National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

October 21, 2021

Tornado Outbreak

 


 

 

 

 

..Hinckley Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    97 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.5749 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             10/21/2021
Start Time:             04:36 PM EDT
Start Location:         3 ESE Brunswick / Medina County / OH
Start Lat/Lon:          41.2182 / -81.7679

End Date:               10/21/2021
End Time:               04:42 PM EDT
End Location:           4 WSW Richfield / Medina County / OH
End Lat/Lon:            41.2225 / -81.7188

Survey Summary:
An EF-1 tornado touched down in the southwest portion of Hinckley
Township at 4:36 PM on Thursday, October 21, 2021. The tornado
started in a residential development of Turnstone Court, where
the tornado compromised a garage door and caused roof and siding
damage to a home. The tornado proceeded eastward to Stony Hill
Road where several trees were downed. The tornado continued east,
producing intermittent tree damage, before ending within the
Hinckley Reservation of the Cleveland Metropark System.

 

    

 

..Wickliffe Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    97 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.1751 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             10/21/2021
Start Time:             04:49 PM EDT
Start Location:         1 E Wickliffe / Lake County / OH
Start Lat/Lon:          41.6079 / -81.4525

End Date:               10/21/2021
End Time:               04:50 PM EDT
End Location:           1 ENE Wickliffe / Lake County / OH
End Lat/Lon:            41.6086 / -81.4492

Survey Summary:
A brief EF-1 tornado touched down in the Wickliffe area on
Thursday, October 21, 2021. The tornado touched down on Briar
Court, significantly damaging one home with minor damage to roofs
and siding on adjacent homes. The tornado continued east onto
Fairway Drive, where several hardwood trees were snapped. The
tornado then continued into Pine Ridge Country Club where
additional trees where damaged before dissipating.

 

   

 

..Jackson Township Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.9615 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             10/21/2021
Start Time:             05:10 PM EDT
Start Location:         3 NW Hills And Dales / Stark County / OH
Start Lat/Lon:          40.8632 / -81.4877

End Date:               10/21/2021
End Time:               05:15 PM EDT
End Location:           2 WSW North Canton / Stark County / OH
End Lat/Lon:            40.8719 / -81.4323

Survey Summary:
An EF-1 tornado developed in Jackson Township around 5:10 PM on
Thursday, October 21, 2021. The tornado initially touched down
near North Park in Jackson Township, damaging trees, recreational
buildings, and a large garage in the park. As the tornado
continued east, the tornado damaged a business along Wales Avenue
NW. The tornado continued into a neighborhood producing
intermittent tree damage all the way to Lake Cable. The tornado
crossed the lake and then produced minor tree damage near Stark
State College before dissipating near Interstate 77.

 

   

 

..Hudson Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.781 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   25.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             10/21/2021
Start Time:             05:08 PM EDT
Start Location:         2 N Hudson / Summit County / OH
Start Lat/Lon:          41.2686 / -81.4409

End Date:               10/21/2021
End Time:               05:11 PM EDT
End Location:           2 NNE Hudson / Summit County / OH
End Lat/Lon:            41.2719 / -81.4266

Survey Summary:
A weak EF-0 Tornado touched down in Hudson on Thursday, October
21, 2021. The tornado initially touched down southwest of the
intersection of State Route 91 and Middleton Road in Hudson. The
tornado continued northeast towards the Country Club of Hudson,
producing intermittent tree damage. The tornado eventually lifted
southeast of the golf course.

 

   

 

..Mecca Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    104 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.6582 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             10/21/2021
Start Time:             06:15 PM EDT
Start Location:         3 NNW Cortland / Trumbull County / OH
Start Lat/Lon:          41.3796 / -80.736

End Date:               10/21/2021
End Time:               06:18 PM EDT
End Location:           3 N Cortland / Trumbull County / OH
End Lat/Lon:            41.3781 / -80.7235

Survey Summary:
An EF-1 tornado formed east of Mosquito Creek Lake and moved into
the Mecca area on Thursday, October 21, 2021. The tornado hit
several residences on Griffith and Edgewater Drives, damaging
several homes with one suffering major damage to an attached
garage. Several trees were snapped and uprooted in the path. The
tornado dissipated east of Philips Rice Road.

 

   

 

..Johnston Township Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.0772 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   20.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             10/21/2021
Start Time:             06:20 PM EDT
Start Location:         5 NNE Cortland / Trumbull County / OH
Start Lat/Lon:          41.3865 / -80.6642

End Date:               10/21/2021
End Time:               06:21 PM EDT
End Location:           5 NNE Cortland / Trumbull County / OH
End Lat/Lon:            41.3866 / -80.6627

Survey Summary:
A very brief EF-0 tornado was found in Johnston Township from the
storms on Thursday, October 21, 2021. This tornado touched down on
Porter Drive causing tree damage across the area before lifting.