOC 1230 AM TSTM WND DMG DOZIERS CORNER 36.76N 76.27W 06/30/2012 CITY OF CHESAPEAKE VA TRAINED SPOTTER MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. 1230 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 1 S SUSSEX AT HAMPTON 36.99N 76.35W 06/30/2012 M49 MPH ANZ632 VA BUOY 43 KT GUSTS AT HAMPTON FLATS 1230 AM TSTM WND GST KIPTOPEKE 37.14N 75.96W 06/30/2012 M58 MPH NORTHAMPTON VA MESONET 1230 AM TSTM WND GST CHESA BAY BRDG TNL 36.97N 76.11W 06/30/2012 M66 MPH ANZ634 VA BUOY 1230 AM TSTM WND DMG CRISFIELD 37.98N 75.86W 06/30/2012 SOMERSET MD COUNTY OFFICIAL NUMEROUS TREES DOWN 1230 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW PHOEBUS 37.01N 76.33W 06/30/2012 CITY OF HAMPTON VA PUBLIC TREES DOWN ON MALLORY RD 1242 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 1 N CAPE HENRY 36.94N 76.01W 06/30/2012 M63 MPH ANZ634 VA BUOY 1242 AM TSTM WND GST NWLON CAPE HENRY 36.93N 76.01W 06/30/2012 M63 MPH CITY OF VIRGINIA B VA BUOY 1242 AM MARINE TSTM WIND OCEAN CITY INLET 38.33N 75.09W 06/30/2012 M46 MPH WORCESTER MD BUOY 1243 AM TSTM WND GST OCEANA NAS 36.82N 76.03W 06/30/2012 M61 MPH CITY OF VIRGINIA B VA ASOS 1250 AM TSTM WND DMG BAY COLONY 38.40N 75.16W 06/30/2012 WORCESTER MD PUBLIC LARGE TREE ON HOME IN OCEAN PINES WITH SEVERAL ADDITIONAL TREES DOWN. 0100 AM MARINE TSTM WIND CHESAPEAKE LS 36.90N 75.72W 06/30/2012 M55 MPH ANZ656 VA BUOY ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 6/30/12 - 5:14 AM Cloudy and 70 degrees on the S side of Fostoria, OH, wind SSW at 8 mph. Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 6:00 am EDT... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH 600 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 NORTHWEST OHIO CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DEFIANCE RAIN 70 64 81 SW8 29.87R FINDLAY NOT AVBL TOLEDO EXPRESS CLOUDY 71 63 75 S5 29.79F TOLEDO METCALF CLOUDY 71 65 81 NW6 29.81F LIMA LGT RAIN 70 62 76 W13G20 29.92R ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Skies across nw.OH since late evening yesterday have been variably cloudy. Temps since late evening yesterday haver anged between 67 and 70. Dew points since late evening yesterday have ranged in the low 60's. Winds since late evening yesterday have been SW-W at 5-12 mph. Radar shows rain showers and a few t-storms (a weakening MCS) over nw. and w.cen.OH, W of a line from Toledo to Findlay to Dayton, moving E at 40 mph. A Stationary Front across cen.OH will meander N and S today and tonight, then move S as a Cold Front into the OH Valley as a HIGH moves E across n.OH, then come back N across nw.OH as a Warm Front on Monday. Another "heat dome" HIGH will then take over the area's weather for much of the rest of the coming week. For today, SPC-Norman (OK) has all of OH, and all of IN except sw. and s.cen.IN, under a Slight Risk for severe t-storms, with damaging wind gusts and large hail the primary concerns, with the potential for particuarly widespread damaging/destructive wind gusts across the S 4/5 of OH (including w.cen.OH, and s.Putnam Co./s.Hancock Co./Wyandot Co. of nw.OH) and e.xen. and se.IN. The latest zone forecast for Fostoria... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 341 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 SENECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN 341 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 .TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH LOWS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 341 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY 341 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 .TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 341 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 SANDUSKY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT 341 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 .TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 90. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 6/30/12 - 5:38 AM "POWER CUT BY WINDY STORM" The Courier (Findlay, OH) www.thecourier.com 6/30/12 A powerful, fast-moving thunderstorm sliced through the searing heat late Friday afternoon, its near-hurricane-force winds peeling off roofing shingles and siding, uprooting or splitting hundreds of trees, and downing scores of power lines. No serious injuries were reported, but some power outages may last for days. Across the state, more than 500,000 American Electric Power customers were in the dark late Friday. Findlay residents without electricity may not see it restored for two to five days, AEP warned. All of Putnam County was reported to be without power late Friday. Ada in Hardin County, and Benton Ridge and Rawson in Hancock County also had no electricity. The Red Cross set up a shelter at the Hancock County Agency on Aging for those needing food or shelter. Five families were at the shelter Friday night. Findlay's call center for non-emergency phone calls, 419-424-7000, was closed at 11:30 p.m. Friday and will reopen at 8 a.m. today. Two houses in Findlay caught fire after the storm. Findlay Fire Chief Tom Lonyo said the fires on Grant Boulevard, reported about 4:30 p.m., and on Liberty Street at 7 p.m. were related to the blinding wind and pounding rain earlier. City firefighters also handled numerous other fires, including grass fires and an underground transformer, that were believed to be related to the storm. No tornadoes were reported, although emergency sirens were activated by a police dispatcher when a caller reported a funnel cloud near U.S. 224 and Ohio 235, about three miles north of Benton Ridge, according to Police Chief Gregg Horne. However, winds of about 80 miles per hour were reported in some places. At the Hancock County Fairgrounds, the winds knocked down the cattle barn. In Columbus Grove, the storm took down part of the front walls of a two-story building that houses Christie's on the Square restaurant on South High Street. About 18,470 AEP Ohio customers in Hancock County were left without power Friday night, plus about 6,994 in Putnam, including Ottawa, 24,318 in Allen, 7,147 in Hardin, and about 4,209 in Wyandot counties, according to the utility. Although most of Findlay lost power at 4:19 p.m., some areas on the city's far north and east sides had electricity. In addition, about 3,900 Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative customers lost power, about 75 percent of them in Hancock County, said spokesman Tom Konecny. Konecny feared some customers would be without