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F3 Tornado — Putnam, Ohio

2001-10-24 · near Ft Jennings, Putnam, Ohio

$1.0M
Property damage
29.0 mi
Path length
440 yds
Path width

Event narrative

Tornado touched down in extreme southeast Van Wert county northwest of Delphos as an F0 and movednortheast into Putnam county southwest of Fort Jennings. F3 damage occurred 2 miles southwest of Ottawa in Putnam county with significant damage to well built homes and structures. The tornado was skipping across northeast Putnam county with F1-F2 damage before lifting just south of the Henry county line east of Belmore.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5270652. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.