National Weather Service

An Ohio meteorologist fired by the Trump administration's cutbacks worries about the accuracy of weather forecasts and the ability to keep communities safe during severe weather.

The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Watch for southwest Ohio, from Sunday, June 22, through the evening on Tuesday, June 24. Daily high temperatures are forecast to rise into the 90s with a heat index above 100.

A power pole leaning over a major roadway is one of several incidents of damage from gusty thunderstorms that blew through the area.

The National Weather Service says wind chill values will be dangerously cold on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings in the Miami Valley.

During the week of January 6, southwest Ohio’s daytime temperatures will settle in the 20s, with only glimpses of sun. The area is also bracing for more snow later in the week.

The National Weather Service in Cleveland confirmed an EF-0 tornado in Huron County. This was the 63rd tornado in Ohio this year, surpassing the previous record set in 1992.

Ohio averages around 21 tornadoes a year. So far this year, there have been 54 recorded and it's not yet June.

The National Weather Service surveyed damage Wednesday following severe weather on March 7.

A meteorologist reviews the devastation unleashed by the Greene County tornado 50 years ago and highlights advances in weather forecasting.

Several school districts are dismissed early and some businesses closed early amid conditions that could produce tornadoes, flash floods and hail in the Miami Valley.

Over the past 30 years, Ohio has averaged around 21 tornadoes a year. This year, there have already been 18 confirmed.

Southwest Ohio is going through an abnormal drought period right now, that's according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Some of those droughts are even more severe toward the Great Plains and Midwest.