Tornadoes verified in Summit and Portage Counties in northeast Ohio

Four tornadoes were verified in northeast Ohio during the late afternoon of September 10th, 2014. The first tornado touched down in Stow (Summit County) about 522 PM. Tornadoes also touched down in Portage County in the Village of Sugar Bush Knolls about 529 PM, near Streetsboro about 534 PM and near Hiram about 554 PM. All were EF0 rated (click here for information on the Enhanced Fujita Rating Scale). The storms moved from southwest to northeast at about 30 mph. There were 5 homes damaged in Stow, one significantly. Other damage in Stow and elsewhere was mostly tree damage.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1100 AM EDT THU SEP 11 2014

...AN EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN SUMMIT COUNTY OHIO...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED AN EF0 TORNADO IN SUMMIT
COUNTY OHIO.

LOCATION...SUMMIT COUNTY (STOW)
DATE...SEPTEMBER 10 2014
ESTIMATED TIME...5:22 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING....EF0
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...85 MPH
MAX PATH WIDTH...25 TO 50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.6 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON 41.170/-81.400
ENDING    LAT/LON 41.175/-81.394

SUMMARY...
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AS AN EF0 AT THE STOW-MUNROE FALLS HIGH
SCHOOL PROPERTY BUT CAUSED NO NOTABLE DAMAGE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED
ABOUT A HALF MILE NORTHEAST INTO THE QUAL HIGHLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR
THE INTERSECTION OF BERWIN DRIVE AND BUNKER LANE. ALONG THE NEARLY
HALF MILE PATH OF THE TORNADO MUCH OF THE DAMAGE WAS TO TREES THAT
WERE KNOCKED DOWN OR UPROOTED. THE TORNADO ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO
FIVE HOMES. SOME SHINGLE AND MAINLY MINOR STRUCTURE DAMAGE OCCURRED
TO FOUR OF THE HOMES. ONE HOME SUSTAINED NOTABLE DAMAGE TO THE ROOF
AND CHIMNEY. THE MAX PATH WIDTH WAS 50 YARDS AND THE MAXIMUM
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED WAS 85 MPH. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR
LESS THAN 2 MINUTES.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
100 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2014

...AN EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN PORTAGE COUNTY OHIO...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED AN EF0 TORNADO IN PORTAGE
COUNTY OHIO.

LOCATION...PORTAGE COUNTY (VILLAGE OF SUGAR BUSH KNOLLS)
DATE...SEPTEMBER 10 2014
ESTIMATED TIME...5:29 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING....EF0
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...85 MPH
MAX PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.9 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON 41.191/-81.377
ENDING    LAT/LON 41.200/-81.363

SUMMARY...
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AS AN EF0 WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 85
MPH NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SPELL ROAD AND JUDSON ROAD. THE TORNADO
THEN MOVED INTO THE RACCOON HILL GOLF CLUB AND THEN CROSSED HUDSON
ROAD. ALONG IT`S 0.9 MILE PATH THE TORNADO UPROOTED OR DAMAGED
NUMEROUS TREES. THE MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WAS 50 YARDS AND THE MAXIMUM
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED WAS 85 MPH. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 3
MINUTES.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
110 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2014

...AN EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN PORTAGE COUNTY OHIO...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED A SECOND EF0 TORNADO IN
PORTAGE COUNTY OHIO.

LOCATION...PORTAGE COUNTY STREETSBORO
DATE...SEPTEMBER 10 2014
ESTIMATED TIME...5:34 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING....EF0
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...74 MPH
MAX PATH WIDTH...20 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.1 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON 41.202/-81.299
ENDING    LAT/LON 41.202/-81.301

SUMMARY...
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AS AN EF0 WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 74
MPH ON ROUTE 14 BETWEEN PRICE ROAD AND LAKE ROCKWELL ROAD. THE TORNADO
CAUSED A TREE TO UPROOT AND BROKE LARGE BRANCHES. DAMAGE INDICATES A
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN LASTING LESS THAN A MINUTE. THE MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH
WAS 20 YARDS AND THE MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED WAS 74 MPH.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
310 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2014

...EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN PORTAGE COUNTY OHIO...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED A THIRD EF0 TORNADO IN
PORTAGE COUNTY OHIO.

LOCATION...PORTAGE COUNTY OHIO 2.5 MILES NW OF HIRAM
DATE...SEPTEMBER 10 2014
ESTIMATED TIME...5:54 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING....EF0
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...74 MPH
MAX PATH WIDTH...25-50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.7 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON 41.335/-81.185
ENDING    LAT/LON 41.345/-81.179

SUMMARY...
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AS AN EF0 WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 74
MPH NEAR ALLYN ROAD NORTHWEST OF HIRAM. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST
TO NEAR WINCHELL RD AND THEN LIFTED. THE TORNADO CAUSED A FEW TREES
TO UPROOT AND BROKE LARGE BRANCHES.  MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A FEW
HOUSES ON WINCHELL ROAD.  THE MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WAS 25 TO 50 YARDS
AND THE MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED WAS 74 MPH.

Storm tracks and associated radar images (doppler storm relative velocity) for the first three tornadoes.