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EF0 tornado in Miami County, Ohio

Tornado April 1, 2023 · Miami County, Ohio

EF0
Rating
12.8 mi
Path length
250 yd
Path width
$200K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 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

The tornado first touched down near Pemberton Road, where it caused significant damage to a barn and a garage on Penny Road. The tornado continued east-northeast and moved through a commercial area on State Route 41 and then caused roof damage to several homes on the north side of Troy. Consistent damage continued to as far east as Deweese Road. Reports and photo evidence from numerous citizens in the area, in addition to emergency management officials, helped determine the extent of this tornado. Maximum winds were estimated to be around 85 mph.

The wider storm

Showers and thunderstorms overspread the area during the early morning hours ahead of a strong low pressure system and an associated cold front that were moving through the Ohio Valley.

Began near Laura (40.0241, -84.4078).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Auglaize CountyEF0 Darke CountyEF0 Miami County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1081512. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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