6/5/10 - Moderate Risk of Severe Weather Today

Streaming Radar - http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-oklahoma-weather
Outlook images below are archived from the event itself.

SPC Storm Reports for 6/5/10
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/100605_rpts.html

DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0754 AM CDT SAT JUN 05 2010

VALID 051300Z - 061200Z

*...THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER PARTS OF THE MID MS AND OH
VLYS...*

...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS SURROUNDING THE MDT RISK
AREA...FROM THE LWR MO VLY TO THE NEW ENGLAND AND MID ATLANTIC
CST...

...SYNOPSIS...
IN BELT OF STRONG ZONAL FLOW OVER THE NRN TIER...SHORTWAVE TROUGH
NOW OVER MT WILL AMPLIFY ESE ACROSS THE DAKOTAS/MN/IA BY THIS
EVE...BEFORE FURTHER AMPLIFYING AS IT CONTINUES ESE INTO MI/IND
EARLY SUN. IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH...RIDGE WILL BUILD N ACROSS
THE GRT BASIN/RCKYS AS UPR LOW CONTINUES TO ELONGATE OVER THE
CNTRL/WRN GULF CST.

...MID MS VLY INTO THE OH VLY TODAY/TONIGHT...
WEAK MCSS NOW OVER IA/NRN MO/IL SHOULD CONTINUE ESE THROUGH LATER
THIS MORNING AND FURTHER WEAKEN. ADDITIONAL STORMS SHOULD FORM ON
ERN EDGE OF THESE CLUSTERS OVER PARTS OF IL/IND AND OH...WHERE MORE
SUBSTANTIAL HEATING WILL OCCUR BENEATH MODERATE...DEEP
UNIDIRECTIONAL WLY MID-LVL FLOW /REF MCD 812/. THE STORMS COULD
ORGANIZE INTO ONE OR TWO CLUSTERS/BANDS. THERE WILL BE A RISK FOR
SVR WIND/HAIL...ESPECIALLY FROM CNTRL/NRN IND INTO CNTRL/NRN OH AND
WRN PA...GIVEN 40+ KT 700 MB FLOW AND SBCAPE TO 2000 J/KG.

BACK WEST...SFC HEATING IN WAKE OF MORNING ACTIVITY AND APPROACH OF
AMPLIFYING UPR IMPULSE SHOULD SUPPORT A NEW AREA OF STORM
DEVELOPMENT OVER CNTRL/NRN IA BY MID AFTN. PW AOA 1.75 INCHES...SFC
DEW POINTS AROUND 70 F...55-60 KT DEEP WNWLY SHEAR...INCREASING
UVV...AND STEEP MID-LVL LAPSE RATES SHOULD FOSTER SUPERCELLS WITH
LARGE HAIL AND A FEW TORNADOES. THESE STORMS SHOULD MERGE INTO A
FORWARD-PROPAGATING/BOW MCS BY EVE AS UPR SYSTEM CONTINUES TO
AMPLIFY AND A SFC LOW DEVELOPS OVER NRN IL/SRN MI. EMBEDDED
SUPERCELLS/BOWS SHOULD ACCELERATE DOWNSTREAM INTO CNTRL/NRN
IL...CNTRL/NRN IND AND POSSIBLY PARTS OF OH BY MID/LATE EVE.
STRONG...DMGG WIND GUSTS...LARGE HAIL AND A FEW TORNADOES MAY OCCUR.
THE THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO PARTS OF UPSTATE NY AND WRN/NRN PA
EARLY SUN.
WHILE THE MCS FORWARD-PROPAGATES INTO THE UPR OH VLY...
UNIDIRECTIONAL WIND PROFILE AND THERMODYNAMIC SETUP ALSO WILL
SUPPORT BACKBUILDING/REGENERATIVE STORMS ALONG COLD FRONT/ OUTFLOW
INTO NE MO AND CNTRL IL...WITH AT LEAST AN LIMITED THREAT FOR
OVERNIGHT SVR WIND/HAIL.

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NWS Cleveland (NC/NE Ohio) : http://www.erh.noaa.gov/cle/

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created by JustaSooner on Jun 05, 2010 at 10:49:25 am
updated by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 03:54:51 pm Outdoors Comments: 145

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Thanks. I just finished planting and mulching a 6000 sq ft (no typo 6000) sustainable landscape garden. Knowing I dont have to hand water good today is good news. There is no water at the site.

posted by holland on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:04:58 am #

I logged on in hopes that you would update us with the weather. What do you think of Toledo's chance of these heavy downpours? When I looked online, it looked like it was breaking up or wearing down. Any opinions?

posted by draven4099 on Jun 05, 2010 at 12:24:02 pm #

Weather Channel says 2 inches rain possible.

You could tie this thread in with the 'basement flooding program', lol (hopefully not).

posted by McCaskey on Jun 05, 2010 at 01:02:18 pm #

I hope not!

posted by draven4099 on Jun 05, 2010 at 01:20:15 pm #

Clearing is starting to work into NW OH. SPC has update the risk of some strong tornadoes just to the west but expecting these to form a couple complexes that will bring widespread damaging winds to the area late this evening/overnight.

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DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0300 PM CDT SAT JUN 05 2010

VALID 052000Z - 061200Z

...THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PARTS OF SE IA...NE
MO...NCNTRL IL...IND...OH AND WRN PA...

...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE MID-MO
VALLEY...UPPER MIDWEST...OH VALLEY...SRN GREAT LAKES...CNTRL AND NRN
APPALACHIAN MTNS...MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND...

