EF1 Tornado — Darke, Ohio

2022-06-08 · near Gordon, Darke, Ohio

Event narrative

The tornado touched down in open farm fields to the west of Schnorf-Jones Road and immediately intensified and hit a farm, heavily damaging barns and outbuildings. The tornado continued east and crossed Red River-West Grove Road, where another farm was struck. At this location, a house received roof damage and several barns were damaged. The tornado lifted in a field east of Highway 49. Several people witnessed the tornado on the ground in this area, including video footage of debris being lifted from the ground.

Damage at the first farmstead was consistent with wind speeds of around 100 mph, or EF-1 damage. The second farmstead sustained damage consistent with wind speeds of around 75 mph.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours ahead of a low pressure system moving through the region. Many of the storms became severe, leading to damaging wind and a few tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1022955. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.