Public Information Statement Issued by NWS Cleveland, OH
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
948 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN WOOD COUNTY ON JUNE 13 2013...
LOCATION...1 MILES WEST OF CUSTAR
DATE...JUNE 13 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...1225 AM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.9 MILE
BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.2846N / -83.8650W
ENDING LAT/LON...41.2846N / -83.8469W
*THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
.SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND CONFIRMS AN EF0 TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WEST OF CUSTAR AT 1225 AM EDT. THE
TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 0.9 MILES AND CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO
DOORS AND ROOFS OF TWO HOMES AND A GARAGE. ONE TREE WAS UPROOTED AND
THROWN 200 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST. MANY OTHER TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN
IN THE VILLAGE OF CUSTAR. TREE DAMAGE ON THE WEST SIDE OF CUSTAR WAS
A RESULT OF THE TORNADO WHILE ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE IN CUSTAR
WAS THE RESULT OF STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE TORNADO HAD WIND SPEEDS
UP TO 80 MPH AND IS RATED EF0.
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