May 12, 2014 Lorain and Medina County Tornadoes

Lorain County

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
404 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014

...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN LORAIN COUNTY OHIO...

LOCATION...EATON TOWNSHIP
DATE...MAY 12 2014
ESTIMATED TIME...7:45 PM TO 7:50 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...86 MPH
MAX PATH WIDTH...100 YARDS WIDE
PATH LENGTH...1.02 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON 41.347377/-82.033229
ENDING LAT/LON 41.335787/-82.019364

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

...SUMMARY...
A WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN EATON TOWNSHIP ON BUTTERNUT RIDGE
ROAD AND TRACKED SOUTHEAST ACROSS MAINLY FARMLAND FOR A LITTLE OVER
A MILE AND CROSSED RT 83 AND LIFTED NORTH OF COOLEY ROAD. THE DAMAGE
WAS 30 TO 100 YARDS IN WIDTH. DAMAGE CONSISTED MAINLY OF DOWNED
TREES AND SEVERAL BUILDINGS LOST SECTIONS OF ROOFING. MAXIMUM WINDS
WERE ESTIMATED AT 86 MPH.

Medina County

An EF0 tornado touched down in Montville Township about three and half miles southeast of the city of Medina near the intersection of State Route 3 and Autumn Run Drive. The tornado traveled east for about two tenths of mile and caused minor roof damage to a business and a few homes along Autumn Run Road. Most of the damage was from lost roofing or fascia. No injuries occurred.

Event	Tornado
-- Scale	EF0
-- Length	0.21 Miles
-- Width	40 Yards
State	OHIO
County/Area	MEDINA
WFO	CLE
Report Source	NWS Storm Survey
Begin Date	2014-05-12 19:15:00.0 EST-5
Begin Location	2WNW POE
Begin Lat/Lon	41.09/-81.86
End Date	2014-05-12 19:17:00.0 EST-5
End Location	2WNW POE
End Lat/Lon	41.09/-81.86
Deaths Direct/Indirect	0/0
Injuries Direct/Indirect	0/0
Property Damage	25.00K