THE ONLY CHANGE TO THE OUTLOOK IS TO ADD A SIGNIFICANT TORNADO
PROBABILITY AREA FROM SE IA EWD ACROSS NCNTRL IL AND NRN IND WHERE
LOW-LEVEL SHEAR WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING. A WELL-DEVELOPED 65 TO 80 KT MID-LEVEL JET WILL APPROACH
THE MODERATE RISK AREA WITH CONDITIONS BECOMING FAVORABLE FOR A
SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING
ACROSS THE OH VALLEY. THE CURRENT THINKING IS THAT A BOWING
LINE-SEGMENT WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THE WRN PART OF THE MODERATE RISK
AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE LINE SHOULD BECOME PERSISTENT AND
WELL-DEVELOPED PRODUCING VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS. SOME CELLS AHEAD OF
THE LINE SHOULD REMAIN DISCRETE BECOMING SUPERCELLS. THE TORNADO
THREAT SHOULD BE GREATEST WITH BOWING SEGMENTS ALONG THE LINE AND
WITH SUPERCELLS AHEAD OF THE LINE. A THREAT FOR STRONG TORNADOES
SHOULD EXIST FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY AND MID EVENING
AS THE LOW-LEVEL JET BECOMES VERY FOCUSED.

..BROYLES.. 06/05/2010

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 05, 2010 at 06:47:42 pm #

Sooooo...will we still have the 3+ inches of rain in Toledo overnight? Now we can expect tornadoes?

posted by draven4099 on Jun 05, 2010 at 08:02:50 pm #

The forecast for damaging storms and heavy rain was not just for Toledo. The flash flood watch includes a large area of the lower Great Lakes states. Wunderground's severe weather map currently shows some counties in the watch area in eastern Ohio currently under a flash flood warning. Slow-moving strong storms with heavy rain moved west to east through north central Ohio today.

A tornado and .75 to 1.25 inch hail were reported in the Mansfield area. A tornado and 1.0 to 1.75 inch hail were reported in Holmes County. The storm reports map shows several counties in central and eastern Ohio reporting one or more of the following: tornado, funnel cloud, storm damage, flash flooding, and large hail.

And if it's any consolation, a short time ago, tornado warnings were issued for areas just west of Toledo.

Tornado Warning for...
southeastern Steuben County in Northeast Indiana...
southeastern Hillsdale County in Southeast Michigan...
northwestern Fulton County in Northwest Ohio...
northern Williams County in Northwest Ohio...

at 953 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
severe thunderstorm with strong rotation. 4 miles northwest of
Edon... or 10 miles east of Angola... and moving east at 40 mph.

Also: A Tornado Warning remains in effect until 1030 PM EDT for
southeastern Williams... northeastern Defiance and northwestern Henry
counties...

At 959 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar continued to
indicate a severe thunderstorm with strong rotation. This severe
storm was located over north central Defiance County... or about 5
miles south of Bryan... and moving east northeast at 25 mph.

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 10:06:29 pm #

Another tornado warning issued or re-issued a couple minutes ago:

Statement as of 10:20 PM EDT on June 05, 2010

The National Weather Service in northern Indiana has issued a

Tornado Warning for...
southeastern Fulton County in Northwest Ohio...
northern Henry County in Northwest Ohio...

until 1100 PM EDT

at 1019 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
severe thunderstorm with strong rotation 4 miles southeast of
Archbold... and moving east at 40 mph.

Locations in the path of this severe storm include...
Liberty Center...
Delta...
Swanton...

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 10:23:07 pm #

The immediate Toledo area may get rocked by a small but intense thunderstorm.

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 10:26:13 pm #

A tornado watch that was issued for the area a short time ago is in effect until 5:00 a.m.

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 10:29:16 pm #

Not sure of the reason for the tornado warning siren in Toledo/Lucas County at 10:31 p.m. No warning has been issued for Lucas County.

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 10:33:39 pm #

Sirens here in western Sylvania Twp. Makes me wonder if we're going to a warning soon or if they are jumping the gun?

Kids are sleeping upstairs, & I'm trying to figure out at what point to consider taking them down to the basement. Listen to the sirens, or the weather people?

posted by mom2 on Jun 05, 2010 at 10:41:12 pm #

Another warning issued.

Statement as of 10:40 PM EDT on June 05, 2010

The National Weather Service in northern Indiana has issued a

Tornado Warning for...
northern Fulton County in Northwest Ohio...

until 1130 PM EDT

at 1036 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
severe thunderstorm with strong rotation 5 miles southeast of
Fayette... or 7 miles north of Archbold... and moving east at 35 mph.

Locations in the path of this severe storm include...
Delta...
Swanton...

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 10:43:28 pm #

JR-the radar pic you posted last, can you post that again every once in awhile? I was looking at other radar pics, and I didnt see this big storm in Chicago. Crap.

posted by draven4099 on Jun 05, 2010 at 10:44:24 pm #

Check the severe weather map for watches and warnings.

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 10:53:44 pm #

Statement as of 10:53 PM EDT on June 05, 2010

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

Tornado Warning for...
Lucas County in Northwest Ohio
northern Wood County in Northwest Ohio

until midnight EDT

at 1048 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado. This dangerous
storm was located near Whitehouse... or 6 miles west of
Waterville... and moving east at 55 mph.

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 10:54:04 pm #

For the above warning:

Locations impacted include...
Perrysburg...
Maumee...
Rossford...
Millbury...
Walbridge...
Luckey...
Northwood...

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 10:54:43 pm #

Radar loop as of 10:57 p.m.

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:00:29 pm #

In the basement right now with freaking out kids

posted by lfrost2125 on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:09:36 pm #

@11:11 p.m. Blizzard Bill reported on TV that several houses were leveled in Delta.

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:12:01 pm #

In basement with pregnant wife, dogs, cats, and a sleeping 3 year old on his fold out "Cars" couch. At least he fell back asleep!

posted by draven4099 on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:13:50 pm #

Appears that southern Lucas and northern Wood counties may get the worst of the one cell.

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:15:18 pm #

Can't find my scanner to dial up the SkyWarn network for details.

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:17:18 pm #

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

Tornado Warning for...
Ottawa County in Northwest Ohio

until 1215 am EDT

at 1111 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado. This dangerous
storm was located near Perrysburg... or 7 miles northeast of
Waterville... and moving east at 40 mph.

Locations impacted include...
Genoa...
Clay Center...
Rocky Ridge...
Oak Harbor...
Put-In-Bay...

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:19:16 pm #

Thanks for the update everyone. Way to look out for each other. Will everyone be up at 2-3 a.m. like I probably will be?

posted by draven4099 on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:19:34 pm #

I'll have a hard time falling asleep, draven. These night time tornado warnings are nerve wracking - if something happens to come through, you don't want to be caught unaware.

