EF0 tornado in Fayette County, Ohio
Tornado May 27, 2019 · Fayette County, Ohio
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Greene County → Fayette County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 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 first touched down in Greene County, about 4 miles north of Jamestown. The tornado traveled southeast before turning more easterly as it entered Fayette County about 4 miles northeast of Jamestown. While in Fayette County, a few tree limbs were downed and siding was removed at a property along Pleasant View Road. No additional damage was found to the east of this location. The damage in Fayette County was consistent with a lower-end EF0 tornado.
The wider storm
Thunderstorms developed during the evening hours along a warm front lifting slowly north across the region. Many of the thunderstorms produced tornadoes, including a few strong to violent tornadoes.
Began near Pleasant View (39.6842, -83.6564).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
17 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 817749. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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