electricity well into the weekend because Hancock-Wood depends on lines owned by other utilities, such as AEP Ohio, to transmit power to its substations. "We're just waiting for (those lines) to be restored," he said. Findlay police were called on Friday night to man major intersections and to patrol darkened neighborhoods. Extra patrols were scheduled through the night, with police bike units expected to be among those on duty. Mayor Lydia Mihalik said extra officers were called in shortly after the storm, and were expected to go to 12-hour shifts at 7 a.m. today to handle calls as residents resume the cleanup. She said many side streets were still considered dangerous late Friday with downed power lines still being discovered. "We're continuing to discourage people from driving, especially on the side streets because of the dangers with electrical lines," she said. With the power and traffic lights out, most intersections were operating as 4-way stops. Hancock County commissioners and Mihalik declared emergencies to give public workers access to state resources, such as trucks and heavy equipment, said Commissioner Ed Ingold. During the height of the storm, after about 4 p.m., three tractor-trailers were blown over on Interstate 75, slowing southbound traffic, and one each was blown over at the intersection of U.S. 224 and Ohio 235, and at U.S. 224 and Hancock County 140, police said. Two main waterlines broke in Findlay, one at Lima Avenue near Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and another on Londonderry Drive near Greendale Avenue, and city crews worked into the night to repair them, said Jeremy Horne, Findlay's communication director. City water supplies were safe to use, authorities said. A generator was maintaining water pressure. Downed trees blocked several streets and roads, but most were swung to the side or cut apart within two hours by police, sheriff's deputies, work crews, and nearby residents. The temperature was in the mid-90s when the storm struck, just a short time after forming in north-central Indiana. Temperatures dropped quickly, but inched up again later with added humidity. Sheriffs' offices in Hardin and Allen counties reported widespread damage. Seneca County authorities reported no injuries, but many trees down and power outages. Henry County reported some power outages and a few power lines down on roadways, and power poles down on one roadway. Wood County reported no damage or injuries. Forest, in Hardin County, halted all traffic in the village, except for emergency vehicles. Officials asked all residents to stay at home or at an emergency shelter for residents at the Gormley Park All-Weather Pavilion. In Findlay, Brian and Taryn Jordan and their children, Trey, 4, and Sophia, 22 months, were heading home to Ottawa when the storm convinced them "that was not a good idea." Tree limbs flew, hitting their van, and the children screamed, Taryn said. "It was like a mile of mayhem," she said. When a stray, wind-blown bumper hit their van, Brian said, "We turned around and found the closest building," The Courier's offices on West Sandusky Street. The family ran inside the front door, leaving the van's two sliding doors open in the driving rain. "Some kind gentleman from in here went out and shut them," Taryn said. Brian said he turned around for his family's safety. "I've never, ever believed any of the storm warnings, I guess," he said. In Hancock County, the county Engineer's Office workers were delayed in cleanup efforts because their building housing trucks was damaged in the storm. "The roof's been blown off and the walls blown in," Ingold said. He asked county residents to be patient waiting for workers to clear away debris. Meanwhile, an Emergency Operations Center was opened in the early evening elsewhere at the Engineer's Office to coordinate city-county emergency response. Representatives from various city and county offices and agencies handled calls. The center has been open following major floods in the area. With traffic lights out in most places, motorists generally showed patience and courtesy by creating four-way stops. On South Blanchard Street in Findlay, Rolando Romero was watching television and got a two-minute warning that the storm was about to hit. He said broken tree branches sounded like thunder as they smacked into his house. "When the back door flew open, it sounded like hail. Thuds, thuds, thuds," Romero said. "The whole house shook." A few people with minor cuts and bruises sought first aid at Blanchard Valley Hospital, according to Scott Malaney, CEO of Blanchard Valley Health System. Its facilities, including Blanchard Valley Hospital, operated fully with backup generators, he said. Camp Berry, the Boy Scout camp off U.S. 68 just south of Findlay, was hosting a group when the storm struck. There was plenty of debris to be cleaned up afterwards, but none of the campers was hurt, according to Boy Scout official Shaun Nitschke. The Hancock County Agency on Aging/Senior Center, along with the Hancock County chapter of the American Red Cross, opened an emergency shelter at 9 p.m. off Melrose Avenue. The Courier used emergency generators to allow editors and reporters to gather and assemble information, and to power its website. The newspaper, however, was expected to be printed in Lima under emergency arrangements with The Lima News. The village of Arlington missed the brunt of the storm, although Mayor Ed Solt said winds damaged some trees and fencing at the village park. Arlington's scheduled annual fireworks show, meanwhile, took place as scheduled Friday night. The Courier's Allison Borgelt, Jamie Baker, Joy Brown, Steve Dillon, Ryan Dunn, Jim Harrold, Kurt Leonard, Peter Mattiace, Lauren Roberts, Randy Roberts, Jason Smith, Brian Szabelski, and Lou Wilin contributed to this story. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "STORM BATTERS AREA'S VILLAGES" Lou Wilan and Allison Borgell The Courier (Findlay, OH) www.thecourier.com 6/30/12 Putnam County is without electric power after Friday's thunderstorm, county and village leaders said, exposing people to possible heat exhaustion with extreme heat forecast this week. Power will not be restored for days, county and village officials said Friday night. "We're going to work as hard as we can to get trees cleared of power lines" so American Electric Power workers can restore power, Columbus Grove Village Administrator Jeff Vance said. But it could be two to five days before power is restored, he said. To aid those clearing away trees and limbs, and anyone else needing a meal, the Red Cross will offer food at the Columbus Grove Fire Station. Officials also are warning Putnam County residents to avoid driving because of trees and power lines in the streets. In Columbus Grove, where downtown buildings' facades were torn off Friday, people still must stay away because remaining roofs could collapse, Vance said. Ottawa also will be without electricity for "multiple days," Community Development Director Jeff Loehrke said. During the storm, a tree fell on the driver's side of a car with a woman inside on Locust Street near Third Street, he said. The woman was able to get out of the vehicle with help afterward, Loehrke said. She appeared to suffer minor injuries and was taken to St. Rita's Ambulatory Care Center, Ottawa, by a citizen, he said. "We've just got a lot of uprooted trees, extremely large trees," Loerhke said. "We're trying to clear all the roads, so emergency vehicles can go through." "I've never seen anything like it," Loehrke said. In Hancock County, Benton Ridge will be without power for two or three days, Mayor Bob Crawford said. Trees were blown into a couple of homes. On Market Street, a tree punctured a house roof while another tree crushed the garage roof at the same address, Crawford said. But no one was hurt, he said. Wind snapped off a 60-foot light pole for baseball fields at Benton Ridge Park. Another light pole was split. Roofs were ripped from the dugouts. The concession stand at Benton Ridge park was blown away and was still missing late Friday night. "It's totally gone," Crawford said. To the south, in Rawson, nearly all of the streets, in "one place or another," were closed due to the storm, said Mayor Jerry Griggs. A tree company came to clear debris so the streets could be opened. Trees were down everywhere, he said. Griggs described one North Main Street house as "gone," after a tree landed on top of it and a neighbor's garage. The tree was "probably one of the biggest trees in the area. It was huge," he said. Several other houses were damaged by trees, and three or four houses lost all of their shingles in the wind. Additionally, several power lines were down and several telephone poles were broken off. "I don't have any idea when we're going to have power. I haven't heard from anybody," Griggs said Friday night. He said he hadn't heard of any storm-related injuries. In nearby Mount Cory, high winds shoved over a grain silo, and strewed metal pieces into farm fields, Mayor Logan Welch said. A tree limb punctured a house roof. "We have trees down. We're still without power. But overall, I think we're a very fortunate community: No loss of life," Welch said. In Bluffton, trees and power lines were down and power was "spotty at best throughout town," said Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator. "I know some people have roof damage," he said. Mehaffie said he was not aware of any storm-related injuries. In northwestern Hancock County, McComb's swimming pool had to close when the storm shut down power to the pumps, Mayor Robert Schwab said. Some businesses also lost power. Some village residents lost phone service when winds felled three telephone poles. An electric power line was still down near the village park late Friday, Schwab said. In Ada, in Hardin County, the entire village was without power late Friday, Mayor Dave Retterer said. The village was using generators to power its water and sewer plants and the village's four traffic lights. Some village residents were powering their homes with their own generators, Retterer said. A woman's car was hit by a tree while she was driving in the 700 block of South Main Street. Retterer said she was taken to a hospital but emergency personnel did not think the situation was life-threatening. Several other trees fell on unoccupied vehicles or hit Ada buildings. Some homes were damaged, too, he said. A large tree also fell on the fence around the village's swimming pool. "Some people were at the pool, mostly employees, but I think some swimmers as well," he said. But no one was hurt. Officials are hoping to keep the pool open with the hot weather forecast, Retterer said. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "AREA RESIDENTS START CLEANUP, ASSESS DAMAGE" Ryan Dunn The Courier (Findlay, OH) www.thecourier.com 6/30/12 Area residents spent hours surveying the damage and clearing debris from their properties in the wake of Friday's storm. Rolando Romero inspected a branch that wedged itself into the back roof of his South Blanchard Street home in Findlay. Romero said he was watching television and received a two-minute warning that the storm was about to strike. It came quickly, and the branches sounded like thunder as they smacked into his residence, he said. "When the back door flew open, it sounded like hail. Thuds, thuds, thuds," Romero said. "The whole house shook," he added. Branches also smashed into his front porch, littering his yard with debris. One branch cracked his car windshield. Romero rents the property and hoped to find another place to stay Friday night. Romero said he was grateful no one was hurt. He worked to clear brush out of the way for motorists driving through. "People were flying down this road like nothing" after the storm, he said. Downed power and cable lines were a concern for motorists in the area. Many large trees rested on lines as well. Timothy King said he saw the storm whip his bike around the light pole he locked it to. "The lock was just smashed to pieces," he said. King said he searched for a way to free the bike, eventually convincing an employee at the Lowe's store to let him borrow a pair of bolt cutters. With no operating stop lights, intersections became four-way stops, and drivers had to determine who had the right of way. Findlay police officers directed traffic on some major roads. Jacob Dunbar stood in front of his West Lima Street home, telling motorists not to continue down the closed road. Dunbar returned home just in time to see a tree fall onto the road, and said he was stunned by the green sky. Watching the large trees move swiftly in the wind was both thrilling and worrisome, he said. "It seemed like life was in slow motion," he said. A nearby tree fell directly on a street sign, pounding it several feet into the ground. Dunbar said he was grateful the damage was not worse. "We have power. Everyone else doesn't. We're lucky," he said. Further down the street, Roger Lindamood's road was covered by debris from the storm. Though damage was minimal, he said the storm hit with a bang. "We were down in the basement and we could hear stuff slamming into the house," he said. The plan for the weekend is to "locate a chain saw and start cleaning up," he said. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "FOREST MAYOR REPORTS SOME INJURIES, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE" The Courier (Findlay, OH) www.thecourier.com 6/30/12 FOREST -- Forest Mayor Tom Seem, Fire Chief Doug Hankins, and Emergency Medical Service Chief Dean Hankins have made the following announcement: "The Village of Forest is in the process of assessing damage from this afternoon's storm. We are asking that traffic be kept to emergency personnel only, and ask residents to stay home and no persons attempt to enter or exit the village while we assess the damages and remove debris from the major streets and roads in the village. We will notify residents when it is safe to resume normal traffic. "At this time, the situation has been stabilized, but much work will need to be done to the community and infrastructure from the storm damage. Our Fire/EMS/Police and village employees are diligently working to restore services and safety. We can confirm that there has been some injuries and damages due to the storm, but no fatalities. "An emergency shelter is available for affected residents at Gormley Park All-Weather Pavilion. If you need to report injuries or damage, please contact the Fire Department at 419-273-2520, the village offices at 419-273-2500 or by dialing 911. "Thank you." ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 6/30/12 - 12:09 PM TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A LOW PRESSURE AREA...THE POST-TROPICAL REMNANTS OF DEBBY...LOCATED ABOUT 575 MILES SOUTH HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 20 MPH. THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY IS MINIMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR RE-DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE AGAIN DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS LOW CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 600 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS HAS DIMINISHED SINCE YESTERDAY. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT CONDUCIVE FOR SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT...AND THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. AN AREA OF DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 6/30/12 - 12:16 PM Sunny and 87 degrees on the S side of Fostoria, OH, wind WSW at 11 mph. Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 1:00 pm EDT... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH 100 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 NORTHWEST OHIO CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DEFIANCE SUNNY 86 64 47 VRB5 29.84F FINDLAY NOT AVBL TOLEDO EXPRESS SUNNY 85 64 49 SW12 29.83F TOLEDO METCALF SUNNY 84 66 54 W5 29.84S LIMA SUNNY 86 64 47 NW10 29.86F ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Skies across nw.OH were cloudy through mid morning, becoming mostly sunny by and since near mid day. Light rain showers fell from around 6:30 am EDT until around 8:30 am EDT, with rainfalls generally in a 0.05 to 0.15 inch range. Temps were in the upper 60's early morning into mid morning, then rose past 80 during late morning, and into the upper 80's since within the past 15 minutes. Dew points since mid morning have been in the mid 60's. Winds became light and variable early and mid morning, then SW-W at 5-10 mph since late morning, except increasing to 8-15 mph since the past hour. Here are photos that I took this morning and early this afternoon... N outskirts of Findlay, at 7:38 am EDT, with rain showers mainly off to the SE-S, and light rain falling... N side of Findlay, at 9:07 am (1st-2nd photos) and 10:48 am EDT (3rd photo)... And, SW outskirts of Fostoria, at 12:55 pm EDT... Radar shows scattered mainly light rain showers alomg I-70 from Wheeling, WV to Columbus, OH to Indianapolis, IN...and scattered light rain showers over ne.IL...all moving just S of due E at 40 mph. The weather map discussion as it pertains to nw.OH remains as presented in my preceding report on this page. The latest HWO... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1245 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-HANCOCK-SENECA- HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- 1245 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ For this afternoon and evening, SPC-Norman (OK) has the S 1/2 of OH, and cen.IN and N portions of s.IN, under a Slight Risk for severe t-storms, with damaging wind gusts and large hail the primary concerns. And for tomorrow, SPC has the SW 2/5 of OH, and all of IN except ne., n.cen., s.cen., and sw.IN, under a Slight Risk for severe t-storms with damaging wind gusts and large hail. The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 1216 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 SENECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN 1216 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT. HUMID WITH LOWS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT WITH HIGHS AROUND 90. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 1216 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY 1216 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 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. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH... BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 1216 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 SANDUSKY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT 1216 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT WITH HIGHS AROUND 90. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH... BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HOT WITH HIGHS AROUND 90. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT WITH HIGHS AROUND 90. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ For this afternoon and evening, SPC-Norman (OK) has se.VA/extreme.ne.NC included in an area under a Slight Risk for severe t-storms, with possibly widespread damaging wind gusts the primary concern, and large hail also possible; an isolated tornado or two cannot be ruled out. --- 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 6/30/12 - 12:40 PM "POWER OUTAGE COULD BE LENGTHY" The Courier (Findlay, OH) www.thecourier.com 6/30/12, 12:18 pm EDT American Electric Power is reporting this morning that more than 660,000 customers are without power in Ohio and restoration could take up to a week in some parts of the AEP service territory. AEP Ohio officials said the company "is in the early stages of damage assessment. At this point, it is expected that restoration will continue for at least 5-7 days, with the majority of customers to be restored in that time frame. This estimate could change if additional damaging weather passes through the service territory." The company reported Friday night that power restoration in the Findlay area could take 2 to 5 days. Forecasts are calling for the possibility of additional severe weather today with high wind potentially in the 50 to 60 mph range. Temperatues are expected to remain in the mid-90s throughout this period and through the end of next week. Restoration times will be provided and updated on an ongoing basis as assessment is completed, AEP reported, with initial restoration estimates late this afternoon. According to its website, AEP is reporting that 19,676 customers or 67 percent of its customers are without power in Hancock County as of 11:30 a.m. today. The figures for surrounding counties are as follows: -- Putnam County, 8,610 customers (81.5%) -- Allen County, 27,333 customers (60.2%) -- Wyandot County, 4,086 customers (63.5%) -- Hardin County, 5,175 customers (45.9%). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "STORM DEATH TOLL RISES TO 6 IN VIRGINIA, 9 NATIONWIDE" Jessica Gresko, AP The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) pilotonline.com 6/30/12, 12:50 pm EDT WASHINGTON Violent storms swept across the eastern U.S., killing at least nine people and knocking out power to millions of people on a day that temperatures across the region are expected to reach triple-digits. The Mid-Atlantic region had already been experiencing 100-degree temperatures before Friday evening's violent storms. More than 3 million are without power -- and without air conditioning -- as crews work to clear downed tree limbs and restore electricity. The storms were blamed for the deaths of six people in Virginia; two in New Jersey; and another in Maryland. In suburban Washington, residents were told to call non-emergency phone numbers or go to fire and police stations if they needed help because even 911 emergency call centers were without electricity. Power outages were reported from Indiana to New Jersey, with the bulk of the service interruptions concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic region. Earlier Friday, the nation's capital reached 104 degrees -- topping a record of 101 set in 1934. On Saturday, temperatures were expected to reach 100 degrees again -- and another round of storms also was possible. The National Weather Service warned the heat index could reach 110 degrees. The heat left people such as the elderly vulnerable. In Charleston, W.Va., firefighters helped several residents of an apartment building, some using wheelchairs or walkers, move to a shelter. Fire Capt. Chris Campbell said the evacuation was voluntary and was the only one since the storm hit. But he expected more. In addition to the heat, officials say cell phone coverage is spotty. Many residents were asked to conserve water because sewage stations had been without power for a time. And authorities cautioned people to drive carefully because tree limbs littered roads and hundreds of traffic signals were out. No power also meant no way to charge cellphones and laptops, and no Internet access in many areas. Matthew Pelow, 39, was supervising a 10-man crew spreading 275-degree asphalt in Washington. They kept bottles of water on hand and were working quickly to finish before the heat got any worse. They also arrived in the cooler early morning hours. "We got here just as quick as we could," Pelow said. Kim Molisee, meanwhile, sat frustrated in her car outside the normally bustling but now darkened All-Star Express convenience store in Reedsville, W.Va., just down the road from her home. Officials said about 500,000 people were without power in that state. "I'm almost out of gas, and I can't run around too much trying to find a store that's open where I can get gas and ice," she said. Molisee and her 13- and 15-year-old sons were at the Walmart in Kingwood when the storm hit and the power failed. "Me and the boys made a run for it to the car," she said. They made it home safely and suffered no serious damage, "but even after the storm, you could hear the trees falling." Molisee will be able to cook on her gas-powered stove and even shower because she has a gas water heater. But staying cool is another matter. "I think I'm gonna get my boys and go to the river," she said. More than 20 elderly residents at an apartment home in Indianapolis were displaced when the facility lost power due to a downed tree. Most were bused to a Red Cross facility to spend the night, and others who depend on oxygen assistance were given other accommodations, the fire department said. Those who could afford it flocked to hotels to escape their hot, powerless homes. Others planned to spend the day at places like shopping malls in an effort to stay cool. Jose Amaya, 41, of Germantown, Md., was also without power on Saturday. He said his wife and two daughters planned to the mall to stay cool and he joked that the outage was going to cost him because they would be shopping. His wife, who works for a hotel chain, also planned to get the family a room to stay. Robert Clements, 28, said he showered by flashlight on Friday night after power went out at his home in Fairfax, Va. The apartment complex where he lives told his fiancé that power wouldn't be back on for at least two days, and she booked a hotel on Saturday. Clements' fiance, 27-year-old Ann Marie Tropiano, said she tried to go to the pool, but it was closed because there was no electricity so the pumps weren't working. She figured the electricity would eventually come back on, but she awoke to find her thermostat reading 81 degrees and slowly climbing. Closing the blinds and curtains didn't help. "It feels like an oven," she said. "It is hot." Associated Press writers Vicki Smith in Morgantown, W.Va., Larry O'Dell in Richmond, Va., Pam Ramsey in Charleston, W.Va., Norman Gomlak in Atlanta, Jeffrey McMurray in Chicago and Rebecca Miller in Philadelphia contributed to this report. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "HEAT, STORMS BRING MISERY TO MILLIONS" CNN www.cnn.com 6/30/12, 12:48 pm EDT (CNN) -- First came the heat, then killer storms, followed by more summer sizzle. Millions of people across nine states were reeling without power Saturday to deal with thermostat-popping temperatures after fierce thunderstorms pounded parts of the Midwest and Atlantic Seaboard. At least eight people were killed. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell declared an state of emergency in his state as crews worked around the clock to assess the damage and restore power. Joseph Rigby, president of electric company Pepco, said it could be a week before power is fully back up in some areas of Washington D.C. "Given the damage, you can understand this is going to take some time," he said. "The wild card is the weather." The storms raced east Friday from Indiana through Ohio and into West Virginia and the nation's capital. In all, 3.6 million homes were without power Saturday morning; nearly 1 million in Virginia alone. The power outages and debris littering roads led to traffic disruptions and other headaches. Amtrak service between Washington and Philadelphia was expected to be restored by noon Saturday after the storm downed trees and wires across tracks. In the nation's capital, 19 intersections were without traffic lights Saturday. The aftermath of the storm was compounded Saturday by a forecast of another sweltering summer day. One in three Americans were baking Saturday in an area of nearly 600,000 square miles experiencing unusually warm weather. Temperatures tipped the 100-degree mark in several cities Friday, including St. Louis, Richmond, Nashville, Washington and Atlanta, the National Weather Service said. In many places, it felt much hotter than the thermostat reading. "If you don't have a good pair of boots, it'll burn clear through to your feet," said roofer Zach Bruner in Evansville, Indiana, where he said the 103-degree temperatures were spiking to 130 on the job site. The bad news? Relief is nowhere in sight as the extreme heat is expected to continue through the weekend. In storm-affected areas, many people had no electricity to run fans, air-conditioning and refrigerators. Even in places where power was not disrupted, people with no air-conditioning were advised to spend the day in a library or a cooling center to avoid heat exhaustion. Atlanta opened five cooling centers in anticipation of another day of triple-digit heat. Fueled by the high temperatures, the severe thunderstorms brought with them winds gusting to 80 miles per hour, the weather service said. Saturday morning, the storm's fury was visible with downed trees and debris littering roads. Catherine Estelle Ford of Scottsville, Virginia, died when a tree fell on her after she stepped out of her car and tried to make a phone call, according to the Albemarle County Police Department. Five others died in Virginia due to downed trees, according to the governor. A 71-year-old woman in Montgomery County, Maryland, was also crushed by a tree that crashed onto her home, according to Lucille Baur, a public information officer. In Washington, one person was killed after touching a live electrical wire, said Pepco's Rigby. He cautioned people to stay away from downed power lines. The Jackson County medical examiner in western Missouri is investigating three deaths that may be related to the heat, according to the Kansas City Health Department. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning through Sunday for eastern Missouri, including St. Louis, where temperatures are expected to soar up to 106 this weekend. "Heat-related illness such as heat exhaustion or heat stroke are a real threat," the weather agency said. "This is especially true because of the longevity of this heat wave and the effects of extreme heat are cumulative." In Memphis, where highs hit 105 degrees Friday, firefighters went door to door, checking on residents. Churches and faith-based institutions were also urged to ask people to check on their neighbors and relatives. "Please, if you know of someone who doesn't have air conditioning or who might be struggling with the heat, just stop by and see how they are doing," Mayor A.C. Wharton Jr. said. The weather service posted excessive heat warnings for 12 states, from Nebraska to New Jersey, with watches and advisories posted for at least six other states. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake activated the city's emergency operations to coordinate storm recovery operations. In West Virginia, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency for the entire state after the powerful storms. And at the Congressional Country Club in Maryland, play was suspended in the third round of the AT&T National as trees and tents came crashing down and the PGA venue was left without power. The third round was slated to begin at 7:10 a.m. Saturday, but the course lay eerily empty as the tournament announced it was closed to all fans in the interest of safety. The tournament website simply said: "Stay tuned for details." ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 6/30/12 - 12:54 PM Here are three additional photos, all from the photo gallery of WTVG-TV 13 (Toledo, OH) ( www.13abc.com ), of the severe t-storms as they moved through Findlay, OH yesterday afternoon around 4:00 pm EDT; all photos were taken on the W side of the city... --- 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 6/30/12 - 7:51 PM TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN AREA OF DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND THE ADJACENT LAND AREAS IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHERN MEXICO. