EF0 tornado in Franklin County, Ohio
Tornado February 28, 2024 · Franklin County, Ohio
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Franklin County → Fairfield County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The tornado began within or near the Walnut Woods Metro Park area, more specifically west of Richardson Road. Numerous pine trees were snapped and uprooted, likely indicating the strongest period of the tornado. The tornado continued eastward over Lithopolis Road where more tree damage was observed. In the Canal Winchester area, additional tree damage and light structure damage was observed throughout the city, with the damage centered on West Waterloo Street on the north side of town. The tornado then moved into Fairfield County as it crossed U.S. Route 33 at 0552EST. The tornado ended at 0554EST, about 1.5 miles north of Waterloo.
The wider storm
Showers and thunderstorms developed during the early morning hours ahead of a cold front moving through the Ohio Valley.
Began near Groveport (39.8381, -82.8863).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1155087. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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