Tornado Reports
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| 19:05Z | EF0 | KMKX | IL | Boone | Blaine | A weak tornado touched down just west of Beaverton Road, about halfway between Hunter Road and Blaine Road. The tornado moved northeast producing sporadic tree damage in Boone County and crossed into McHenry County just north of Engelhardt Road. |
| 19:13Z | EF0 | KMKX | IL | Mchenry | Chemung | A tornado that touched down in Boone County crossed into McHenry County just north of Perkins Road. The tornado produced scattered tree damage along its path. A barn collaspsed along Weidner Road. Several sheep were inside the barn when the tornado struck and two of the sheep were killed. It is at this location where the tornado was likely at peak intensity with estimated wind speeds of 85 mph. The tornado continued moving northeast and crossed into Walworth County in southern Wisconsin west of Lilja Road where a silo and barn were damaged. |
| 19:18Z | EF1 | KMKX | WI | Walworth | Darien | Brief tornado went through mainly rural lands, but did hit a horse barn where farmers were actively feeding their horses. No injuries occurred, but a door blew in and nearly hit one of the farm workers. |
| 19:18Z | EF0 | KMKX | WI | Walworth | Walworth Big Foot Ar | Tornado originated in northern Illinois and came across the border into Walworth county before ending south of Geneva Lake. Damage occurred to a couple of farm outbuildings. |
| 21:11Z | EF1 | KIWX | MI | Cass | Dowagiac Cass Arpt | An EF-1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 95 mph occurred in the early evening of May 7th in Cass county, MI. The tornado touched down in a field just north of the Dowagiac Municipal Airport. The tornado did damage to trees along Middle Crossing Rd, even uprooting a few large trees onto homes in the area. The tornado continued northeast, where a power pole was snapped and a few center pivots were flipped in a field adjacent to the Amtrak railroad near the intersection of Gage Street and Atwood Road. The tornado reached its maximum width in the Twin Lakes area, where extensive damage to trees was noted on all sides of both lakes. Hundreds of trees of varying sizes were snapped and uprooted in Twin Lakes. The tornado continued northeast, snapping trees on Dewey Lake Street. Additional damage to a barn was noted on Wickett Road. The tornado dissipated near the Cass/Van Buren county line. |
| 21:41Z | EF2 | KIWX | MI | St. Joseph | Centreville | A tornado touched down in St. Joseph county on the south side of Centreville and then tracked northeast, passing north of Colon and into Branch county near Havens and Goodrich Lake. The tornado finally weakened and lifted south of Union Lake. Extensive damage occurred to trees and center pivot irrigation systems along the track with the most significant damage occurring from north of Colon to north of Sherwood, when video evidence indicated the tornado became multi-vortex. Several homes suffered loss of roof and walls, resulting in the area of highest damage being consistent with an EF2 tornado and winds of up to 130 mph. An 84 year old man suffered minor injuries in a residence north of Colon. |
| 21:55Z | EF2 | KGRR | MI | Kalamazoo | Texas Corners | An EF-2 tornado touched down near the intersection of South 10th Street and West R Avenue and traveled east northeast for around 11 miles until it lifted north of East N Avenue just west of 31st street. Many homes, including two mobile home parks, were severely damaged. Over 500 homes were impacted, 305 of which were in Portage. Twenty three of those homes were destroyed. A number of businesses had significant damage. Thousands of trees were either snapped or uprooted. A large section of the roof of an industrial warehouse also collapsed near the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek international airport. Twelve people were injured. There were no fatalities. |
| 22:00Z | EF2 | KIWX | MI | Branch | Sherwood | A tornado touched down in St. Joseph county on the south side of Centreville and then tracked northeast, passing north of Colon and into Branch county near Havens and Goodrich Lake. The tornado finally weakened and lifted south of Union Lake. Extensive damage occurred to trees and center pivot irrigation systems along the track with the most significant damage occurring from north of Colon to north of Sherwood, when video evidence indicated the tornado became multi-vortex. Several homes suffered loss of roof and walls, resulting in the area of highest damage being consistent with an EF2 tornado and winds of up to 130 mph. |
| 22:07Z | EF1 | KIWX | MI | Branch | Sherwood | A brief EF-1 tornado developed southwest of Union City, MI as the Colon/Sherwood tornado to the northwest dissipated. This tornado moved along W Girard Road between Babcock and Arbogast Road, destroying a machine shed and ripping out of the anchor posts. |
