July 20, 2013: EF1 Tornado in Pepper Pike, OH

EF1 Tornado Confirmed in Cuyahoga County


PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
540 PM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY IN PEPPER PIKE...
ON JULY 20TH AROUND 3:35 AM IN THE MORNING...

LOCATION...PEPPER PIKE...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...OHIO
DATE...JULY 20 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...AROUND 3:35 AM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...HIGH END EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...110 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...100 TO 200 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...1.3 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.5005N / -81.4685W
ENDING LAT/LON......41.4825N / -81.4590W

*THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

.SUMMARY...
A STORM SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN PEPPER PIKE OHIO IN CUYAHOGA
COUNTY.

THE PATH BEGAN JUST NORTHWEST OF URSULINE COLLEGE AND CONTINUED
ACROSS PART OF THE CAMPUS WHERE EVIDENCE OF A HIGH END EF1 TORNADO
WITH ABOUT 110 MPH WINDS WAS FOUND. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO
THE GYMNASIUM AT URSULINE COLLEGE. OTHERWISE ROOF AND TREE DAMAGE
WAS FOUND. THE TORNADO WAS ASSOCIATED WITH SOME DOWNBURST/STRAIGHT
LINE WIND DAMAGE IN THE AREA. THE TORNADO MOVED SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
CAUSING DAMAGE NEAR THE ROUND-ABOUT AND THEN NEAR THE COUNTRY CLUB.
THE DOWN BURST WINDS ALSO CAUSED SOME TREE DAMAGE IN THE AREA.

tornado damage to Ursuline College Pepper Pike damage

Pepper Pike damage