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EF0 tornado in Champaign County, Ohio

Tornado April 17, 2024 · Champaign County, Ohio

EF0
Rating
3.0 mi
Path length
150 yd
Path width
$25K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 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 began approximately 6 miles east of Urbana, Ohio north of US Highway 36 with the first visible sign of damage along Mutual Union Road. Minor roof damage was observed at one residence with nearly all trees in the surrounding location remaining intact. As the tornado continued northeast, outbuilding damage was observed on Yocom Road. The most concentrated area of damage occurred on Perry Road where multiple trees were uprooted and several outbuildings were damaged. The final location of damage was found on North Parkview Road where minor roof and tree damage was observed. The tornado likely dissipated east of this point.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed as a low pressure system moved through the region.

Began near Cable (40.1277, -83.6335).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Delaware County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1163775. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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