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EF1 tornado in Clark County, Ohio

Tornado February 27, 2023 · Clark County, Ohio

EF1
Rating
2.3 mi
Path length
300 yd
Path width
$250K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 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

The tornado appeared to first touch down at a residence on the north side of Ayres Pike, just west of North Dayton-Lakeview Rd. At this particular residence, a softwood tree was uprooted and siding was ripped off a residential home along with a few shingles.

The tornado progressed northeast through open fields, until further damage was spotted at a residence after crossing Dayton-Lakeview Road. Here, a barn was completely destroyed and a softwood tree was uprooted. Other large branches were also snapped from nearby hardwood trees.

The tornado tracked northeast over another stretch of open fields before impacting the next residential area just west of New Carlisle- St Paris Road and south of Stott Road. Here, hardwood trees were uprooted and several large branches were snapped.

The tornado continued northeast through open fields and intensified as it approached the intersection of Stott Road and Ansbaugh Road. At this location, four well-built homes suffered minor to moderate roof damage as plywood was completely removed from part of a home. Additionally, one of the houses had a garage door that caved in at the center. This is where EF1 damage was noted due to the severity of roof damage, as well as the garage door collapsing.

After damaging those structures along the intersection, the tornado continued northeastward through open fields and lost some intensity. The last noted damage occurred at a residence just north of Ballentine Pike, just east of Ansbaugh Road. This residence had an uprooted hardwood tree that fell onto the front porch of the home.

The wider storm

Showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a low pressure system moving through the Ohio Valley.

Began near New Carlisle Arpt (40.0091, -84.0040).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1074032. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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