EF1 Tornado — Pike, Ohio

2022-06-13 · near Byington, Pike, Ohio

Event narrative

The tornado initially touched down south of the Latham area along Dry Bone Road, State Route 124, and Grassy Fork Road. A path of enhanced tree damage from west of Dry Bone Road to east of Grassy Fork Road was indicative of a weak tornado. This corridor of damage was embedded within a much larger field of wind damage that affected large swaths of Pike County in general.

The more concentrated corridor of damage had a convergent nature to the felled trees, rather defined lateral bounds, and episodes of debris thrown upwind. Most notably, a garage that was heavily damaged on Grassy Fork Road had some of its debris thrown upwind of the storm motion. Several corridors of extensive tree damage between Grassy Fork Road and State Route 124 had a clear convergent pattern in the felled trees. Damage in these areas was consistent with wind speeds of around 90 mph. The tornado likely lifted in the hills east of Grassy Fork Road but the line of storms and significant storm outflow continued to produce widespread straight line wind damage in excess of 70 mph across much of Pike County, including some localized areas possibly approaching 80 mph.

Wider weather episode

A convective complex moved east along and north of the Ohio River during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Widespread straight line wind damage occurred with numerous wind gusts estimated to be in the 70 to 80 mph range. Over 150,000 customers were without power across southwest Ohio after the storms moved through the region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1024451. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.