EF1 Tornado — Morrow, Ohio

2022-06-13 · near Williamsport, Morrow, Ohio

Event narrative

This tornado began along Township Road 46 in Mount Gilead and damaged multiple farm buildings. The structural damage included complete loss of a roof and compromised exterior walls. A trailer was tossed approximately 30 yards. As the tornado moved southeastward, numerous trees were uprooted or snapped. When the tornado crossed Township Road 87, numerous 2x4 planks impaled the sides and roofs of structures. The tornado dissipated as it approached the intersection of Township Roads 86 and 91. Estimated peak tornadic winds were 97 mph.

Wider weather episode

A surface front moved little during the evening of the 13th through predawn hours on the morning of the 14th. The front remained draped southeastward from far-southwest Lower MI and far-northeast IN, through northern OH, and into southwest PA. This front separated a very warm, humid, and unstable air mass to its southwest from a cooler, drier, and stable air mass to its northeast. Two mesoscale convective systems (i.e. MCS's) developed and evolved southeastward along this front.

During the late evening of the 13th through first hour of the 14th, the first bowing MCS evolved southeastward across portions of northern OH and generated widespread damaging to destructive wind gusts and three QLCS tornadoes. This MCS was a true derecho. The second bowing MCS evolved southeastward across portions of northern OH and generated sporadic damaging wind gusts during the wee hours on the morning of the 14th. Both MCS's occurred along a tight northeast-to-southwest gradient in MUCAPE accompanying the front and amidst primarily moderate to strong MUCAPE. The two MCS's also took advantage of moderate DCAPE and moderate to strong effective bulk shear.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1027873. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.