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Where is Wapakoneta, Ohio? Wapakoneta is in Auglaize County in western Ohio. It's about 90 miles northwest of Columbus. The suspected tornado was spotted at 7:43 p.m. Thursday traveling southeast ...
Tornado damage in Lorain, Ohio The Xenia, Ohio tornado from the 1974 Super Outbreak. This tornado was rated by Ted Fujita himself as an F6 , but it was retroactively downgraded to F5 [ 1 ] Tornadoes in the state of Ohio are relatively uncommon, with roughly 16 tornadoes touching down every year since 1804, the year with the first recorded event ...
The tornado crossed SR 29 and the circulation grew in size and strength, causing EF1-intensity damage to houses, trees, and outbuildings from west of St Marys to SR 116 east of US 33 north of the town. After this swath, the tornado steadily weakened while moving east, continuing for seven miles (11 km) before dissipating east of Wapakoneta.
The deadliest tornado struck Xenia, Ohio. In all, 42 deaths were recorded in the state, as well as 1,379 injuries and over $250 million in property damage, according to NOAA.
An overnight tornado caused significant damage to the Lakeview, Ohio community. Tornadoes raged through the Midwest on Thursday, March 14, 2024, leaving devastation across the states of Indiana ...
In late 2023, American meteorologist and tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis created the Outbreak Intensity Score (OIS) as a way to rank tornado outbreaks. [1] [2] For the score, only significant tornadoes are counted: F2/EF2 tornadoes receive 2 points each, F3/EF3 tornadoes receive 5 points each, F4/EF4 tornadoes receive 10 points each, and F5/EF5 tornadoes receive 15 points each. [1]
Tornadoes swept through the Midwest Thursday, causing widespread damage across Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Here is the latest, including photos.
It was the first EF4 tornado in Ohio since the tornado that struck Millbury in 2010. Along the tornado's 18.17-mile (29.24 km) path through Montgomery County, the tornado was on the ground for 32 minutes, reaching a peak width of 1,050 yards (960 m) at times, and causing an estimated total of $500 million (2019 USD) in damage.