I hope no one was seriously injured in Delta. Homes can be rebuilt, but you can't replace lives.

posted by mom2 on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:23:14 pm #

Recent area storm reports:

06/05/2010 1013 PM
Evansport, Defiance County.
Funnel cloud, reported by Fire Dept/Rescue.
Fire Department reports a funnel cloud near Evansport

06/05/2010 1055 PM
4 miles S of Delta, Fulton County.
Tornado, reported by Emergency Mngr.
House with structual damage on cr7... possible tornado

06/05/2010 1055 PM
4 miles N of Liberty Center, Fulton County.
Tornado, reported by trained spotter.
Branches and power lines down... house damage from power
lines... possible tornado

06/05/2010 1003 PM
1 miles W of Pioneer, Williams County.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by law enforcement.
Tree down on vehicle.

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:24:15 pm #

One thing that surprised me was it took Cleveland so long to issue the warning with the history of this storm.

posted by avinsurer on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:25:51 pm #

Yeah I'll probably stay up just incase

posted by lfrost2125 on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:26:12 pm #

"I hope no one was seriously injured in Delta."

The above storm report, or the only info on hand at the moment, says a house with structural damage near Delta. That's different from several houses leveled. Will have to wait for version 2.0 of the info.

A brief period of mod-hvy rain here in West Toledo at 11:26 p.m. Lights are dimming a lot. Probably some power issues in the area.

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:28:24 pm #

Earlier, spotters reported a tornado on the ground near Perrysburg.

Latest statement says tornado reported near Millbury.

Statement as of 11:30 PM EDT on June 05, 2010

... A Tornado Warning remains in effect until 1215 am EDT for Ottawa
County...

At 1121 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar continued to
indicate a tornado. This tornado was located near Clay
Center... moving east at 55 mph.

Locations near the path of the tornado include... Port Clinton...
Marblehead and Put-In-Bay.

Trained spotters reported a tornado near Millbury.

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:33:00 pm #

I just spoke with my friend who lives in that area - 3 of their neighbors houses were leveled apparently. My friend was at a wedding reception, so fortunately she wasn't home during the storm. No idea if anyone was home at the neighbors houses.

posted by mom2 on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:34:12 pm #

11:27 p.m. radar loop.

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:34:42 pm #

Ack...sorry for being away this evening.

Strong area of rotation is moving through Williston right now.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:35:21 pm #

The airport is currently closed due to debris on the runways. Sounds like Mecalf/Executive Airport was hit also.

posted by avinsurer on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:35:22 pm #

Anyway to receive tornado warning via text from any website? Preferably free and reliable :o)

Just a little unsure of how to handle this upcoming storm heading in from Chicago. I figured a text message would wake me up and let me know to get in the basement.

posted by wahhutch9 on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:37:48 pm #

Just set your alarm like I am! See you in a couple of hours!

posted by draven4099 on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:42:15 pm #

Channel 13 just reported trailers and houses down in Fulton County.

posted by jr on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:42:22 pm #

Typically don't run this for Ohio, normally just down in the Southern Plains...but will have my radar streaming for that area for the next few hours. Not sure if video can be linked in here or not.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-oklahoma-weather

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:42:37 pm #

I get weather alert texts from WTOL. Most of the time they are fairly prompt, but once in awhile there's a lag.

The text for when Lucas Co officially went to a tornado warning came through at 10:55 pm - not too bad, considering the National Weather Service called it at 10:53.

posted by mom2 on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:42:43 pm #

Thanks. I just set one up with weather.com

Will do WTOL also.

Thanks

posted by wahhutch9 on Jun 05, 2010 at 11:44:10 pm #

Appears the Delta area was hit hard.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:00:07 am #

Must be sporadic in Delta. I'm there and my house barely got anything. We are lucky. Getting ready for round 2

posted by taxiang on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:02:06 am #

Will be keeping the streaming radar up for the night, also live chat is going in there as well.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:02:57 am #

Hearing some reports that there might be some damage to Lake HS

posted by lfrost2125 on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:08:21 am #

I wish the local Skywarn would post storm reports online. They are probably receiving a lot of reports tonight.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:11:20 am #

Unfortunately the area doesn't have the chaser rich environment to push reports in fast. Also Cleveland will probably be slow on getting much out (horrible weather office).

Latest update...NW Ohio is good for now. The main area for NW Ohio to watch out for is in Southern Michigan now in Cass/St. Joseph Counties. Wind profile does seem to be trending away from a tornado threat. There is one area of stronger rotation in the mentioned area, but it has been trending down fast. These are moving to the ESE right now.

There is another tornado warned storm in Starke Co, IN. Its moving ESE as well.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:18:29 am #

Found the scanner. Wife hid it.

12:20 a.m. report on the Skywarn net:

Debris path
200 yards wide
Location: SR 295 between Monclova and 20A, crossing 20A and going into Fulton County.
Consistent with other damage in the area.

I believe the operator said that was report number 18.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:26:01 am #

12:29 a.m. Skywarn net report

Lake Township "in really bad bad bad shape."
Calling for help for the area.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:31:19 am #

12:32 a.m. report:

Milbury at Woodville Rd
Severe structural damage

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:33:41 am #

12:34 a.m. conversation on the Skywarn net:

According to Cleveland, by just looking at the radar of the northwest Ohio storms, these were the worst storms in 10 years.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:35:52 am #

New tornado warned storm is in Southern St. Joseph Co, MI. Moving to the E/ESE at 50 mph. Area has redeveloped a small area of inflow again and rotation picked up a bit to prompt the warning.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:39:13 am #

Lucas County Skywarn, 18 storm damage reports relayed. I missed the first 17. Seems like it would be easy enough for them or him to post the info into a simple Wordpress or Tumblr blog.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:40:29 am #

Depends is Lucas County Skywarn is really setup to handle a busy severe weather night. More than likely will just need to wait for NWS CLE to compile the list - which could be a few hours off. Would be nice if they looked into Twitter and such to help push reports out fast.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:46:38 am #

Significant increase in rotation on the storm West of Coldwater now. Storm to the south has weakened quite a bit and appears to be more outflow dominant again.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:50:19 am #

12:49 a.m. Lucas County Skywarn net closing down. May start back up around 3:00 a.m.

