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April 9th, 1999
Blue Ash Tornado and Severe Weather

Tornado confirmed in Blue Ash, OH (EF4)

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
459 PM EDT FRI APR 09 1999

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0420 AM    REXVILLE                  IN   TORNADO
04/09/99   RIPLEY

0444 AM    AURORA                    IN   TORNADO
04/09/99   DEARBORN

0450 AM    REXVILLE                  IN   TORNADO
04/09/99   RIPLEY

0500 AM    AURORA                    IN   TORNADO
04/09/99   DEARBORN

0540 AM                              OH   WIND DAMAGE
04/09/99   WARREN                         STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
                                          INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
                                          LOVELAND AND MONTGOMERY RD

0550 AM                              OH   WIND DAMAGE
04/09/99   CLERMONT                       LARGE TREES DOWN NORTHERN
                                          PART OF COUNTY

0600 AM    NORTH LEWISBURG           OH   WIND DAMAGE
04/09/99   CHAMPAIGN                      SEVERAL TREES DOWN/HOMES
                                          DAMAGED

0610 AM    CLARKSVILLE               OH   WIND DAMAGE
04/09/99   CLINTON                        SEVEN HOUSES DAMAGED,
                                          TREES DOWN

0610 AM    MARYSVILLE                OH   WIND DAMAGE
04/09/99   UNION                          TREES DOWN JUSTWEST OF
                                          MARYSVILLE ALONG SR 245

1215 PM    COLUMBUS                  OH   .75 INCH HAIL
04/09/99   FRANKLIN

1250 PM    NEWARK                    OH   1 INCH HAIL
04/09/99   LICKING