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Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Cleveland, OH

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1153 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024


...NWS Damage Survey for 04/17/2024 Tornado in Windham, Ohio...


.Windham, OH Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.99 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   65 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/17/2024
Start Time:             06:45 PM EDT
Start Location:         2 WSW Windham / Portage County / OH
Start Lat/Lon:          41.2323 / -81.0813

End Date:               04/17/2024
End Time:               06:51 PM EDT
End Location:           2 NNE Windham / Portage County / OH
End Lat/Lon:            41.2672 / -81.0205

Survey Summary:
A National Weather Service Cleveland storm survey team has
determined that an EF-1 tornado with winds of 110 mph occurred in
Windham, Ohio on April 17, 2024. The tornado began near the
intersection of State Route 303 and Stanley Road. The tornado
produced wind damage of EF-0 to low end EF-1 intensity as it
downed trees and damaged roofs of several buildings. The tornado
continued northeast toward Bryant Road, where the tornado caused
significant damage to a large garage and moved a shed several
yards, in addition to downing several trees. The tornado crossed
the Ohio Turnpike, impacting 3 tractor trailers, and closing the
highway for some time. North of the Ohio Turnpike and off Bryant
Road, the tornado heavily damaged a mobile home, flipped over a
car and boat, and caused other minor structural damage,
indicative of EF-1 damage. The tornado continued northeast toward
Parkman Road, Crestview Drive, Wisteria Street, and Geneva Drive.
This area received the greatest wind damage from the tornado,
indicative of the 110 mph rating. Several homes were heavily
damaged with loss of roofing material, siding, and blown out
windows. Two homes were shifted off their foundations. Numerous
large trees were downed onto some homes. The tornado continued
northeast and crossed State Route 82, west of Horn Road, where
several trees were snapped. The tornado continued producing tree
damage to Frazier Road before dissipating prior to reaching
Silica Sand Road.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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Garuckas/Jaszka