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EF0 tornado in Brown County, Ohio

Tornado June 8, 2022 · Brown County, Ohio

EF0
Rating
2.1 mi
Path length
80 yd
Path width
$40K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 80 yards (0.05 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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

Widespread minor tree damage was observed throughout Sardinia and in surrounding areas. Much of this is believed to have been caused by straight line winds of around 60 to 70 mph.

However, a more concentrated corridor of damage was also observed, and this damage was caused by a tornado. The first tornadic damage was observed near the intersection of Hope Lane and Purdy Road, where tree damage extended into a neighborhood south of Charles Street. The most significant tree damage was observed on Oakdale Avenue. A stand of softwood trees was heavily damaged with numerous trees snapped off. Further east, behind some houses, several large hardwood trees were uprooted. These trees were found to be laying in different directions.

Additional tree damage was also observed on a consistent path to the east that crossed State Route 32, Siteman Road, and Katterman Road. No additional damage was found east of Katterman Road. Based on the tree damage found on Oakdale Avenue, the strongest winds in this tornado were estimated to be 75 mph.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Sardinia (39.0044, -83.8102).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Miami CountyEF2 Hocking CountyEF1 Darke CountyEF1 Clark CountyEF0 Champaign County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1023357. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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