On Saturday night/Sunday morning, Lucas County Skywarn received 32 checkins, and 17 reports were relayed to Cleveland.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:51:03 am #

"Depends is Lucas County Skywarn is really setup to handle a busy severe weather night."

Seems like one operator could monitor the conversations and post the info somewhere.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:53:05 am #

Two areas of concern. Near Coldwater and north of Orland.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:02:36 am #

So far 2 fatalities in Lake Township.

posted by avinsurer on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:06:59 am #

avinsurer - is that confirmed information? Just curious.

I hope not, but I did hear some news reports that Lake Twp had bad damage. Scary stuff.

posted by mom2 on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:11:32 am #

Rotation is increasing with the storms again.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:11:52 am #

Ignore the last image.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:12:52 am #

NWUS51 KCLE 060510
LSRCLE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
110 AM EDT SUN JUN 06 2010

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

1055 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W WHITEHOUSE 41.52N 83.84W
06/05/2010 LUCAS OH AMATEUR RADIO

ESTIMATED WINDS OF 55 TO 65 MPH...TREES DOWN.

1110 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N WHITEHOUSE 41.55N 83.80W
06/05/2010 LUCAS OH AMATEUR RADIO

HORSE BARN DESTROYED.

1110 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N WHITEHOUSE 41.58N 83.80W
06/05/2010 LUCAS OH AMATEUR RADIO

NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

1120 PM TORNADO 2 SSE WALBRIDGE 41.56N 83.47W
06/05/2010 WOOD OH AMATEUR RADIO

*** 2 FATAL *** LAKE TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATION AND DISPATCH
CENTER DESTROYED.HIGH SCHOOL BADILY DAMAGED. MANY HOMES
DAMAGE.ONE FEMALE KILLED IN A CAR.

1120 PM TORNADO GENOA 41.52N 83.36W
06/05/2010 OTTAWA OH AMATEUR RADIO

HOUSE DESTROYED...OCCUPANTS INSIDE.

1130 PM TORNADO 3 N GENOA 41.56N 83.36W
06/05/2010 OTTAWA OH AMATEUR RADIO

MULTIPLE HOMES DAMAGED WITH PEOPLE INSIDE NEAR MARTIN.

1130 PM TORNADO 3 NE ELMORE 41.50N 83.25W
06/05/2010 OTTAWA OH AMATEUR RADIO

SEVERAL HOMES BADILY DAMAGED

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:13:22 am #

Great stuff, folks. Keep up with the updates.

posted by McCaskey on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:14:53 am #

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
113 AM EDT SUN JUN 6 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
FULTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
WILLIAMS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
NORTHEASTERN DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
NORTHERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
HILLSDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...
NORTHEASTERN DE KALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA...
EASTERN STEUBEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA...

UNTIL 215 AM EDT

AT 109 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THESE SEVERE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF HILLSDALE TO 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ANGOLA TO 10 MILES WEST OF ANGOLA...AND MOVING EAST
AT 65 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HILLSDALE...MONTPELIER...BRYAN...ARCHBOLD...WAUSEON...NAPOLEON...
SWANTON...READING...EDON...PIONEER...FAYETTE...WEST UNITY...
STRYKER...DELTA AND LIBERTY CENTER.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:15:14 am #

while we have power, anyway.....

posted by McCaskey on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:15:46 am #

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
115 AM EDT SUN JUN 6 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL HILLSDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...

UNTIL 145 AM EDT

AT 114 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
JONESVILLE...OR 5 MILES WEST OF HILLSDALE...AND MOVING EAST AT
70 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HILLSDALE...JONESVILLE...LAKE WILSON...BEAR LAKE...OSSEO...NORTH
ADAMS...SHADYSIDE AND PITTSFORD.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:16:17 am #

Hillsdale storms looks better from a structure point of view. Definite inflow notch on it. The storm(s) to the south look a bit more disorganized right now.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:25:05 am #

Damn, I just heard the news reports about the 2 women from Lake Twp who were killed. How horrible. I feel terrible for their families.

posted by mom2 on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:26:37 am #

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
126 AM EDT SUN JUN 6 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LENAWEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...

UNTIL 230 AM EDT

AT 122 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF HILLSDALE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
ROLLIN AND MANITOU BEACH AROUND 135 AM EDT.
ROME CENTER AND CADMUS AROUND 140 AM EDT.
TIPTON AROUND 145 AM EDT.
ADRIAN AROUND 150 AM EDT.
HOLLOWAY AND PALMYRA AROUND 155 AM EDT.
DEERFIELD AND BRITTON AROUND 200 AM EDT.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:28:23 am #

2 deaths confirmed for lake twp

posted by lfrost2125 on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:35:51 am #

2 deaths confirmed for lake twp

posted by lfrost2125 on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:35:51 am #

sorry for double post

posted by lfrost2125 on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:37:17 am #

Radar presentation looks pretty blah now. Of course they are moving into an area that is horrible when it comes to radar coverage, so high resolution products are running out.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:43:01 am #

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
151 AM EDT SUN JUN 6 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LUCAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
SANDUSKY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
NORTHERN SENECA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO

UNTIL 245 AM EDT

AT 148 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES WEST OF SYLVANIA TO 13
MILES WEST OF CUSTAR...AND WERE MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:53:40 am #

Lake twp police dept had their roof ripped off. That's where one of the deaths occurred. Guess the woman was running between buildings and got picked up, tossed and killed

posted by lfrost2125 on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:56:50 am #

Then the other was in a car and got killed

posted by lfrost2125 on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:57:50 am #

Lake HS was also damaged enough to cancel graduation tomorrow

posted by lfrost2125 on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:00:11 am #

Lucas County Skywarn net back online at 1:55 a.m.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:01:17 am #

Pretty sad and tragic that she decided to go outside. Granted this isn't normal for you guys up there.