| 22:11Z | EFU | KIWX | IN | Steuben | Angola Tri State Arp | Numerous reports of funnel clouds were received from west of Angola to north of Angola, including in the area of Crooked and Loon Lakes. Video footage confirms a brief touchdown north of W 100 N and West of W Landis Road, likely over an open field. No damage was found in the area, resulting in an EF-U rating. |
| 23:47Z | EFU | KIND | IN | Rush | Richland | This first of five central Indiana tornadoes tracked to the east-northeast over rural southeastern Rush County fields, starting about midway between County Roads 250 East and 365 East, and ending about 0.2 miles east of County Road 365 East. A nearby resident filmed a clear video; only small stalks of old soybeans could be seen in a swirled pattern in the field where the video showed the vortex crossing County Road 365 East. Drone infrared imagery showed very evident swirl marks in the field along the track. The tornado had unknown wind speeds per no damage occurring. |
| 23:50Z | EF2 | KIWX | OH | Mercer | Ft Recovery | The first known damage from this tornado was found on Siegrist Jutte Road, where a few trees were downed. The most significant damage occurred in two groves of trees south of State Route 219, between Wabash Road and Saint Peter Road. Sections of these trees included greater than 70 percent tree loss, with trunks snapped. A few homes along Saint Peter Road also had a significant amount of roof damage. As the tornado continued to the east, several large outbuildings at farm properties were completely demolished or heavily damaged, while damage to well-built homes was generally limited to minor roof damage. The final known damage from this tornado occurred to some outbuildings along Burkettsville Saint Hen Road, just northwest of Coldwater. |
| 00:02Z | EF0 | KIND | IN | Shelby | Middletown | This second of five central Indiana tornadoes tracked slightly south of east, from just west of County Road 725 East to just west of County Road 800 East (ending 200 feet west of the Rush County line). Numerous small to medium size trees were found uprooted or with large limbs broken off. Nearby homes along County Road 725 East had little damage other than some shingles off and gutters torn off. A very old barn had some roof damage. Drone footage showed a few trees had larger limbs broken/snapped close to ending point of this line. Winds were 74 to 85 mph; peak intensity occurred when it was first spawned and also just east of County Road 725. |
| 00:03Z | EF1 | KIND | IN | Rush | Moscow | This third of five central Indiana tornadoes tracked slightly north of east, from 0.6 miles north of Rush County's southwest corner to 0.4 miles west of the intersection of County Roads 1000 South and 500 West. ||Damage was mostly to trees and a couple barn roofs. The tornado touched down just northeast of the intersection of County Roads 1050 South and 1000 West, snapping several healthy softwood pine trees about 8-10 feet above ground, while nearby homes only sustained minor damage to siding; although a portion of a barn's metal roof was ripped back and blown off, thrown to the east-southeast. Northwest of the intersection of County Roads 875 West and 1050 South, several large tree branches were broken off by the northern edge of the tornado's vortex where a corn field met a wooded area. Towards the track's midpoint, a low-sloped barn roof, just west of South Degelow Road, had almost half of its metal ripped back, before further tree damage and a utility pole were downed at a homestead just west of County Road 775 West; a witness at this location saw the vortex before it became rain wrapped. Towards the end of the damage path, further minor tree damage with many downed tree limbs occurred along South River Road and the adjacent Flatrock River, before the tornado ended about 0.5 miles later while tracking along County Road 1000 South.||The parent supercell's rear flank downdraft inflow winds also approached 80 mph, as indicated by periphery damage about 0.25 miles south of the convergent tornadic damage at County Road 775 West, as well as at South River Road where the wide damage path included weak convergence through the wooded area where the tornado tracked. This was the longest-tracking and most destructive tornado of the episode in central Indiana, although all damage was EF0 intensity following the peak intensity of 110 mph winds (EF1) at the tornado's onset. |
| 00:05Z | EF1 | KIND | IN | Rush | Moscow | This fourth of five central Indiana tornadoes tracked to the east-northeast, from northeast of the intersection with South Prill Road and South Degelow Road to south-southwest of the intersection of South Prill Road and County Road 740 West. Despite tracking for only 850 feet, the circulation was strong enough to completely destroy a metal barn; although grain silos immediately west and a nearby home to the northwest were both untouched. The barn had rusted connections between the toe nail of frame and foundation. The barn's debris were thrown to the northeast, north and northwest before the tornado quickly dissipated in a field to the east. Peak winds were 110 mph. |
