Tornado Reports
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| 03:25Z | EF1 | KCLE | OH | Lorain | Belden | An EF0 tornado began in rural Lorain County, about 0.5 miles east-northeast of Belden and just north of OH 303. As the tornado moved southeastward, it produced EF1 damage at a farm along Island Road. This EF1 damage consisted of a barn and small outbuildings being destroyed. Farther southeastward along the tornado's path, EF0 damage in the form of a garage door being blown-in occurred at a house along Law Road, about 0.5 miles west of where it intersects Medina Elyria Road. The tornado continued moving southeastward and entered Medina County about 0.3 miles north of the intersection of Neff Road and Erhart Road. No fatalities or injuries occurred. |
| 03:28Z | EF0 | KCLE | OH | Medina | Erhart | An EF0 tornado entered Medina County from Lorain County about 0.3 miles north of the intersection of Neff Road and Erhart Road. As the tornado continued moving southeastward, large hardwood tree branches were snapped at the intersection of Spieth Road and Lester Road along Mallet Creek. At a nearby farm on Lester Road, about 0.5 miles south of Spieth Road, a small outbuilding lost its roof panels. The EF0 tornado traveled farther southeastward and as it entered Medina, large hardwood tree branches were broken at the intersection of West Smith Road and South Huntington Street, while minor roof damage occurred at a plaza along the north side of Lafayette Road, between South Huntington Street and South Elmwood Street. The tornado dissipated at the intersection of Wadsworth Road and Smokerise Drive in Medina, where softwood trees were uprooted. No fatalities or injuries occurred. |
| 03:52Z | EF1 | KCLE | OH | Summit | Norton | An EF1 tornado began at a baseball diamond complex along Yonkers Road, about 0.25 miles northwest of Newton Park in Barberton. As the tornado moved southeastward through Barberton, softwood trees were uprooted between Morgan Street and West Summit Street, just west of Orchard Ave, and along Grandview Ave, just northwest of the intersection with 5th Street NE. Farther to the southeast in Barberton, the tornado uprooted several hardwood trees which then fell onto and damaged three homes along Wisteria Drive. As the tornado progressed through the Portage Lakes area, at least 200 trees were lost in the Bramblewood Estates, between Quail Ridge Circle and OH 619. Nearby, softwood and hardwood trees were either snapped or uprooted at and near Turkeyfoot Lake Golf Links. The tornado then entered Green, where hardwood trees were uprooted along Arlington Road, about 0.10 miles south of Harring Road, and along Golden Wood Way, where a tree fell onto a garage and caused extensive damage to the home. Farther to the southeast, the tornado snapped multiple softwood trees at a cemetery along Thursby Road and peeled away portions of a barn's roof along Thursby Road, just south of Greensburg Road. Soon thereafter, the tornado dissipated at the intersection of Thursby Road and Discovery Road. No fatalities or injuries occurred. |
| 04:10Z | EF0 | KCLE | OH | Stark | Massillon | This EF0 tornado began at the intersection of Lincoln Way W and 26th Street NW in Massillon, where hardwood trees were uprooted. As the tornado moved southeastward, ten turbine fans were ripped off the roof of a warehouse at Shearer's Stark Distribution Center on Phoenix Avenue SE in Massillon. Farther along the tornado's path, it uprooted trees and destroyed a barn at a farm along Kemary Avenue SW, about 0.9 miles south-southwest of Richville. The tornado progressed southeastward toward East Sparta. As it approached the town, softwood trees were uprooted along Downing Street SW, about 0.2 miles east-southeast of Briggle Avenue SW. In addition, a home lost a portion of its roof about 0.25 miles west-northwest of the intersection of Ridge Avenue SE and Farber Street SE. Afterward, the EF0 tornado veered toward the south-southeast. Softwood trees were uprooted along Chestnut Avenue SE, about 0.5 miles south of downtown East Sparta. The tornado uprooted more softwood trees about 0.1 miles north-northwest of the intersection of OH 800 and Steele Drive NE before moving into Tuscarawas County. No fatalities or injuries occurred. |
| 04:30Z | EF0 | KCLE | OH | Tuscarawas | Sandyville | This is a continuation of the tornado that impacted East Sparta in|Stark County.||The tornado resulted in damage to several modular homes and|brought down numerous hardwood and softwood trees in the Sandy|Valley Estates allotment along Route 800. It then moved across SR183|damaging two additional structures before moving toward Sandy Valley|High School, where it toppled additional hardwood trees and damaged|structures near the ballfields.||This is the 16th tornado for Tuscarawas County since the 1880s for which|we were notified of damage. The most recent tornado prior to this occurred|on April 14th, 2019 when another EF0 tornado was observed. |
