DIRECTOR

RICK MCCOY
DIRECTOR
VAN WERT COUNTY, OHIO
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
TORNADO
• November 10, 2002
• F-4
• 207-260 MPH
THE
PARTNERSHIP
EMA
PUBLIC
NWS
SPOTTERS
COMMUNICATION
Wilmington, OH
NWS
North Webster, IN
NWS
SYSTEM ADDRESSES
BOTH OBJECTIVES
SIRENS
• Location
– All Villages
– Cities
• New Sirens have
battery back-up
• Public Understands
Siren Tones
– Steady Tone
• Tornado Warning
– Wail Tone
• Enemy Attack
– No Siren
• All Clear
MONITORS
Located in
Special Population Areas
SCHOOLS
NURSING HOMES
HOSPITAL
COUNTY LIBRARY
EMERGENCY
ALERT SYSTEM
RECEIVING DATA
RECEIVING DATA
STORM READY
CERTIFICATION
JANUARY 2002
NOVEMBER 8, 2002
• Two Days Prior To Tornado
• EMA Office Receives Outlook
Statement Over EMWIN
Stating Possible Severe
Weather Outbreak Over
Weekend
NOVEMBER 10, 2002
• 1:40 PM
–EMA Director’s NOAA Weather
Radio At Home Alerts For
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
• 2:00 PM
–EMA Director Activates EOC
And Puts Out Statement Of
Watch
NOVEMBER 10, 2002
• 2:45 PM
–Tornado Warning Issued For
Adams, Jay, and Wells
Counties In Indiana
–EMA Director Activates
Spotter Network
NOVEMBER 10, 2002
• 3:02 PM
–NWS Issues Tornado Warning
For Van Wert County, Stating
Tornado 12 Miles Southwest Of
Wren Or 8 Miles Southwest Of
County Line
–EMA Director Activates Tornado
Sirens County Wide
RECEIVING DATA
EAS
EMWIN
AMATUER RADIO
EMA
WEATHER CHANNEL
AWS, CHANNEL 15 RADAR, METEOROLOGIX
NOAA
NOVEMBER 10, 2002
• 3:13 PM
– Tornado Lifts 1 Mile From County Line
And Storm Travels Over Willshire
• 3:20 PM
– Spotters Report 3 Tornados Close
Together Touch Down 3 Miles East Of
Wren
NOVEMBER 10, 2002
• 3:28 PM
–¼ Mile Wide Tornado Hits
City Of Van Wert
–26 Minutes After Sirens And
Monitors First Activated
NOVEMBER 10, 2002
• 3:30 PM
–Tornado Now Over ½ Mile Wide
Travels Northeast Of City Of
Van Wert
–Weather Service Advises This Is
An “Intense Severe Tornado”
NOVEMBER 10, 2002
• 3:43 PM
–Tornado Exits Van Wert
County Moving Into Paulding
County
TORNADO FACTS
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Traveled 53 Miles
2 Deaths
19 Injured
Largest and Strongest To Ever Hit
Van Wert County
• Tens Of Millions Of Dollars In
Damage
– 194 Homes Damaged (46 Destroyed)
– 17 Businesses Damaged (7 Destroyed)
TORNADO PATH
CREDITED FOR
SAVING HUNDREDS
OF LIVES
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
SPOTTERS
CITIZENS
STORM READY
COMMUNITY HERO’S
AWARD
1ST EVER IN UNITED STATES
TORNADO
AFTERMATH
NOVEMBER 10, 2002
CLEAN-UP
OLD GLORY
PREVAILS
ODOT
CLEAN-UP
POWER OUTAGES
SALVATION
ARMY
RED CROSS
UNITED WAY