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Tornado in Van Wert County, Ohio

Tornado March 23, 2022 · Van Wert County, Ohio

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Not rated

0.3 mi

Path length

20 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 20 yards (0.01 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency management officials relayed video footage of a landspout over an open, empty field. No damage occurred, resulting in an EF-U rating.

The wider storm

Clearing ahead of a weak trough allowed for modest instability as well as limited shear. A few thunderstorms produced hail approaching or briefly exceeding severe levels. In addition, a landspout was observed in Van Wert county.

Began near Convoy (40.9651, -84.7032).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1016694. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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