Pics on 13ABC: http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/gallery?section=weather&id=7481110&photo=1

Most of the photos looking like nothing more than EF0 to EF1 damage, but the Lake TWP damage is definite pushing EF2 it appears. Of course that is just from the pics...there is probably more significant damage out there that we can't see yet.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:02:19 am #

Quick radar update. Williams, Fulton and Lucas Counties...pretty disorganized storms, would expect mostly low end severe weather (some wind) and a lot of rain. Tornado threat is nil right now.

Lenawee County storm is holding its out. It has some rotation with it still and appears to be separated enough to allow for some reorganization.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:04:43 am #

Skywarn report at 2:15 a.m.

Raining at rate of one inch per hour in Swanton area. 1/2 inch rain measured in 30 minutes.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:19:25 am #

Skywarn report at 2:22 a.m.

Airport area near Airport Hwy has no power.

I think that's what was reported.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:24:03 am #

More rotation seen out by Delta again coming this way

posted by lfrost2125 on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:25:03 am #

Skywarn report at 2:24 a.m.

795 at Oregon Rd, no power.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:25:04 am #

Skywarn at 2:26 a.m.

Providence Fire Dept
80/90 turnpike location
Heavy rotation reported

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:27:00 am #

Tornado Warning now for Lucas County and northern Wood County.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:27:34 am #

yep sirens going off right now

posted by lfrost2125 on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:32:17 am #

No sirens sounding in West Toledo - Douglas Rd between Sylvania and Laskey. Odd. Especially at this time of night. Time to press the button.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:34:22 am #

The recent tornado warning statement.

Statement as of 2:26 AM EDT on June 06, 2010

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

Tornado Warning for...
Lucas County in Northwest Ohio
northern Wood County in Northwest Ohio

until 330 am EDT

at 224 am EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado. This dangerous
storm was located near Holland... or 7 miles north of Waterville...
and moving east at 70 mph.

Locations impacted include...
Rossford...
Northwood...
Walbridge...
Toledo...
Oregon...
Millbury...
Harbor View...

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:35:48 am #

Skywarn report at 2:36 a.m.

No sirens in West Toledo

Apparently District 1 (Cleveland) is talking about the lack of sirens, whatever that means.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:38:19 am #

In West Toledo, only some occasional moderate rain and wind gusts to around 20 mph. Wicked lightning show to the south.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:41:02 am #

Has anyone living in Lucas County heard the sirens? Skywarn is saying there was no siren activation for Lucas County.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:43:34 am #

No sirens heard in South Toledo for this second batch.

posted by jmleong on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:44:19 am #

No sirens went off in Monclovia Twp. Skywarn operators are contacting the sheriff's office to find out why.

posted by max on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:46:02 am #

System failure is the response.

posted by max on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:46:33 am #

Sirens just went off 2:46 a.m.

posted by jmleong on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:47:24 am #

Sirens are now sounding, apparently the call worked and the "system failure" woke up and pulled the trigger.

posted by max on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:47:27 am #

Skywarn report at 2:46 a.m.

Lucas County Sheriff reports that the reason the sirens did not sound earlier is because of a system failure.

Sirens began sounding at 2:46 a.m. The tornado warning was issued at 2:26 a.m. System failure, eh?

After sirens began sounding at 2:46 a.m., a ham op called in and said someone woke up the sheriff.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:50:25 am #

We had sirens in western Sylvania Township a few minutes ago.

Anyone have more information about Dundee?

posted by mom2 on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:55:11 am #

Blizzard Bill read reports of homes and/or farms damaged in Dundee.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:56:58 am #

Crap. I have a lot of family there.

posted by mom2 on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:58:03 am #

Ch 13 said the National Guard was called in for Millbury in northern Wood County.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 03:07:25 am #

Robert ('Bobby', as Chrys Peterson would call him) Shiels looks dead on his feet on ch. 11.

To be fair, those guys on all the local stations have worked their azzes off.

Terrific job by all on here.

Looks like all over in Sylvania, we missed the worst...nighty, night...

posted by McCaskey on Jun 06, 2010 at 03:12:22 am #

I have a friend that works for lake twp, and just talked to him. Said it's pretty messed up out there.

posted by lfrost2125 on Jun 06, 2010 at 03:13:01 am #

Said the pics he's seen don't do justice to the damage that was done. Said wait till the sun comes up and people will probably freak

posted by lfrost2125 on Jun 06, 2010 at 03:14:14 am #

MonroeTalks.com posting

3 houses hit in Dundee... roads closed near Cabella's... may only be due to a gas leak at the Holiday Inn...

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 03:25:37 am #

A third fatality being reported in Lake Township.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 03:26:03 am #

I just talked with my parents, who live near Cabela's. My dad said that 3 ambulances just flew past his house headed north.

That would be headed away from the Holiday Inn, so I'm thinking there must be something more than just the gas leak.

posted by mom2 on Jun 06, 2010 at 03:26:49 am #

Also, my sister said that her very heavy gas grill & a large kids playhouse were blown off her deck. (This is in Dundee.)

I'm guessing there must have been a tornado through there too - Channel 13 reported that the silo at the grain elevator was blown down in Dundee as well.

posted by mom2 on Jun 06, 2010 at 03:28:12 am #

Ch 24 reports road closures in Fulton County and northern Wood County due to debris.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 03:31:07 am #

Ch 24 spoke with an official from Lake Township who confirmed the third fatality, which occurred in Millbury. He said houses were destroyed in Millbury and Moline.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 03:37:35 am #

Statement as of 3:26 AM EDT on June 06, 2010

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

Tornado Warning for...
northwestern Erie County in north central Ohio
eastern Ottawa County in Northwest Ohio

until 415 am EDT

at 325 am EDT... trained weather spotters reported a tornado near
Port Clinton. Doppler radar showed this tornado moving east at 55
mph.

Locations impacted include...
Bay View...
Put-In-Bay...
Marblehead...
Kelleys Island...
Sandusky...