| 00:08Z | EF0 | KIND | IN | Fayette | Bentonville | The tornado began along North County Road 350 West, about 3 miles northeast of Bentonville, where tree damage was observed. Additional tree damage occurred to the east of Paul Road on the Fayette and Wayne County border. The tornado moved into Wayne County at 1910EST and continued northeast before ending about 1 mile north of Milton at 1913EST. |
| 00:09Z | EF1 | KIWX | OH | Paulding | Broughton | Several reports of a funnel cloud were received prior to touchdown. The most extensive tornado damage occurred north of Road 82 along road 151 where several structures were impacted. An unanchored home was slid 18 feet off its foundation into the west side of a barn. |
| 00:10Z | EF1 | KIND | IN | Wayne | Mt Auburn | The tornado began in Fayette County at 1908EST, about 3 miles northeast of Bentonville. The tornado moved northeast and entered Wayne County along Paul Road at 1910EST. The most concentrated area of damage was found along Wagner Road on the west side of Milton. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped, consisting of low-end EF-1 damage. Minor tree damage was observed along South State Route 1 north of Milton and is considered to be the end of the tornado. |
| 00:16Z | EF0 | KIWX | OH | Paulding | Oakwood Bauer Fld Ar | Emergency management sent drone footage which shows scoured dirt through a freshly plowed field along road 166 between road 191 and Ohio 66. The track terminates near a large metal outbuilding which lost some roof panels. |
| 00:20Z | EF1 | KILN | OH | Mercer | Sebastian | The tornado began in a field east of Harrison Road and south of Guadalupe Road. The tornado moved east-northeast and caused significant damage to trees and outbuildings. The tornado moved into Auglaize County, just south of Guadalupe Road, at 1925EST. The tornado continued to move east across Auglaize County before ending at 1933EST, about 2.8 miles north of New Bremen. |
| 00:24Z | EF1 | KILN | OH | Darke | Coletown | The tornado began near the intersection of Greenville-Nashville Road and New Madison-Coletown Road, where several trees were uprooted. The tornado continued northeast across State Route 502. Minor damage to homes and trees was observed on Daly Road west of Greenville. The width of the tornado increased significantly as the tornado entered Greenville. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted within the Greenville Union Cemetery.||As the tornado continued through the north side of Greenville, the width of the circulation remained large, with expansive tree damage throughout the city. The majority of the wind damage to homes was fairly minor with shingles and siding removed at many residences. Structure damage at the high school football field was also observed. Based on the damage in Greenville, maximum wind speeds were estimated to be around 110 mph.||The tornado exited Greenville near the elementary school and continued along Kruckeburg Road where it damaged some outbuildings and homes. Additional tree and structure damage was observed along Childrens Home Bradford Road as the tornado continued northeast. The final damage was found along Auld Road, northwest of Bradford. |
| 00:25Z | EF2 | KILN | OH | Auglaize | Lock Two | The tornado began at 1920EST in Mercer County, about 2.5 miles southeast of Montezuma. The tornado moved east-northeast and entered Auglaize county at 1925EST, just south of Guadalupe Road. ||As the tornado moved east across western Auglaize County, it caused significant damage to trees and outbuildings. The most significant damage occurred to two houses near Southland Road and Tri Township Road, where both homes experienced roof loss and partial wall collapse, particularly of the second story. The tornado dissipated just west of State Route 66. |
| 00:25Z | EF0 | KIND | IN | Decatur | Springhill | This last of five central Indiana tornadoes tracked slightly north of east, from north of County Road 640 North between County Roads 400 East and 550 East to extreme northeastern Decatur County, west-northwest of the intersection of County Road 750 North and County Line Road. Damage was primarily to utility poles downed along the north to south aligned County Roads 550 East (3 poles downed) and 700 East (6 older poles bent or broken with wire thrown 80-100 yards east). A small patch of wheat was also bent over where the vortex crossed 860 East, with a large tree limb present of unknown origin. Farm buildings near the damage along County Road 700 East sustained little or no damage. Peak winds were 81 mph where the poles where downed. |
