Severe Weather & Tornadoes - July 11, 2009

July 11, 2009
Tornado Near Piketon, OH

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...EF1 tornado confirmed in Pike County Ohio...
	
	Location...5 miles SSE of Piketon, Ohio
	Date...July 11th 2009
	Estimated time...420 PM EDT 
	Maximum EF-scale rating...EF1
	Estimated maximum wind speed...94 mph 
	Maximum path width...100 yards 
	Path length...0.6 miles 
	Beginning lat/lon...38.9987 N / 82.9761 W 
	Ending lat/lon...38.9905 N / 82.9721 W
	
	The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change 
	pending final review of the event and publication in NWS storm data.
	
	A team from the National Weather Service forecast office in Wilmington Ohio 
	conducted a damage survey and has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched 
	down south-southeast of Piketon. Damage indicates that it touched down 
	briefly in two locations. The initial touch down occurred near Loop Road, 
	where an estimated 15 trees were uprooted and knocked down. The tornado then 
	briefly lifted before touching down again in a cemetery off of Bailey Chapel 
	Road. There, it uprooted and knocked down approximately 10 more trees and 
	lifted a trampoline over a fence. Winds were estimated around 94 mph and the 
	damage was consistent with a low-end EF-1 tornado.