EF2 tornado in Miami County, Ohio

The tornado touched down west of West Milton in open farmland and was only loosely in contact with the ground as it traveled east through West Milton. Only minor tree damage was seen for the first few miles of the track, with the vast majority of the tree damage being broken limbs and a few uprooted trees.

As the tornado moved through the Nashville area and toward Tipp City, it began to strengthen and caused EF-1 category wind damage to trees, power poles, and residences along West Kessler Cowlesville Road, especially near its intersection with Peters Road.

As the tornado approached Interstate 75, it strengthened further and directly hit several large industrial warehouse buildings on both the east side and west sides of the Interstate. On the west side of the Interstate, a large warehouse suffered considerable roof damage and a complete collapse of an exterior wall. Several empty semi trailers were overturned or rolled. In this area, damage was consistent with wind speeds of around 120 mph, or EF-2 damage.

The tornado continued across the Great Miami River into rural farmland where the intensity quickly decreased and damage to trees and outbuildings was consistent with EF-0 or low-end EF-1 damage. The tornado then lifted south-southeast of Casstown.

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.