| 00:42Z | EF0 | KLVX | IN | Crawford | Sulphur Spgs | The National Weather Service in Louisville, in coordination with Crawford County Indiana Emergency Management, concluded that a brief EF0 tornado touched down a tenth of a mile southwest of Sulphur Springs on the evening of May 7, 2024. The tornado touched down near the Stinking Fork just south of Sulphur Springs where it uprooted some hardwoods and scattered them in differing directions. The tornado then traveled east northeast where it destroyed the lean-to of a small barn, scattering debris|downwind. The tornado then widened to approximately 80 yards where it threw a carport about 75 yards to the northeast onto South Old Union Church Road. From here, the tornado maintained intensity with estimated 75 to 80 mph winds where a few trees were uprooted and downed in differing directions, mostly to the north of the|easterly storm motion. One healthy hardwood was even downed back|to a northwest direction, providing strong evidence of the cyclonic rotation. The tornado ended after it downed one more hardwood about 0.2 miles east southeast of Sulphur Springs just before South Old Union Church Road. |
| 00:54Z | EFU | KDTX | OH | Putnam | Belmore | A trained spotter reported a brief tornado touched down south of Belmore. No damage noted. |
| 00:56Z | EF1 | KILN | IN | Franklin | Whitcomb | The tornado started just to the east of Brookville Lake, in a field just west of the Hickory Woods Campground. Tornadic damage was first observed at the Hickory Woods Campground where numerous trees were blown over, snapped or uprooted. Numerous camping units and manufactured homes were also overturned or damaged. On the other side of State Road 101, two outbuildings were destroyed and additional tree damage occurred.||The tornado briefly moved to the northeast and produced damage along Whitcomb Road. One outbuilding was destroyed and a few trees were snapped or blown over. The tornado then moved southeast where the next area of visible damage was along Liberty Pike, Oxford Pike and Urban Road. One two story single family home on Oxford Pike had its roof completely lifted off and there was also visible exterior wall collapse on the second story of one side of the home. Winds here were estimated to be up to 110 mph, representing high-end EF-1 damage. ||Once the tornado moved to Springfield Road, it appeared to have weakened. Minor tree damage was observed on Springfield Road and damage to a barn was seen on Raymond Road. The tornado then moved into Butler County, Ohio, at 2008EST, about 5 miles south-southwest of Oxford, and ended shortly thereafter at 2009EST. |
| 01:08Z | EF0 | KILN | OH | Butler | Newkirk | The tornado started in Franklin County, Indiana, at 1956EST, just to the east of Brookville Lake. The tornado moved east and entered Butler County Ohio, at 2008EST, about 5 miles south-southwest of Oxford. The tornado quickly weakened and ended just east of State-Line Road, near Springfield Road, where it caused some minor tree damage. |
| 01:20Z | EF1 | KILN | OH | Butler | Woods Station | The tornado started in Reily Township along Bunker Hill Woods Road where one outbuilding was destroyed and significant damage occurred to the roof and garage of a single family home. Winds in this area were estimated to be around 110 mph. ||Trees were snapped and another outbuilding was destroyed along Pierson Road. Additional tree and structure damage was noted along Stillwell Beckett Road. The tornado continued to move east and downed some trees at the Indian Ridge Golf Club. Some trees were also downed along Eagle View Court and Lanes Mill Road just east of the golf course before the tornado ended. |
| 01:23Z | EF0 | KLVX | IN | Clark | Bennettsville | The National Weather Service in Louisville confirmed an EF0|tornado in Perry Crossing (near Sellersburg) in Central Clark|County Indiana. The tornado touched down in a field east of|Covered Bridge Golf Club, and crossed Muddy Fork before crossing|Columbus Mann Road near Pinta Place. Video photography and eye |witnesses saw 2 small tornado funnels from the supercell. ||The first damage point was to three homes on Pinta Place. The|homes had shingle and roofing material loss, along with torn |gutters and awning damage. A couple of Bradford pear trees were |displaced to the north. Wind speeds were between 80 and 85 mph |with a width of 60 yards. ||The tornado appeared to lift over a small lake before|touching down again at the intersection of Lumberfield Lane and|New Perry Lane. There was damage to 3 homes with shingle and|roofing material loss. One home in particular had insulation and|mud splatter thrown around all 4 sides of the house. Witnesses|saw 2 small funnels and many had their ears popping. Wind speeds|were 85 mph with a width of 60 yards. Corn stalks from the|original touch down point was thrown to this location. ||Just before the house on Lumberfield, a wooden fence was pulled|apart and knocked over. Either a board from that fence or one |from a loosely connected outbuilding board was thrown through the |wall of the house near the bathroom window. ||The tornado lifted just beyond the house on the east side of|Lumberfield lane, but debris from the houses landed into homes |on Meriwether Drive. This included shingles, particle board and |one impressive 2x4 impalement into the side of the house about 9 |feet off the ground. |
