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F1 Tornado — Seneca, Ohio

2002-11-10 · near Fostoria, Seneca, Ohio

$1.1M

Property damage

5.5 mi

Path length

25 yds

Path width

Event narrative

After lifting in downtown Fostoria (near the Hancock County border) the tornado touched down again on the northeastern edge of Fostoria. The tornado moved northeast from this location and damaged several homes before reaching the Fostoria Airport where a hanger and office building were damaged. From the airport, the tornado continued northeast across open farmland for a few miles and finally dissipated northwest of Amsden near the intersection of County Road 3 and Township Road 172. Several more homes and barns were damaged along the last half of the tornado track. Many cars were also damaged and hundreds of trees and power poles toppled. The damage path from this tornado in Seneca County was roughly five and a half miles in length and around 25 yards in width.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5322421. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.