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 03:42:01 am #

Never heard a siren in Holland (Angola & McCord area) for the 2:30 "event". Did they go off or not? Were they supposed to?

posted by holland on Jun 06, 2010 at 08:42:23 am #

I heard the sirens in West Toledo for that series of storms. I went down, checked the radar, and saw that everything was north or south of me and went back to bed. The local televisions stations did an excellent job last night in providing updates.

posted by historymike on Jun 06, 2010 at 08:53:17 am #

For second line of storms, the tornado warning was issued at 2:26 a.m. for Lucas Conty, and the sirens sounded in Lucas County at 2:46 a.m. Even though it seems Lucas County fared well with the second line of storms, a 20-minute delay is unacceptable, especially around 2:30 a.m. The so-called system failure needs investigated. Amateur radio operators called the Lucas County sheriff's office to find out why the sirens did not sound, and soon after, the sirens sounded. Seems too coincidental.

For the first line of storms, sirens in Lucas County began sounding at 10:31 p.m. even though no tornado warning had been issued for Lucas County. Was that a "heads up" siren blast because of the warnings for Fulton County? What's the protocol for sounding the sirens? Whenever the sheriff wants. I thought it was when the county or parts of the county were under a tornado warning.

For the first line of storms, a tornado warning was issued for Lucas County at 10:53 p.m. The sirens did sound again for Lucas County, but I don't know when exactly, except it was soon after the warning was issued.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 09:18:07 am #

Siren policy can vary from county to county. It also depends on the siren system in place. Here we have the sirens setup on separate grids that allow only the warned portions of a city to have the audible alarm. Sirens are also used in cases when severe storms are moving into an area where there are several lakes to warn those out camping/boating - the main purpose of the sirens, warning those outside.

I would say taking an initiative and doing an advanced warning is a good thing when you have the ability. Especially when dealing with an idea where you have 3 different NWS forecast offices covering the same metro area. The other part is that you don't have the saturation of spotters/chasers who are able to watch things all the way through like you see in other areas. So the lack of continuous "ground truth" reporting also means you have to gamble a bit to provide an advanced warning.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 10:05:24 am #

I agree that there needs to be an investigation into why the sirens sounded 20 minutes later in the second wave of storms. We will see what happens. Maybe 13ABC can do an investigative report!

posted by draven4099 on Jun 06, 2010 at 10:07:32 am #

Just so everyone knows... the text message alerts from weather.com were great.

My phone went off at 2:26.. I hopped up, put my glasses on and turned on TV. Blizzard Bill didn't announce the warning until 2:27. I'd highly recommend this in the future.

Hope everyone is safe out there!

posted by wahhutch9 on Jun 06, 2010 at 10:32:02 am #

damn, I wish I had been able to be here last night, but I shut the puter down when the first wave went thru and didn't turn it back on till this am. got goosebumps reading this thread, you guys are AWESOME!!! Thanks jr and Justa and all of you!!!

posted by nana on Jun 06, 2010 at 12:51:08 pm #

Yep, the three places to be last night during all the storms were Channels 11 and 13 and Toledo Talk, maybe not in that order.

posted by McCaskey on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:06:56 pm #

Will be making some changes to http://www.anvilcrawlers.com/ . Instead of focusing solely on the southern Plains, will be adding information for the Lower Great Lakes over the next few days. The front page currently includes a live chat & live twitter feed from area agencies, news outlets, and the NWS. One thing that I have noticed is nearly none of the area emergency operation centers, skywarn groups, and other local agencies have any twitter feeds going. I guess we are spoiled down here with the vast wealth of information that gets transmitted from these groups to the public.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:40:44 pm #

I'm a skywarn spotter and tech savvy have any suggestions?

posted by INeedCoffee on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:42:25 pm #

INeedCoffee - I would definitely recommend looking at: http://www.spotternetwork.org/

They are a great organization setup and managed by key people in the field. A lot of offices, including Northern Indiana, utilize them to funnel reports and such.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 01:54:58 pm #

There were sirens heard twice in the Old West End. I think the first one was around 9-something. That's when the sky really opened up and we had a good downpour of rain. Everyone was outside at different parties for festival weekend. We were on our bikes at a party a few blocks from home.

Then the rain subsided a bit and we rode to another party. When the sirens went off a second time the rain came down even harder... we knew it was time to get home and ran with our bikes through the rain to our porch safely.

I was in bed a little while after that and didn't hear another siren, if there was one.

posted by toledolen_ on Jun 06, 2010 at 02:44:48 pm #

I was at Magee Marsh/Crane Creek this morning. Some structural debris could be seen along Route 2 east of N. Curtice Rd. Some decent-sized pieces of twisted metal were in some of the fields along Route 2. On the road and parking lots at Magee Marsh, I found pieces of roofing shingles, small pieces of metal, aluminum siding, splintered boards with nails, and some kind of housing material with yellowish, insulation-like material on one side and patchy black tar on the other side. No structural damage occurred in those immediate areas. I'm guessing it's deposited material that was carried for several miles from northern Wood County or western Ottawa County.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 03:05:01 pm #

Great set of pictures someone posted on facebook: http://www.sent-trib.com/trib/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15630

Solid EF3 damage in a few of those pics.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 03:47:30 pm #

June 6, 2010 Toledo Blade story

Tornado touchdowns were confirmed for 11:30 p.m. Saturday in Wood County's Lake Township. Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn said the five confirmed deaths were related to what was an 8-mile path of destruction in his county and neighboring Ottawa County. Three of the deaths happened in Millbury.

Mark or someone from Lake Township was interviewed on the Weather Channel. The tornado path was 100 yards wide. In Lake Township, 50 homes were destroyed and 50 more were damaged.

Also from the Blade:

Oak Openings Preserve Metropark in western Lucas County is closed until further notice because of hundreds of downed trees from the overnight severe weather. Damage to other Metroparks is still being assessed, park officials said Sunday morning.

Blade photo gallery only contains 17 photos. I imagine their photographers have taken more than that.

The municiple building in Lake Township in Wood County, Ohio, is decimated Sunday, June 6, 20101, after overnight storms.

Authorities in a helicopter survey the area of a house that was destroyed off of 795 near Cummings Road after the tornado came through Lake Township.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 03:59:28 pm #

http://woodcounty-ares.org/photos

posted by INeedCoffee on Jun 06, 2010 at 06:01:24 pm #

Those pictures from the Sentinel-Tribune are incredible and are the best I've seen at giving a real impact of the storms.

