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EF0 tornado in Miami County, Ohio

Tornado May 27, 2019 · Miami County, Ohio

EF0
Rating
5.6 mi
Path length
200 yd
Path width
$50K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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

Damage from this tornado is believed to have begun at a residence on Monroe Concord Road, where minor tree damage was observed, along with damage to a shed. Further to the northeast, at a property on Peters Road, just north of Interstate 75, an outbuilding suffered partial loss of some roofing material.

Damage appeared to be most significant in a subdivision south of Swailes Road. Dozens of trees were downed or damaged within this subdivision, which included Linconshire Drive, Fiesta Drive, Greenlawn Drive, and Windmere Drive. Although tree damage was fairly widespread, there were no obvious signs of structural damage to any of the homes.

Just west of South County Road 25A, a barn was sustained a partial roof loss. Several trees were also downed at this property.

Minor tree damage was observed further to the northeast along State Route 202, Knoop Road, and South Childrens Home Grayson Road. The tornado is believed to have dissipated somewhere near South Childrens Home Grayson Road, south of State Route 41.

Damage was consistent with an EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 70 mph.

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 Troy Skypark Arpt (39.9947, -84.2407).

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 818159. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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