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND BEFORE DEVELOPMENT CAN OCCUR AND IT HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 6/30/12 - 7:56 PM BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 807 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN HANOVER COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA... SOUTH CENTRAL KING WILLIAM COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... NORTHWESTERN NEW KENT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 845 PM EDT * AT 806 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR STUDLEY...OR NEAR MECHANICSVILLE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... TUNSTALL AROUND 830 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE WESTWOOD...ORAPAX FARMS...QUINTON AND WRIGHTS CORNER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE... OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 835 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL CAROLINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... SOUTHEASTERN HANOVER COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA... NORTH CENTRAL HENRICO COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA... WEST CENTRAL KING WILLIAM COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 915 PM EDT * AT 829 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED ROTATION AND A POSSIBLE TONADO NEAR LAKESIDE IN HENRICO COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MECHANICSVILLE AND STUDLEY AROUND 855 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE HANOVER AIRPORT... ASHCAKE...ATLEE AND CHAMBERLAYNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE... OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 837 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN CHARLES CITY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... NORTHWESTERN JAMES CITY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... SOUTHWESTERN NEW KENT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 900 PM EDT * AT 834 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR ROXBURY. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... PROVIDENCE FORGE AROUND 845 PM EDT. RUTHVILLE AROUND 855 PM EDT. HOLDCROFT AROUND 900 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE COLONIAL DOWNS... SANDYBOTTOM...ROACHES CORNER...CHICKAHOMINY SHORE...WALKERS... LANEXA...MOUNT AIRY...KINGS CORNER AND DIASCUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE... OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 847 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 NEW KENT VA-CHARLES CITY VA-JAMES CITY VA- 847 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN JAMES CITY... EASTERN CHARLES CITY AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW KENT COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 843 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PROVIDENCE FORGE...OR NEAR ROXBURY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HOLDCROFT AROUND 855 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE WALKERS... CHICKAHOMINY SHORE...MOUNT AIRY AND DIASCUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 6/30/12 - 8:26 PM BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 901 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL CHARLES CITY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... JAMES CITY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL NEW KENT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... NORTHWESTERN YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 945 PM EDT * AT 856 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLDCROFT...OR 7 MILES WEST OF TOANO...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... NORGE AROUND 910 PM EDT. WILLIAMSBURG AND JAMESTOWN AROUND 915 PM EDT. QUEENS LAKE AND KINGS POINT AROUND 920 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE GOVERNORS LAND...CENTERVILLE...EWELL...LIGHTFOOT...SKIMINO...FIVE FORKS... OAKTREE...WILLIAMSBURG AIRPORT AND CAMP PEARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE... OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 903 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA... CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL... YORK RIVER... JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE... JAMES RIVER FROM JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE-TUNNEL... * UNTIL 1030 PM EDT * AT 900 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS... CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS...DANGEROUS WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS AND LARGE HAIL FROM 8 NM SOUTHWEST OF URBANNA INLET TO 10 NM WEST OF COBHAM BAY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 KNOTS. * WATERSPOUTS WILL BE NEAR... COBHAM BAY... COLEMAN BRIDGE... MOBJACK BAY AND BURWELL BAY... TUE MARSHES LIGHT AND NEW POINT COMFORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION! ALL MARINERS AND SHIP MASTERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS STORM. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 6/30/12 - 9:01 PM SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 948 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 AMELIA VA-CAROLINE VA-CHARLES CITY VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-DINWIDDIE VA- ESSEX VA-GLOUCESTER VA-GOOCHLAND VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA- MATHEWS VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-POWHATAN VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA- SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA-YORK VA- 948 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CHARLES CITY...CHESTERFIELD... CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS...CITY OF HAMPTON...CITY OF HOPEWELL...CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS...CITY OF PETERSBURG...CITY OF POQUOSON...CITY OF RICHMOND...CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG...EASTERN AMELIA...EASTERN POWHATAN...GLOUCESTER...HANOVER...HENRICO...JAMES CITY...KING AND QUEEN...KING WILLIAM...NEW KENT...NORTHEASTERN DINWIDDIE... NORTHEASTERN SOUTHAMPTON...NORTHEASTERN SUSSEX...NORTHERN ISLE OF WIGHT...NORTHWESTERN CITY OF NORFOLK...PRINCE GEORGE...SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND...SOUTHERN CAROLINE...SOUTHERN ESSEX...SOUTHWESTERN MATHEWS...SURRY...WESTERN MIDDLESEX AND YORK COUNTIES... AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COVERED PORTIONS OF AMELIA... CAROLINE...CHARLES CITY...CHESTERFIELD...CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS... CITY OF HAMPTON...CITY OF HOPEWELL...CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS...CITY OF NORFOLK...CITY OF PETERSBURG...CITY OF POQUOSON...CITY OF RICHMOND... CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG...DINWIDDIE...ESSEX...GLOUCESTER...GOOCHLAND... HANOVER...HENRICO...ISLE OF WIGHT...JAMES CITY...KING AND QUEEN... KING WILLIAM...MATHEWS...MIDDLESEX...NEW KENT...POWHATAN...PRINCE GEORGE...SOUTHAMPTON...SURRY...SUSSEX AND YORK COUNTIES AT 945 PM EDT. