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EF1 tornado in Warren County, Ohio

Tornado May 7, 2024 · Warren County, Ohio

EF1
Rating
3.2 mi
Whole path
350 yd
Path width
$520K
Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Warren County → Warren County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 350 yards (0.20 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 began in the Little Miami River Valley, within the village of Morrow where tree damage and minor structure damage was observed. Extensive tree damage occurred along the northern hillside rising up out of the valley. More sporadic tree damage was noted along the hillside rising up from the southern side of the river. Several homes along Mason Morrow Millgrove Road received structural damage. One home had a total removal of its second story while an adjacent home had partial removal of its roof. Winds at this location were estimated to be at 95 mph, or EF-1.

The tornado continued northeast along the Little Miami River, with more damage found near the intersection of Mason Morrow Millgrove Road and Woodward-Claypool Road. Widespread tree damage occurred on a large stretch of the Little Miami Bike Path. The tornado then appeared to weaken as it moved northeast, causing more minor tree damage and some minor structural damage to a residence before ending.

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 Roachester (39.3547, -84.1290).

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 1179680. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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