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Tornado in Mercer County, Ohio

Tornado May 4, 2024 · Mercer County, Ohio

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Not rated

0.6 mi

Path length

30 yd

Path width

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A weak landspout tornado was observed moving north in a field east of Burrville Road. The tornado caused no known damage.

The wider storm

A stalled stationary front in southern Ohio sparked showers and thunderstorms.

Began near Chattanooga (40.6400, -84.7100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1172364. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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