| 01:57Z | EF0 | KILN | OH | Butler | Oakland | This brief tornado moved from south to north along the west side of Cincinnati Dayton Road in southeast Middletown. Several structures in the area sustained damage to roofing material and metal siding. Minor tree damage was also seen in this isolated area. Lastly, a few semi trailers were overturned or lofted briefly. |
| 02:05Z | EF0 | KILN | OH | Warren | Morrow | This tornado produced damage along and east of US Route 42, south of Lebanon, in the Hillcrest area. A few trees were damaged along the highway and a residence east of the highway had 10 to 15 snapped and uprooted trees. Minor tree damage was observed east of the residence before the tornado ended. |
| 02:08Z | EF1 | KILN | OH | Warren | South Lebanon | The tornado first formed in South Lebanon with primarily minor tree damage observed for several city blocks on the northeast side of town. Broken limbs were found along Pike Street, Claude Street, and Sunset Drive. Minor damage to an outbuilding was found on the south side of Claude Street. ||The next evidence of the tornado was found in a field to the west of Shawhan Road, where striations were evident in the tall grass of the field. The tornado moved east-northeast across Shawhan Road, causing extensive tree damage on the east side of the road. ||A few residences along Shawhan Road sustained minor roof damage, but one detached garage had total roof removal and partial wall collapse. Winds here were estimated to be 90 mph, or low end EF-1. The tornado continued east-northeast, causing additional tree and structural damage to homes along Browning Lane. As the tornado moved back across Shawhan Road, additional tree and minor structural damage to residences was noted between Shawhan and Stubbs Mill Road. The tornado appeared to end near Stubbs Mill Road. |
| 02:14Z | EF0 | KILN | OH | Warren | Lebanon | The tornado began near a residence along State Route 123, about a half mile east of State Route 48. Damage mainly consisted of a few downed trees, power poles and minor roof damage. A water tank from farm equipment was tossed into a field behind the residence. Sporadic tree damage continued to the east-northeast across Wilmington Road before the tornado ended. Based on the damage, maximum winds were estimated to be 65 mph, or low end EF-0. |
| 02:15Z | EF1 | KILN | OH | Warren | Roachester | The tornado began in the Little Miami River Valley, within the village of Morrow where tree damage and minor structure damage was observed. Extensive tree damage occurred along the northern hillside rising up out of the valley. More sporadic tree damage was noted along the hillside rising up from the southern side of the river. Several homes along Mason Morrow Millgrove Road received structural damage. One home had a total removal of its second story while an adjacent home had partial removal of its roof. Winds at this location were estimated to be at 95 mph, or EF-1.||The tornado continued northeast along the Little Miami River, with more damage found near the intersection of Mason Morrow Millgrove Road and Woodward-Claypool Road. Widespread tree damage occurred on a large stretch of the Little Miami Bike Path. The tornado then appeared to weaken as it moved northeast, causing more minor tree damage and some minor structural damage to a residence before ending. |
| 02:27Z | EF0 | KILN | OH | Warren | Middleboro | The tornado developed in a wooded lot behind a residence along U.S. Route 22-3, where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. The residence suffered some minor roof removal and a large adjacent pole barn was completely destroyed. Winds here were estimated to be 80 mph, or EF-0. The tornado continued east along U.S. Route 22-3 for about another half mile, causing additional sporadic tree damage before ending. Debris from the destroyed pole barn was lofted and deposited downstream as far to the east-northeast as State Route 350. |
| 02:27Z | EF0 | KILN | OH | Clinton | Pansy | This brief tornado caused mostly tree and outbuilding damage along North State Route 133 north of Blanchester. The final damage location was noted along Rhude Road, east of State Route 133. |
| 03:49Z | EF0 | KCLE | OH | Licking | Purity | The tornado developed in the vicinity of Purity Road where some outbuildings sustained considerable damage, with metal roofing and siding material getting tossed and wrapped in adjacent tree stands. Groves of soft white pine were snapped in a few locations. ||The tornado continued east across Stradley Road and then to Rocky Fork and Rain Rock Roads where more groves of pine trees were snapped and thrown on both roads. Large limbs were thrown onto a house on Rocky Fork Road and metal barn roofing was lifted. Garage doors were also blown in and spatter was noted on buildings and vehicles on Rain Rock Road. A clear path of tree/vegetation loss was seen in this area. The tornado dissipated on the east side of Rain Rock Road. ||Damage along the entire path was consistent with wind speeds of 70 to 75 mph. |