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE GENERALLY MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. * EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 948 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... NORTHERN ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... SOUTHERN JAMES CITY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... SURRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... NORTHWESTERN CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 1030 PM EDT * AT 945 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 CLAREMONT...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... SURRY...SCOTLAND AND ELBERON AROUND 955 PM EDT. JAMESTOWN AROUND 1000 PM EDT. FORT EUSTIS AROUND 1015 PM EDT. NEWPORT NEWS...DENBIGH...PATRICK HENRY FIEL AND RESCUE AROUND 1025 PM EDT. TABB AROUND 1030 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE BEACHLAND...ALLIANCE...CHIPPOKES STATE PARK...BACONS CASTLE... POOLESVILLE...HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE...MOONLIGHT...RUSHMERE...LAWSON AND MOGARTS BEACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 6/30/12 - 9:06 PM Partly cloudy and 80 degrees on the S side of Fostoria, OH, wind WSW at 5 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 SAT JUN 30 2012 NORTHWEST OHIO CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DEFIANCE PTCLDY 78 69 73 CALM 29.86R FINDLAY NOT AVBL TOLEDO EXPRESS MOCLDY 83 65 54 W8 29.84R TOLEDO METCALF MOCLDY 84 65 52 W7 29.84R LIMA PTCLDY 78 68 71 SW6 29.89R _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Skies across nw.OH were mostly-to-partly sunny into late afternoon, and partly-to-mostly cloudy since. Temps peaked around 92 late this afternoon and have fallen to near 80 since within the past half-hour. Dew points fell to the upper 50's mid and late afternoon then rose to the low 60's since early evening. W-NW winds at 5-12 mph into early evening have since decreased to 3-8 mph. Here are photos that I took this afternoon and evening... S side of Fostoria, at 2:54 pm EDT... 1.5 mile E of Bascom, at 5:46 pm EDT... W outskirts of Tiffin, at 6:13 pm EDT... 1.5 mile S of Fostoria, at 6:29-6:30 pm EDT... And, S side of Fostoria, at 8:08 pm EDT... Radar shows widely scattered rain showers from Bellefontaine to Columbus to Zanesville, OH, and rain showers over w.cen.IN, all moving ESE at 50 mph and decreasing in coverage and intensity. A Stationary Front across cen.OH will drift to s.OH tomorrow, then drift back N as a weak Warm Front Monday and Tuesday. A weak Cold Front will move across the Great Lakes near the middle of next week but will likely remain N of nw.OH. The latest HWO... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 705 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA- ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-LUCAS-WOOD- OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND- HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- 705 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE...NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. IT WILL LIKELY REMAIN HOT AND HUMID. WEATHER FEATURES WILL BE WEAK. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS NOT FORECAST TO BE PARTICULARLY HIGH ON ANY GIVEN DAY. SHOULD THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP THOUGH... LOCALLY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. FORECASTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED FOR THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS. THOSE THAT WORK OUTDOORS AND IN AREAS WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING SHOULD EXPECT HEAT INDEX TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S EACH AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ For the rest of this evening and overnight, SPC-Norman (OK) has the S 1/2 of OH, and cen. IN and N portions of s.IN, under a Slight Risk for severe t-storms with damaging wind gusts and large hail. And for tomorrow, SPC has the SW 2/5 of OH, and all of IN except extreme.ne.IN and sw. and s.cen.IN, under a Slight Risk for severe t-storms with damaging wind gusts and large hail. The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 955 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 SENECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN 955 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 .OVERNIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MUGGY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. .FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 955 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY 955 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 .OVERNIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MUGGY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. .FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 955 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 SANDUSKY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT 955 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 .OVERNIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MUGGY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. .FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Weather conditions from across se.VA/e.NC, as of 10:00 pm EDT... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1000 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 Note: "fair" indicates few or no clouds below 12,000 feet with no significant weather and/or obstructions to visibility. * = Denotes station may not report precipitation (e.g., rain,snow,etc.), thunder or fog. SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS NORFOLK CLEAR 81 72 74 E5 29.85R VIRGINIA BEACH PTCLDY 78 74 87 SE7 29.85R NORFOLK NAVAL NOT AVBL WEST POINT* CLOUDY 75 72 90 W5 29.86S NEWPORT NEWS HVY RAIN 79 70 74 NW3G24 29.87R LANGLEY AFB PTCLDY 82 63 51 NW13G30 29.90R THUNDER FORT EUSTIS TSTM 81 64 55 VRB5 29.86R WILLIAMSBURG* CLOUDY 72 70 94 W17G28 29.86F FRANKLIN* CLEAR 88 77 70 CALM 29.83R HX 100 WAKEFIELD MOCLDY 85 64 49 VRB6G25 29.89R EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ELIZABETH CITY CLEAR 85 76 74 S7 29.85R AHOSKIE* CLEAR 79 72 78 SE5 29.83S EDENTON* CLEAR 82 75 78 S9 29.85R CURRITUCK* CLEAR 82 76 82 CALM 29.87R KILL DEVIL HLS CLEAR 79 71 76 S6 29.85S MANTEO CLEAR 81 72 74 S13 29.87S CAPE HATTERAS CLEAR 81 77 88 SW6 29.88R FOG GOLDSBORO CLEAR 87 86 97 SE5 29.85R HX 113 WASHINGTON CLEAR 86 77 74 S7 29.85R HX 97 GREENVILLE CLEAR 84 77 79 S9 29.87R NEW BERN CLEAR 82 76 81 S5 29.88R WILMINGTON CLEAR 82 75 79 S6 29.89R ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ --- Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch Still corny after all these years! 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