EF1 tornado in Lawrence County, Ohio

An EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 105 miles per hour began in the vicinity of Timber Ridge Lake in a rural area of northeast Lawrence County. There was a concentrated swath of significant hardwood tree damage observed along Scottown-Lecta Road just southeast of Timber Ridge Lake, with several large hardwoods either snapped or uprooted. This damage was consistent with a converging tornadic damage signature.

Due to the rural area with which the tornado crossed and lack of a road network within the theoretical path, where the tornado first touched down and eventually lifted is unknown. In addition, this tornado may be an extension of the one which was observed in Aid.

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved across parts of Ohio at the start of the month of April. An intense squall line raced through portions of southeast Ohio on the late morning of April 2nd, which spawned four tornadoes and caused numerous other locations to observe straight-line wind damage. Additional severe thunderstorms occurred late in the afternoon and into the evening of April 2nd, producing additional tornadoes and wind damage centered within southern and eastern Ohio.

The multiple rounds of rain produced numerous instances of flash flooding around Ohio. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches had fallen across southern and eastern Ohio, with localized amounts near 6 inches observed. Runoff from this rainfall, coupled with heavy rain occurring in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, caused moderate to major flooding along the Ohio River. Moderate flooding was observed first along the lower Muskingum River, with both McConnellsville and Beverly having surpassed their respective moderate flood stage. Drainage into the Ohio River eventually sent the river into flood on April 4th from north to south, with subsequent crests occurring into April 5th. Locations along the upper reaches experienced moderate flooding. In addition, Marietta exceeded major flood stage. Overall impacts were significant with numerous roads and structures observing flooding along the West Virginia side of the river.