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EF0 tornado in Madison County, Ohio

Tornado September 28, 2023 · Madison County, Ohio

EF0

Rating

0.0 mi

Path length

25 yd

Path width

$1K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 25 yards (0.01 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

A landspout briefly touched down in the backyard of a residence and caused minor damage to an outbuilding and playground equipment.

The wider storm

Cold air funnels developed across central Ohio during the afternoon hours. One of these touched down, causing minor damage.

Began near Amity (40.0632, -83.2430).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1129842. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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