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EF1 tornado in Delaware County, Ohio

Tornado April 17, 2024 · Delaware County, Ohio

EF1
Rating
0.9 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
$35K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 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 quickly developed and likely reached the maximum intensity near the intersection of Fancher Road and State Route 605 South causing damage to a residence on the south side of Fancher Road. Multiple homes on the south side of Fancher Road had damage including blown out windows, garage door failures, and moderate roof material loss.

The tornado weakened as it crossed Fancher Road near Hatch Road and Kean Road, causing damage to trees in the area. The last known damage was found north of Fancher Road where an outbuilding lost most of its metal panels.

The wider storm

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

Began near Harlem (40.1320, -82.8097).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF0 Champaign County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1163900. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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