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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
303 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...Summary of April 17 2024 Tornado Events across Northern Ohio...

.Bucyrus Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.48 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/17/2024
Start Time:             04:06 PM EDT
Start Location:         1 WSW Bucyrus / Crawford County / OH
Start Lat/Lon:          40.7981 / -83.0005

End Date:               04/17/2024
End Time:               04:11 PM EDT
End Location:           2 NE Bucyrus / Crawford County / OH
End Lat/Lon:            40.8177 / -82.9394

Survey Summary:
A National Weather Service Cleveland storm survey team has
concluded an EF-1 tornado with max winds of 110 mph occurred in
Bucyrus, Ohio Wednesday afternoon, April 17th, 2024. The tornado
began near the bend of Kerstetter Road and West Southern Avenue.
The tornado yielded 80 mph winds with damage to the roof of a home
on West Southern Avenue. The tornado tracked northeast and
produced scattered damage in the form of broken tree limbs. The
tornado continued northeast across the Sandusky River and
increased in intensity up to 100 mph. Several large hardwood trees
were uprooted, a garage was destroyed, a small trailer rolled,
three chimneys were blown down, several large trees were uprooted,
and a shed was destroyed near the intersection of Ridge Avenue and
Wise Street. The tornado continued northeast with max winds of 110
mph while moving a house off its foundation. The tornado also
caused roof damage to the post office and a roof collapse at a
convenience store in and around downtown Bucyrus. In addition, an
abandoned plant wall was blown out and several antennas were bent.
The tornado continued northeast, blowing down several large trees
across a golf course and damaging a storage shed. Several tree
limbs were broken as the tornado tracked northeast and weakened.
The tornado finally ended along Beechgrove Road northeast of U.S.
Highway 30.


.Windham 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.


.Champion Township Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.96 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   20 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/17/2024
Start Time:             07:01 PM EDT
Start Location:         3 W Champion Heights / Trumbull County / OH
Start Lat/Lon:          41.3058 / -80.9112

End Date:               04/17/2024
End Time:               07:06 PM EDT
End Location:           3 NNW Champion Heights / Trumbull County / OH
End Lat/Lon:            41.3267 / -80.8616

Survey Summary:
A National Weather Service Cleveland storm survey team has
determined that an EF-0 tornado with winds of 80 mph occurred in
Southington and Champion Townships in Trumbull County, Ohio on
April 17, 2024. The tornado touched down near State Route
305 east of Hoffman Norton Road. Damage in this location included
significant damage to a garage and some downed trees and roofing
damage, indicative of 80 mph winds. The tornado continued
northeast to Oak Hill Drive, where additional downed trees caused
damage to a couple homes. The tornado continued northeast to
Downs Road NW where more trees prompted more home damage. The
tornado caused more tree damage west of Mahoning Avenue (State
Route 45), but the tornado likely dissipated prior to reaching
the 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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