EF1 tornado in Mercer County, Ohio
Tornado May 7, 2024 · Mercer County, Ohio
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Mercer County → Auglaize County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The tornado began in a field east of Harrison Road and south of Guadalupe Road. The tornado moved east-northeast and caused significant damage to trees and outbuildings. The tornado moved into Auglaize County, just south of Guadalupe Road, at 1925EST. The tornado continued to move east across Auglaize County before ending at 1933EST, about 2.8 miles north of New Bremen.
The wider storm
Showers and thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon and evening hours ahead of a low pressure system moving through the Ohio Valley.
Began near Sebastian (40.4722, -84.5073).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
10 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1179531. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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