June 18, 2015 Severe Weather & Tornado in Stark Co.

Storms Produce Damage and Flooding in Northern Ohio...EF-1 Tornado in Stark County

June 18, 2015

A low pressure system over the upper Midwest moved across the Great Lakes on June 18. Ahead of the low pressure, a warm front moved over the area early on June 18 bringing temperatures into mid-80s that afternoon. A cold front trailed the low pressure system and moved across the Great Lakes through the afternoon. Ahead of the cold front, several severe thunderstorms developed, including one storm that produced an EF-1 tornado across northern Stark County. Additional thunderstorms dropped very heavy rainfall across the area, especially across the Akron Metro area, as rainfall flooded the Central Interchange and many roadways south of the city.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
400 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015

...EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN STARK COUNTY OHIO...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND OHIO HAS CONFIRMED AN EF-1 
TORNADO IN STARK COUNTY OHIO.

LOCATION...STARK COUNTY (UNIONTOWN...HARTVILLE...MARLBORO TWP)
DATE...JUNE 18 2015 
ESTIMATED TIME...7:07 PM TO 7:18 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING... EF-1 
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED... 105 MPH 
MAX PATH WIDTH...100 YARDS 
MAX PATH LENGTH...9 MILES 
START LOCATION...UNIONTOWN OHIO (LAT/LON 40.9768/-81.4045) 
MIDDLE LOCATION...2 SSE HARTVILLE OHIO (LAT/LON 40.9327/-81.3202) 
ENDING LOCATION...5 ESE HARTVILLE OHIO (LAT/LON 40.9317/-81.2526)

SUMMARY... AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN UNIONTOWN NEAR THE 
UNIONTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TRAVELED EAST-SOUTHEAST ALONG AN 
INTERMITTENT PATH FOR APPROXIMATELY NINE MILES. MOST OF THE DAMAGE 
OBSERVED WAS TO TREES THAT WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED PART OF THE WAY 
UP OFF OF THE GROUND. A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED DAIRY BARN IN MARLBORO 
TOWNSHIP NEAR STATE ROUTE 44 AND ST. PETERS CHURCH ROAD HAD 
SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE. MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED 
ALONG THE TORNADO PATH.

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NWS CLEVELAND

   Map of Storm Reports from June 18

   Local Storm Report Map Courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM) from Iowa State University.

   Here are the Preliminary Storm Reports from June 18, 2015:

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
932 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GAMBIER                 40.38N 82.39W 
06/18/2015                   KNOX               OH   PUBLIC          

            TREE DOWN OFF OF ACLAND ST NEAR KENYON COLLEGE.

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W DANVILLE            40.45N 82.34W 
06/18/2015                   KNOX               OH   911 CALL CENTER 

            TREE DOWN ON CR 95 NEAR APPLE VALLEY LAKE.

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NW CASTALIA             41.40N 82.81W 
06/18/2015                   ERIE               OH   911 CALL CENTER 

            ERIE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED A LARGE TREE LIMB FELL ONTO 
            A MOBILE HOME NORTHWEST OF CASTALIA.

0655 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MARSHALLVILLE           40.90N 81.73W 
06/18/2015                   WAYNE              OH   PUBLIC          

            SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTO OF SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN IN 
            MARSHALLVILLE.

0655 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSE RITTMAN           40.92N 81.76W 
06/18/2015                   WAYNE              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            1 TO 2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN NEAR ROUTE 57 AND PLEASANT
            HOME ROAD.

0657 PM     TSTM WND GST     MARION                  40.58N 83.13W 
06/18/2015  M58.00 MPH       MARION             OH   ASOS            

            MEASURED 51 KNOT WIND GUST AT MARION AIRPORT.

0700 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW GREEN              40.96N 81.46W 
06/18/2015                   SUMMIT             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            SEVERAL 90 FOOT TREES DOWN IN NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF 
            GREEN. REPORT OF ALSO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN 15 
            MINUTES AT SAME LOCATION.

0702 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CALEDONIA               40.64N 82.97W 
06/18/2015                   MARION             OH   911 CALL CENTER 

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR CALEDONIA AND EASTERN MARION 
            COUNTY.

0707 PM     TSTM WND DMG     UNIONTOWN               40.97N 81.40W 
06/18/2015                   STARK              OH   PUBLIC          

            SEVERAL SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTS OF TREE DAMAGE IN UNIONTOWN.
            TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0710 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HARTVILLE               40.96N 81.33W 
06/18/2015                   STARK              OH   911 CALL CENTER 

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND HARTVILLE.

0710 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HARTVILLE               40.96N 81.33W 
06/18/2015                   STARK              OH   PUBLIC          

            PUBLIC REPORT OF 9 TREES DOWN IN HARTVILLE. TIME 
            ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N CANTON              40.85N 81.38W 
06/18/2015                   STARK              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            10 POWER POLES DOWN ON 44TH STREET BETWEEN CLEVELAND AND 
            MARKET STREETS

0725 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MARENGO                 40.40N 82.81W 
06/18/2015                   MORROW             OH   911 CALL CENTER 

            SEVERAL LIMBS DOWN IN MORROW COUNTY. POWER LINES DOWN ON 
            STATE ROUTE 229 IN MARENGO.

0728 PM     FLOOD            AKRON                   41.08N 81.52W 
06/18/2015                   SUMMIT             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            FLOODED ROADWAYS REPORTED AT ROUTE 8 AT THE INTERSTATE 
            76/77 INTERCHANGE. WATER IS REPORTED TO BE 2-3 FEET DEEP.


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