The one of the woman in the wheelchair holding something in a frame is heartbreaking.

posted by McCaskey on Jun 06, 2010 at 06:22:29 pm #

Nice pics on the blade website just wish they where a bit bigger. Some of those pics where maybe 150 pixels square almost a thumbnail :(

posted by INeedCoffee on Jun 06, 2010 at 06:29:58 pm #

Now seven confirmed deaths. Most in Millbury.

Blade photo gallery now up to 50 photos, covering the Dundee and metro Toledo areas. It is strange that some of the photos are tiny.

Tim Krugh, president of the school board, walks along the rubble of Lake High School athletic center and cafeteria Sunday.

Bethany Millhime looks for personal belongings in the aftermath of a tornado in Millbury, Ohio, Sunday.

Storms blew this camper 50 feet into a field south of M50 East off Petersberg Road, near Dundee, Mich.

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 08:04:37 pm #

Some pics from Delta/Swanton area http://s399.photobucket.com/albums/pp71/photoden61/Storm%20Damage%20June%205%20%202010/?track=share_email_album_view_click

posted by taxiang on Jun 06, 2010 at 08:06:14 pm #

This evening, a birdwatcher posted info about Oak Openings Metropark on the Toledo Naturalists message board:

There was a swath that the Tornado took through oak openings. It ranges 100 yards to maybe as much as 200 yards wide and takes pretty much a straight shot through the park. draw a line from just south of the Lodge on Reed and Wilkins and go west through where the horse barn is on Jeffers and beyond. No idea how far past the lodge heading east it goes. the tree loss is very substantial in that path as it was through Fulton County.

taxiang, are those your photos? Here are a couple:

enlarge

posted by jr on Jun 06, 2010 at 08:29:44 pm #

http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/p.php?pid=201006070041-KIWX-NOUS43-PNSIWX

FULTON COUNTY, OH

AN EF2 TORNADO BEGAN ALONG HIGHWAY 109 JUST NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD A
AND CONTINUED NORTHEAST FOR 7.5 MILES WEAKENING AS IT PASSED INTO
LUCAS COUNTY, OH.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 08:42:35 pm #

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
755 PM EDT SUN JUN 6 2010

...TORNADO IN WOOD AND OTTAWA COUNTIES IN OHIO...

LOCATION...NORTHEAST WOOD COUNTY AND EXTREME WESTERN OTTAWA COUNTY
DATE...JUNE 5 2010
ESTIMATE TIMED...1115 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF3*
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...136 TO 165 MPH +
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...200 TO 300 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...8 TO 10 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.33N / 83.33W
ENDING LAT/LON...41.35N / 83.22W

THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
A TORNADO WITH A RATING OF EF3 OR GREATER* FIRST TOUCHED DOWN NEAR
I-80 AND OREGON ROADS (EAST OF PERRYSBURG) AT 1115 PM AND THEN MOVED
THROUGH THE SOUTHSIDE OF MOLINE AND THEN NEAR METCALF AIRPORT AND
THEN ACROSS THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF MILLBURY AND THEN CROSSED INTO
OTTAWA COUNTY FOLLOWING TROWBRIDGE ROAD AND LIFTED AT 1130 PM JUST
WEST OF CLAY CENTER. AT LEAST 50 BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED AND 7
FATALITIES WERE ATTRIBUTED TO THE TORNADO.

*A FINAL RATING WILL BE ISSUED AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

posted by JustaSooner on Jun 06, 2010 at 09:39:27 pm #

Hubby took the photos in my link.

posted by taxiang on Jun 06, 2010 at 10:04:18 pm #

A Sunday night June 6, 2010 Toledo Blade story mentioned a looting problem.

She was afraid to leave what was left of her home, because she spent most of Sunday chasing away looters. Authorities confirmed Sunday there were reports of looters at houses that had been destroyed, including one where the owner had been killed.

The Millbury area

posted by jr on Jun 07, 2010 at 12:50:11 am #

Another post to the Toledo Naturalists message board about Oak Openings Metropark.

The damage in the Oaks is pretty amazing. No loss of life or buildings. The neighbors in the Oak River subdivision took a direct hit. PLEASE OBSERVE ALL THE CLOSED POSTINGS! There are dozens of "widow makers" all over. These are trees and limbs that are hung up and precarious.

The most heavily damaged area was over old Wilkins Road, behind the Lodge. The damage seems to begin in the State Forest area on Manore Road across to Jeffers, into the park to the Lodge, then on to Oak River Lane.

Crews worked over time in the park today, and neighbors and friends helped out on O.R. Lane. You all can help by staying out of the closed areas until the staff gives the all clear.

posted by jr on Jun 07, 2010 at 01:00:27 am #

Upon further investigation, the number of those killed was lowered from seven to five.

posted by jr on Jun 07, 2010 at 04:50:58 pm #

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/cle/wx_events/2010/June/june5-6/toledo.html

000
NOUS41 KCLE 080226
PNSCLE
OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-081400-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1025 PM EDT MON JUN 7 2010

...TORNADO IN WOOD AND OTTAWA COUNTIES IN OHIO RATED EF4...

LOCATION...NORTHEAST WOOD COUNTY AND EXTREME WESTERN OTTAWA COUNTY
DATE...JUNE 5 2010
ESTIMATE TIMED...1120 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF4
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...170 TO 175 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...300 TO 400 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...8 TO 10 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.33N / 83.33W
ENDING LAT/LON...41.35N / 83.22W

THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
A TEAM OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DID AN EXTENSIVE
SURVEY OF THE TORNADO PATH IN NORTHEAST WOOD COUNTY AND WESTERN
OTTAWA COUNTY TODAY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A TORNADO WITH AN
INTENSITY OF EF4 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE WITH WINDS
APPROXIMATELY 170-175 MPH MOVED THROUGH THE AREA.

