EF0 Tornado — Darke, Ohio

2022-03-06 · near Frenchtown, Darke, Ohio

Event narrative

The first signs of damage with the tornado occurred near the intersection of OH-185 and Conover Road, where minor damage to a few trees and homes occurred. The tornado moved east-northeast and caused more significant damage to a few properties on Versailles Yorkshire Road, just south of Burns Road. At one property, two large barns were leveled and roof damage was observed to other structures. A home on the southeast corner of the Versailles Yorkshire Road and Burns Road intersection had a small amount of roofing material removed, along with more extensive shingle damage and a few trees uprooted. A car at this property was moved from its parked position and a piece of plywood was embedded under the hood.

Continuing to the east-northeast, two properties on the north side of Burns Road sustained damage, along with numerous trees that were downed in a small stand of hardwoods. There was quite a bit of roof damage to outbuildings at these properties along with some minor damage to more well-built structures. One home had a notable amount of mud splatter on a south-facing garage door. Eyewitness reports and photography indicated that debris from these locations traveled over a quarter mile across the open fields.

Damage was also observed at a cluster of homes on Reed Road, just north of Burns Road. Most of the structural damage here was minor, primarily limited to fascia and siding. At least 20 to 30 trees in this area sustained damage with some of them uprooted and numerous others with large limbs snapped off. Debris from this cluster of properties was observed along a treeline across Reed Road to the east.

Additional minor tree damage occurred on Cramer Road. The last visible damage from this tornado occurred in a treeline south of Murphy Road along Swamp Creek, where a few large limbs were downed.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a low pressure system moving through the Ohio Valley. Some of the storms produced damaging winds and localized flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1001372. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.