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EF0 tornado in Darke County, Ohio

Tornado April 1, 2023 · Darke County, Ohio

EF0
Rating
5.9 mi
Path length
200 yd
Path width
$50K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 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 the intersection of Red River West Grove Road and Fourman Road, where mainly tree damage was observed. Some tree and barn damage occurred on Range Line Road with minor tree damage observed as far east as West Milton. Reports and photo evidence from numerous citizens in the area, in addition to emergency management officials, helped determine the extent of this tornado. Maximum wind speeds were estimated to be around 80 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 Gordon (39.9486, -84.4491).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Auglaize CountyEF0 Miami CountyEF0 Miami County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1081516. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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