THE TORNADO FIRST TOUCHED DOWN NEAR I-80 AND OREGON ROAD (EAST OF
PERRYSBURG) AT 1120 PM AND THEN MOVED THROUGH THE SOUTHSIDE OF
MOLINE...THEN NEAR METCALF AIRPORT...THEN ACROSS THE NORTHWEST SIDE
OF MILLBURY AND THEN CROSSED INTO OTTAWA COUNTY FOLLOWING TROWBRIDGE
ROAD AND LIFTED AT 1135 PM JUST WEST OF CLAY CENTER. THE MOST
INTENSE DAMAGE OCCURRED IN TWO LOCATIONS. THE FIRST AT STATE ROUTE
795 NEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN AGAIN ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF
MILLBURY. THE DAMAGE NEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL WAS RATED A STRONG EF3
ON THE ENHANCED FUJITIA SCALE. THE DAMAGE ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF
MILLBURY WAS RATED IN THE EF4 CATEGORY DUE TO THE EXTREME DAMAGE TO
STRUCTURES. AT THIS TIME 7 FATALITIES AND NUMEROUS INJURIES WERE
ATTRIBUTED TO THE TORNADO.

GARNET/MANNING

posted by anonymouscoward on Jun 07, 2010 at 11:25:45 pm #

Another reason why I like Wunderground.com. They display the annoying all-caps NWS messages in normal type. The NWS's all uppercase style must be a holdover from the old teletype days. The death toll was reduced to five by mid-afternoon on Monday, yet the NWS statement on Monday night still says seven. Did something change? Anyway, a readable version of the latest NWS info about the Wood County tornado:

Statement as of 10:25 PM EDT on June 7, 2010

... Tornado in wood and Ottawa counties in Ohio rated EF4...

Location... northeast Wood County and extreme western Ottawa County
date... June 5 2010
estimate timed... 1120 PM EDT
maximum ef-scale rating... EF4
estimated maximum wind speed... 170 to 175 mph
maximum path width... 300 to 400 yards
path length... 8 to 10 miles
beginning lat/Lon... 41.33n / 83.33w
ending lat/Lon... 41.35n / 83.22w

* the information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event(s) and publication in NWS
storm data.

... Summary...
a team of National Weather Service meteorologists did an extensive
survey of the tornado path in northeast Wood County and western
Ottawa County today. It was determined that a tornado with an
intensity of EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with winds
approximately 170-175 mph moved through the area.

The tornado first touched down near I-80 and Oregon Road (east of
perrysburg) at 1120 PM and then moved through the Southside of
Moline... then near Metcalf Airport... then across the northwest side
of Millbury and then crossed into Ottawa County following Trowbridge
Road and lifted at 1135 PM just west of Clay Center. The most
intense damage occurred in two locations. The first at State Route
795 near lake High School and then again on the northwest side of
Millbury. The damage near lake High School was rated a strong EF3
on the enhanced fujitia scale. The damage on the northwest side of
Millbury was rated in the EF4 category due to the extreme damage to
structures. At this time 7 fatalities and numerous injuries were
attributed to the tornado.

And NWS info about the tornado that began in Fulton County:

The National Weather Service confirmed an EF2 tornado
in Fulton County Ohio. The tornado began on Highway 109
just north of County Road A... continued to the NE
through Maumee State Forest and then entered Lucas
County Ohio. The tornado had a path length of 7.5 miles
and was half a mile wide at the widest point. Multiple
houses and structures were damaged or destroyed.
Numerous trees were uprooted... stripped or damaged.
Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 111 to 135 mph.

posted by jr on Jun 08, 2010 at 12:28:40 am #

Statement as of 2:04 PM EDT on June 7, 2010

... Tornado in Lucas County in Ohio...

Location... western Lucas County
date... June 5 2010
estimate timed... 11:00 PM EDT
maximum ef-scale rating... EF1
estimated maximum wind speed... 86 to 110 mph
maximum path width... 100 yards
path length... 4 miles
beginning lat/Lon... 41.53n / 83.87w
ending lat/Lon... 41.55n / 83.81w

* the information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event(s) and publication in NWS
storm data.

... Summary...
a tornado with a rating of EF1 first touched down at State Route 64
and the County line. The tornado moved northeast to the intersection
of Reed and Spencer Road. Damage to trees occurred along the path.
Some damage occurred to roofs of homes and some out buildings.

Statement as of 9:41 am EDT on June 8, 2010

... Tornado in wood and Ottawa counties in Ohio rated EF4...

* the information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event(s) and publication in NWS
storm data.

... Summary...
a team of National Weather Service meteorologists did an extensive
survey of the tornado path in northeast Wood County and western
Ottawa County. It was determined that a tornado with an
intensity of EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with winds
approximately 170-175 mph moved through the area.

The tornado first touched down near I-80 and Oregon Road (east of
perrysburg) at 1120 PM and then moved through the south side of
Moline... near Metcalf Airport... and across the northwest side of
Millbury. The tornado crossed into Ottawa County following
Trowbridge Road and lifted at 1135 PM just west of Clay Center. The
most intense damage occurred in two locations. The first location
was at State Route 795 near lake High School and then again on the
northwest side of Millbury. The damage near lake High School was
rated a strong EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The damage on the
northwest side of Millbury was rated in the EF4 category due to the
extreme damage to structures. 5 fatalities and numerous injuries
were attributed to the tornado.

posted by jr on Jun 08, 2010 at 11:57:45 am #

I drove by Moline the other day and was stunned by the damage I saw. Looks like a war zone. My heart goes out to the families who are suffering from the loss of a loved one, who have been injured, and/or lost their possessions.

posted by gemini on Jun 09, 2010 at 06:51:03 pm #

June 5, 2010 Wood County tornado claims sixth victim.

Ryan Walters of Millbury, Ohio, died at 6:14 p.m. Sunday at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, a hospital spokesman said.

Mr. Walters and his wife, Mary, apparently were asleep in an upstairs bedroom of their house when the tornado struck, as were their children, daughter Madison, 7, and son Hayden, 4, according to family members.

The only member of that foursome to survive the incident was the young girl, who was released from Mercy St. Vincent after days of treatment for broken bones. Mrs. Walters and the couple's son died shortly after the tornado struck.

posted by jr on Jun 13, 2010 at 11:38:41 pm #

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