| 04:02Z | EF1 | KCLE | OH | Muskingum | Frayszeburg | A severe thunderstorm exhibiting cyclic tornadic characteristics|produced a brief EF1 tornado in northern Muskingum County. The|first tornado damage was noted around a lake just off of Wise Road|where a swath of softwood trees were snapped at the trunks and|uprooted. The tornado continued to the east-northeast where it|impacted a home and two outbuildings just downstream. A|significant portion of the first outbuilding's roof was removed|and walls on two sides of the building collapsed. The home saw|significant window damage with glass in most windows completely|shattered and pieces of wood and roofing material thrown into the|house creating exterior damage to siding. A significant portion of|the roof was removed with roofing material thrown around the|property. Several chunks of broken 2x4s, presumably from the|outbuilding, were thrown nearly 100 yards and impaled into the|ground next to the house. The tornado collapsed half of a |secondary outbuilding and shifted the remaining standing half off |of its foundation. Just beyond the house and outbuildings, |additional tree damage was noted with large and healthy hardwood |trees twisted, uprooted, and snapped at the trunks. It was this |damage that resulted in the maximum wind 105 mph EF1 rating. Just |next to the trees, a wood light pole was snapped at its base. The |tornado then lifted as it exited the property toward Wise Road as |no additional damage was noted downstream in a wide coverage area |of trees. |
| 04:17Z | EF1 | KCLE | OH | Coshocton | Wakatomika | The same severe thunderstorm that produced an earlier tornado in Muskingum County then produced another brief EF1 tornado as it moved east-northeast into southern Coshocton County. Damage was noted to a home, outbuilding, and trees just off of County Road 439. It's believed that the tornado touched down very close to the house itself with the bulk of the damage occurring on the northeast side of the house, opposite of the parent thunderstorm's southwest to northeast motion. The outbuilding had its roof removed and most of its walls completely collapsed save for part of one side that remained standing. The tornado removed the entire metal roof throwing it in pieces several hundred yards downstream into a field as well as upstream where two pieces were wrapped around the top of a tree. While most walls remained standing, the back side of the home was torn off and laid on the ground. It was this damage that the highest EF1 wind speed of 105 |mph was observed. Insulation from this part of the home was thrown all over the property and plastered on all sides of the home. Several healthy softwood trees were uprooted in the backyard. |
| 04:54Z | EF2 | KPBZ | OH | Jefferson | Irondale | A supercell thunderstorm, embedded within a broken line of thunderstorms, produced a series of tornadoes as it tracked across eastern Ohio, the northern West Virginia panhandle, and western Pennsylvania during the early morning hours on May 8th.||The most significant tornado developed across northwest Jefferson County, Ohio around 12:54 AM, along County Highway 55. Initially, it snapped and uprooted numerous hardwood trees. As the tornado moved east along Highway 55, it took roofs off multiple homes, overturned and tossed a mobile home, and shifted a single family residence off its foundation. The twister then moved into the center of Irondale, where numerous hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted and snapped, all consistent with EF-2 damage. The tornado was able to descend and climb through steep terrain, with hundreds of trees observed damaged or destroyed from the Highway 55 ridge line and along a steep several hundred foot escarpment. Several trees fell onto homes causing damage. A metal building system lost its roof and part of the side walls. The tornado continued to move east causing downed trees along State Route 213 in Hammondsville, eastward to the Ohio river. |
