EF1 Tornado in Athens County, OH on August 12, 2023

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
357 PM EDT Sun Aug 13 2023

...NWS Damage Survey for 8/13/23 Tornado Event...

...Athens County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.33 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             08/12/2023
Start Time:             07:33 PM EDT
Start Location:         3 SE Athens / Athens County / OH
Start Lat/Lon:          39.2883 / -82.0671

End Date:               08/12/2023
End Time:               07:43 PM EDT
End Location:           4 ESE Athens / Athens County / OH
End Lat/Lon:            39.3009 / -82.0269

Survey Summary:
An EF1 tornado with maximum winds up to 100 mph touched down near Angel Ridge Road in Athens County. The tornado tracked east-
northeast crossing Gura Road, Long Run Road, North Coolville Ridge Road before lifting just past Kincade Road. Damage was
limited to snapped and uprooted trees and some snapped power poles along the path with the worst damage occurring in a
300 yard wide swath along Long Run Road.

This is the seventh documented tornado in Athens County and the first since 2018.

Thanks to Athens County EMA and Richland Area Fire Department for assistance with the survey and the Athens County Sheriff`s Office
for drone assistance.

Additional information on this tornado, including damage pictures and detailed track information can be found in the Damage Survey
Viewer at https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/StormDamage/DamageViewer/.

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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

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