| 04:33Z | EF1 | KPBZ | OH | Columbiana | Glenmoor | A continuous swath of tornadic damage was encountered beginning|just north of Route 558 near Hawkins Rd. and ending along Carmel|Achor Rd just west of Route 170. The tornado snapped or uprooted|numerous hardwood and softwood trees, causing several to fall on|structures and power lines. Although many of the mobile homes|encountered along the path were spared direct wind damage, it is |suspected that the trees surrounding them absorbed much of the |wind and spared the homes damage from the strongest wind.||A few outbuildings of varying degrees of structural integrity|suffered damage as well. In multiple cases, metal roof panels were|ripped off. In another, a particularly well-built small shed lost|several shingles and a piece of roofing. A less-sturdy but|medium-size outbuilding collapsed when its north-facing wall |caved in.||In several focused spots along the path, concentrated, near-total|tree damage was encountered consistent with EF1 wind speed (90|mph). Much of the remaining damage was consistent with 70-80 mph |wind. |
| 04:37Z | EF0 | KPBZ | OH | Columbiana | Union Ridge | A second damage swath coincident with a second radar-detected |circulation and distinct from the Rogers/Negley tornado above was |encountered west along Carmel Achor Road, beginning in the woods |north of the road. This path proceeded south-southeastward with |continuous limb damage and occasional stronger gusts leading to |uprooted trees. Structural damage encountered along this segment |of the path seems to have resulted from falling trees rather than |wind.||The track curved eastward along Pancake Clarkson Road, crossing at|into Beaver County, PA at the Pennsylvania state line, where it |appears to have intensified and widened slightly. In this |location, numerous evergreen trees were snapped or uprooted in the|Sheepskin Hollow State Nature Preserve.||The circulation weakened quickly thereafter, with occasional tree|damage continuing to near Lihi Road and Lisbon Road in Beaver|County before evidence of a path disappeared altogether. |
| 04:40Z | EF0 | KPBZ | PA | Beaver | Blackhawk | This is a continuation of the tornado path that began near Union Ridge in Columbiana County, Ohio.||A second damage swath coincident with a second radar-detected |circulation and distinct from the Rogers/Negley tornado above was |encountered west along Carmel Achor Road, beginning in the woods |north of the road. This path proceeded south-southeastward with |continuous limb damage and occasional stronger gusts leading to |uprooted trees. Structural damage encountered along this segment |of the path seems to have resulted from falling trees rather than |wind.||The track curved eastward along Pancake Clarkson Road, crossing at|into Beaver County, PA at the Pennsylvania state line, where it |appears to have intensified and widened slightly. In this |location, numerous evergreen trees were snapped or uprooted in the|Sheepskin Hollow State Nature Preserve.||The circulation weakened quickly thereafter, with occasional tree|damage continuing to near Lihi Road and Lisbon Road in Beaver|County before evidence of a path disappeared altogether. |
| 05:11Z | EF1 | KPBZ | PA | Allegheny | Millerstown | A mesovortex intensified rapidly and produced a tornado as its |parent storm descended the terrain northwest of Tarentum into the |Allegheny River valley. The tornado began in the woods between |Bakerstown Road and Days Run Road and rapidly intensified near |Days Run Road and Holsing Lane, where a vast number of softwood |and hardwood trees were snapped, blocking Days Run Road, and with |some falling onto homes. Additionally in this location, windows in|a home were blown in by the tremendous wind. ||A swath of tree damage, likely to be the result of straight-line |wind, extends northwest from the Holsing Road area where it |intersects the tornado damage track. This wind likely was just as |strong (if not stronger) than the tornado itself. ||The tornado slowly weakened as the storm continued southeastward, |with a path of snapped limbs and occasional trunks continuing to |along Bakerstown Road near the Broadview section before continuing|across Route 28. Modest building/carport damage was reported in |Tarentum along Sixth Ave coincident with the passage of the |weakening circulation. The tornado then crossed the Allegheny River into Westmoreland County. |
| 05:16Z | EF0 | KPBZ | PA | Westmoreland | Arnola | This is a continuation of the tornado that originated near Tarentum in Allegheny County.||After the tornado exited Allegheny County, modest damage continued sporadically across the river, where tree limbs and a power pole were snapped in a neighborhood behind Riverview Plaza. The last noted tree damage was along Leechburg Road north of Tarentum Road, at which point the circulation appears to have weakened below the damaging threshold. |
| 05:17Z | EF0 | KPBZ | PA | Westmoreland | Edgecliff | A brief tornado was documented along Riverview Street in |Lower Burrell. A narrow path consisting mainly of snapped and |uprooted trees and limbs was encountered. Additionally, modest |damage to shingles and fences was noted. Supporting the presence |of a strong circulation, splatter of mud, pine needles and debris |was discovered on the east-facing side of affected homes, and |downwind lawn furniture and trampolines were lofted and deposited |upwind from their initial locations.||Wind was fairly focused, with damage consistent with 70 mph wind |gusts. This brief tornado was associated with a second |mesovortex/updraft distinct from the Tarentum/New Kensington |tornado. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).