Eldora Speedway
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE:

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
809 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012
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INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ042-043-051-060-070-220115-
UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-FAYETTE IN-WAYNE IN-BUTLER OH-DARKE OH-MIAMI OH-
PREBLE OH-SHELBY OH-
809 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY...
PREBLE...NORTHWESTERN MIAMI...DARKE...NORTHWESTERN BUTLER...WAYNE...
FAYETTE...NORTHERN FRANKLIN AND UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT...

AT 803 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM ROSE HILL TO GREENS FORK TO ANDERSONVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...ANSONIA...RICHMOND...
NEW PARIS...GREENVILLE...NEW MADISON...LIBERTY...VERSAILLES...
ARCANUM...BRADFORD...WEST COLLEGE CORNER...EATON AND LEWISBURG.

ALSO...SPRINGERSVILLE...SPRING GROVE...NORTH STAR...PALESTINE...
MIDDLEBORO...ABINGTON...ALQUINA AND EVERTON ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS.

WATER WILL POND ON ROADS AND MAY QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND
SMALL STREAMS.

Tim Wolffrum aka Cowboy

sounds as though the track'll be well watered n tacky tomorrow nite

Heard it rained so hard near the track tonight you couldn't see. Guess for once the weatherman got it right.

Anyone at the track able to let us know how things are progressing.

Looks like USAC thinks everything is a go. This was from their Twitter 25 minutes ago:

"USAClive All gates open at noon today @EldoraSpeedway for tonight's #4Crown Nationals! Big night of USAC racing with all three divisions!"

I'm ready for my yearly triple dose of Eldora! Don't forget to bring you another layer to throw on once it starts to cool down, later in the evening.

Jerry

Sunny and breezy here now.