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EF1 tornado in Vinton County, Ohio

Tornado June 8, 2022 · Vinton County, Ohio

EF1

Rating

0.4 mi

Path length

200 yd

Path width

$2K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A swath of trees with signs of convergence/rotation occurred on the northwest side of the ridge between Lake Hope and the Lake Hope State Park Lodge and Cabins. Multiple large healthy trees, including Oak and Hickory, were snapped and uprooted. A tree on the outer edge of the damage path fell onto a cabin causing minor damage.

The wider storm

A cold front accompanying a low pressure system swept through southeast Ohio on the afternoon and evening of June 8th. Strong to severe thunderstorms preceded the frontal passage, which imposed wind damage, large hail, an instance of flash flooding, and three areas ravaged by a tornado. These were confirmed to have occurred in Vinton County with numerous uprooted trees within the damage path.

Began near Hope (39.3316, -82.3533).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Vinton County EF0 Vinton County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1020812. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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