EF0 Tornado — Champaign, Ohio

2022-06-08 · near Lippincotts, Champaign, Ohio

Event narrative

Initial EF-0 damage began on West Herr Road near North US Highway 68. Several large tree branches measuring between 3-8 inches were snapped. The adjacent home toward the east had four large hardwood trees downed, several of which were snapped at the trunk. Additionally, this home and unattached garage had siding ripped off. Continuing 1.7 miles northeast, the property at the intersection of Kennard-Kingscreek Road and Game Farm Road received EF-0 damage. At this location, numerous hardwood trees were snapped at the trunk, a metal garage door was bent, a barn door track was ripped from the barn, and a shed was rolled onto its side.

The tornado continued eastward and broke additional tree limbs along Kennard-Kingscreek Road. Farther down the road, a barn was completely destroyed with the roof caving in and one of the supporting walls thrown 15 yards to the north. Next door to this location, several large hardwood trees were uprooted. Farther northeast, down Kennard-Kingscreek Road, a front porch was completely separated from the home and had large 20 foot pieces of structure thrown as far as 50 to 70 yards away. The damage path continued past North Ludlow Road, down South Kennard Road, where metal roofing was lifted off of a barn. More damage was found along a tree line off of Dog Leg Road, where numerous tree branches were snapped and trees were uprooted. The last known damage from the tornado occurred along State Route 296, where several trees were downed.

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 1023317. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.