| 05:06Z | EF2 | KPBZ | WV | Hancock | Arroyo | A supercell thunderstorm, embedded within a broken line of thunderstorms, produced a series of tornadoes as it tracked across eastern Ohio, the northern West Virginia panhandle, and western Pennsylvania during the early morning hours on May 8th.||After crossing the Ohio River south of Wellsville, the tornado reached peak intensity as it crossed the community of Fairhaven several|miles south of Chester, West Virginia. Extensive tree and structural damage was observed along International Drive and Locust Hill Road. There were multiple homes that lost their entire roof and sustained damage to side walls. Numerous barns and outbuildings were completely destroyed. All mature hardwood and softwood trees, some well over 100 years old, were snapped with a few lingering hardwood trees that were debarked. A high-end EF2 rating of 130 mph was observed in this location. Pittsburgh Doppler radar velocity signatures in this area were at the high end of those observed historically, coupled with a significant debris signature aloft. Further damage was observed across Route 8 extending back uphill into the next ridge line, where an auto repair metal outbuilding was destroyed, along with damage sustained to several vintage automobiles. The adjacent property suffered loss of roofing, a porch, and an addition. The tornado then crossed into Pennsylvania. |
| 05:16Z | EF0 | KPBZ | PA | Beaver | Kendall | A supercell thunderstorm, embedded within a broken line of thunderstorms, produced a series of tornadoes as it tracked across eastern Ohio, the northern West Virginia panhandle, and western Pennsylvania during the early morning hours on May 8th.||Most of the damage track for this tornado occurred in Ohio and West Virginia. After crossing the border into Beaver County, the last indications of damage were observed along Gas Valley Road where several trees were uprooted. |
| 05:30Z | EF2 | KLZK | AR | Garland | Pettyview | The Lake Hamilton Tornado began near the intersection of Amity and Orbit |Roads several miles west of Lake Hamilton, just to the north of |the Garland and Hot Spring County line. Near and just south of |Amity road, the tornado moved east-northeast producing primarily |tree damage with sporadic damage to outbuildings through Thunder |Road. Near Thunder Road, the tornado damaged several mobile homes,|overturning one, and pushing several off of their blocks. As the |tornado continued its east-northeast track, it began to damage |more buildings, some commercial, industrial, and residential as it|moved towards Central Ave in the Lake Hamilton area. Most of the |damage to buildings was done to siding, doors, windows, and roofs.|The tornado moved over the lake, damaging some of the floating |docks and continued on alternatively over water and hitting |structures on the many peninsulas that jut out into the lake. A |couple of large condos on the lakefront sustained the most severe |damage, removing large portions of the roofing structure amongst |other damage. Many houses were severely damaged by large trees |falling onto the homes. Many roofs were damaged by tornado winds |directly. On the east side of the lake, another community was |damaged by the tornado until the tornado moved east, crossing |Shady Grove Road, where no more damage was found. This tornado |was rated an EF2 with maximum estimated winds up to 120 mph. |
| 05:49Z | EF1 | KPBZ | PA | Allegheny | Cliff Mine | A storm survey performed by the National Weather Service confirmed that a brief EF-1 tornado, with maximum winds of 105 MPH, occurred near Aten Road in Findlay Township, just west of I-376 and adjacent to the Pittsburgh International Airport. |The tornado touched down north of Aten Road, where a trailer on blocks in a parking lot was overturned, with some tree damage nearby. The tornado then progressed southeast, snapping at least 15-20 trees along the northern side of Aten Road. This area represented the strongest damage, where the 105 MPH wind was|assigned. A nearby outbuilding lost a metal roof in several pieces. One portion fell on the interstate, while another blew over the interstate and landed roughly a quarter-mile downwind. The tornado caused additional tree damage near the Edgeworth Security and Marriot hotel buildings. The tornado likely then lifted, as no other appreciable damage was noted other than the previously noted roof pieces that were blown downstream. |
| 07:09Z | EF1 | KPBZ | PA | Westmoreland | Millbank | The team observed tree damage along Matson Road that was judged to be non-tornadic thunderstorm wind. The damage in this area consisted of a couple of trees snapped more than halfway up from their base. The team noticed more significant damage starting at Austraw Road, where the tornado likely touched down. Several trees were either uprooted, or their trunks were snapped halfway up. A small cattle shelter also collapsed in this area.||The tree damage continued up and down the hillside to the east toward McCurdy Trail and Berkeley Road. Concentrated damage occurred around two homes in this area, mainly to trees. A mix of very large hard and softwood trees was snapped low on the trunk and up high, while others were uprooted. Another area of concentrated tree damage was noted in the fields east of Berkeley down to Coalpit Creek, where the tornado lifted. The team also observed that some trees in this area were stripped of their bark. Much of the tree damage was in the EF-1 range, with maximum wind speed of 100 MPH estimated. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).