EF0 Tornado in and near Mount Healthy, Ohio

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
409 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2020

...EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN MOUNT HEALTHY IN HAMILTON COUNTY OHIO
ON APRIL 8TH 2020...

Location...Mt Healthy area in central Hamilton County Ohio
Date...........................April 8 2020
Start Time.....................1022 PM
End Time.......................1029 PM
Maximum EF-Scale Rating........EF0
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...85 MPH
Maximum Path Width.............300 yards
Path Length....................6.2 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...39.2454N / 84.5951W
Ending Lat/Lon......39.2216N / 84.4845W
* Fatalities........0
* Injuries..........0

...Summary...

An EF0 tornado affected a path of approximately 6.2 miles in
central Hamilton County, impacting the Mt. Healthy area, as well
as places to the west and east, on the evening of April 8, 2020.

The tornado appears to have begun in Colerain Township near
Colerain Ave, where trees were reported down along with minor
damage to the YMCA Play Time Early Learning Center. The tornado
continued east along or just north of Compton Road, uprooting
trees. Further east, the tornado continued to produce tree damage
and minor structure damage on Ranchill Drive, before moving into
the center of Mt. Healthy. Numerous downed trees, leaning or
broken transmission poles, and damage to several buildings marked
the path of the tornado through Mt. Healthy following Compton
Road. Tree and transmission pole damage continued east out of Mt.
Healthy into Springfield Township. The tornado may have briefly
become less organized before causing additional light structure
damage and extensive tree damage from Winton Road through Hill Top
Acres. Damage decreases quickly toward Ridgeview Drive, with the
last sign of tornadic damage on Compton Road. The large number of
snapped and uprooted trees with little to no leaves, snapped or
leaning transmission poles, and minor structure damage lead to a
rating of EF-0 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale with winds around 85
MPH.

The National Weather Service greatly appreciated the support and
assistance from Hamilton County Ohio Emergency Management and
local officials with these findings.

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

* The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
  change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
  Storm Data.

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