EF1 Tornado — Mercer, Ohio

2024-03-14 · near Wabash, Mercer, Ohio

Event narrative

The tornado initially began at 1740EST over an open field in Adams County, Indiana, north of the intersection of East County Road 1200 South and South County Road 600 East and moved east toward the Indiana/Ohio State line.

The tornado entered Mercer County, Ohio, at 1745EST, along Skeels Road, where minor damage was observed to a house. The most confident corridor of EF-1 tornado damage, estimated to be around 100 mph, occurred shortly after the tornado developed. Most of the damage was confined to a few properties south of the intersection of Skeels Road and State Route 49. Several outbuildings were completely destroyed and one house received some roof damage. The tornado continued eastward and followed Carmel Church Road, where it caused numerous tree and additional outbuilding damage.

A more southeast motion of the tornado started at the intersection of Carmel Church Road and Erastus Durbin Road. Additional damage was observed between this location and the intersection of Now and Mud Pike Roads. The final corridor of damage was observed along Mud Pike Road and toward the intersection at State Route 118, where several homes were damaged. The tornado dissipated east of this location.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed in an unseasonably warm and humid airmass ahead of an approaching cold front.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1161942. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.