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February 20-21, 2014
Tornado near Kilbourne, OH

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
320 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR KILBOURNE IN DELAWARE COUNTY OHIO...

LOCATION...2 S KILBOURNE IN DELAWARE COUNTY OHIO
DATE...02/21/14
ESTIMATED TIME...1254 AM EST
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...85 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...80 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...1/8 MILE
BEGINNING LAT/LON...40.2952N / 82.9657W
ENDING LAT/LON...40.2960N / 82.9631W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR KILBOURNE IN DELAWARE COUNTY OHIO ON 02/21/14.

THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE EDGE OF A FIELD ALONG NORTH OLD
STATE ROAD. A LARGE TREE AND BARN SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE
NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE PATH OF THE TORNADO. THE TORNADO THEN 
MOVED NORTHEAST...CROSSING NORTH OLD STATE ROAD. A NARROW PATH OF
ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED IN THE FRONT YARD OF A
RESIDENCE. THIS HOME SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE INCLUDING A GARAGE
DOOR BLOWN IN...LOSS OF SHINGLES AND A COUPLE BROKEN WINDOWS. A
NEARBY UTILITY POLE AND TRANSFORMER WERE SNAPPED WITH ELECTRIC
LINES ALSO DOWN. FURTHER ALONG THE PATH OF THE TORNADO...A LARGE
SPRUCE TREE WAS UPROOTED...AN UNANCHORED STORAGE SHED WAS MOVED
OFF ITS FOUNDATION...AND SEVERAL OTHER TREES WERE DAMAGED. THE
DAMAGE ALONG THE TORNADO PATH EXHIBITED A NARROW CONVERGENT
PATTERN.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

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Storm Survey Pictures

Radar from NWS Wilmington OH (KILN)
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0.5° Z -- 12:56 AM	0.5° SRM -- 12:56 AM

Radar from TCMH TDWR
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