DELARANEWS

Traffic Coordinator

Dave Maynard, WA3EZN

The OSSBN has changed the start time for the evening net back to 6:45 PM. With the change in propagation condition and the frequency not going long so early the net manager, Mike KC8WH, has checked the frequency at 7 PM several times before making this move.

Ohio Reaches Top 10 For States With Most Tornadoes

Tornado Count Raw Numbers per Storm Prediction Center For 2019: • Texas – 160 • Kansas – 111 • Oklahoma – 89 • Missouri – 89 • Mississippi - 88 • Alabama – 76 • Louisiana – 69 • Ohio – 55 • Georgia – 53 • Indiana - 37 As you have likely surmised, Ohio has had very active years for severe storms. Not only have our farmers been fighting excessive rain since 2018, the severe storm count has been on the rise. In 2017, data from the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) shows there were 43 confirmed tornadoes in Ohio. The number did drop to 17 tornadoes in 2018. The state typically averages around 19 touch downs per year. However, the count jumped again so far in 2019. According to SPC data, the raw tornado count numbers shows that Ohio now ranks 8th in terms of the state with the most tornadoes. These are the preliminary numbers as the data will be quality controlled at the end of each year to remove any duplicate reports. It is likely though, despite the duplicate reports, that Ohio would likely remain in the top 10 even once any duplicate reports are removed. It has been a very active weather pattern not only for Ohio, but for much of the country. There have been a total of 1225 tornadoes reported in the United States as of June 25th. This is the third highest number of tornadoes in nearly 20 years to date, with the top year being 2008 when there were nearly 2200 tornadoes as of late June. Number 2 was in 2011 when there were nearly 1900 tornadoes. For Ohio, this is the 2nd highest count for tornadoes (46) for an entire year with the most occurring in 1992 when there were 61 tornadoes that touched down. Of course, we still have just over 6 more months to go. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to as a twister. Tornadoes come in many shapes and sizes, and they are often visible in the form of a condensation funnel originating from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, with a cloud of rotating debris and dust beneath it. Most tornadoes have wind speeds less than 110 miles per hour and are about 250 feet across, and travel a few miles before dissipating. The most extreme tornadoes can attain wind speeds of more than 300 miles per hour, are more than two miles in diameter, and stay on the ground for dozens of miles. According to the National Weather Service, there were 19 confirmed tornadoes in Ohio in 2020. More than 1,000 tornados have touched down in Ohio since 1950, including 38 events that rated at least F4 on the Fujita scale, meaning major damage with winds reaching above 207 mph. Tornado HQ now has an experimental live-updating page at https://www.tornadohq.com/live/. You can track as many locations as you like and be notified with a voice alert (if your browser supports it) when any of your locations is affected by severe weather
DELARANews

Traffic

Coordinator

Dave Maynard, WA3EZN

The OSSBN has changed the start time for the evening net back to 6:45 PM. With the change in propagation condition and the frequency not going long so early the net manager, Mike KC8WH, has checked the frequency at 7 PM several times before making this move.

Ohio Reaches Top 10 For States With Most

Tornadoes

Tornado Count Raw Numbers per Storm Prediction Center For 2019: • Texas – 160 • Kansas – 111 • Oklahoma – 89 • Missouri – 89 • Mississippi - 88 • Alabama – 76 • Louisiana – 69 • Ohio – 55 • Georgia – 53 • Indiana - 37 As you have likely surmised, Ohio has had very active years for severe storms. Not only have our farmers been fighting excessive rain since 2018, the severe storm count has been on the rise. In 2017, data from the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) shows there were 43 confirmed tornadoes in Ohio. The number did drop to 17 tornadoes in 2018. The state typically averages around 19 touch downs per year. However, the count jumped again so far in 2019. According to SPC data, the raw tornado count numbers shows that Ohio now ranks 8th in terms of the state with the most tornadoes. These are the preliminary numbers as the data will be quality controlled at the end of each year to remove any duplicate reports. It is likely though, despite the duplicate reports, that Ohio would likely remain in the top 10 even once any duplicate reports are removed. It has been a very active weather pattern not only for Ohio, but for much of the country. There have been a total of 1225 tornadoes reported in the United States as of June 25th. This is the third highest number of tornadoes in nearly 20 years to date, with the top year being 2008 when there were nearly 2200 tornadoes as of late June. Number 2 was in 2011 when there were nearly 1900 tornadoes. For Ohio, this is the 2nd highest count for tornadoes (46) for an entire year with the most occurring in 1992 when there were 61 tornadoes that touched down. Of course, we still have just over 6 more months to go. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to as a twister. Tornadoes come in many shapes and sizes, and they are often visible in the form of a condensation funnel originating from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, with a cloud of rotating debris and dust beneath it. Most tornadoes have wind speeds less than 110 miles per hour and are about 250 feet across, and travel a few miles before dissipating. The most extreme tornadoes can attain wind speeds of more than 300 miles per hour, are more than two miles in diameter, and stay on the ground for dozens of miles. According to the National Weather Service, there were 19 confirmed tornadoes in Ohio in 2020. More than 1,000 tornados have touched down in Ohio since 1950, including 38 events that rated at least F4 on the Fujita scale, meaning major damage with winds reaching above 207 mph. Tornado HQ now has an experimental live-updating page at https://www.tornadohq.com/live/. You can track as many locations as you like and be notified with a voice alert (if your browser supports it) when any of your locations is affected by severe weather