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June 2, 2009
Tornado Near Amanda, OH

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 
502 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2009 

...EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF AMANDA OHIO... 

LOCATION...3 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF AMANDA IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY OHIO 
DATE...JUNE 2ND 2009 
ESTIMATED TIME...536 PM EDT 
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH 
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...10 YARDS 
PATH LENGTH...50 YARDS 
BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.5981 N / 82.7095 W 
ENDING LAT/LON...39.5978 N / 82.7094 W 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A SURVEY AND HAS CONFIRMED A 
BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN 3 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF AMANDA IN 
FAIRFIELD COUNTY OHIO. 

A CONVERGENT PATH EXTENDING ABOUT 50 YARDS WAS FOUND IN A WHEAT 
FIELD JUST NORTH OF JULIAN ROAD.  THE WHEAT WAS LAID OUT IN A PATH 
EXTENDING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. 

NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS REPORTED WITH THIS TORNADO. 

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