July 8, 2014: Two Tornadoes in Medina County

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
827 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014

...EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN MEDINA COUNTY OHIO...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED AN EF1 TORNADO
IN MEDINA COUNTY OHIO.

LOCATION...MEDINA COUNTY (HINCKLEY)
DATE...JULY 8 2014
ESTIMATED TIME...1:47 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING....EF1
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...94 MPH
MAX PATH WIDTH...150 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...1.5 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON 41.274/-81.746
ENDING    LAT/LON 41.277/-81.734

SUMMARY...
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF RIDGE ROAD
AND BOSTON ROAD IN HINCKLEY. A HOME ON RIDGE ROAD HAD MINOR ROOF
DAMAGE. THE TORNADO TRACKED 1.5 MILES MOVING ACROSS THE WATER
TREATMENT PLANT AND LIFTING AT THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE VALLEAIRE
GOLF COURSE OFF OF BOSTON ROAD. TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED AT THE GOLF
COURSE. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 94 MPH.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
836 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014

...A SECOND EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN MEDINA COUNTY OHIO...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED A SECOND EF1 TORNADO IN
MEDINA COUNTY OHIO.

LOCATION...MEDINA COUNTY (VALLEY CITY)
DATE...JULY 8 2014
ESTIMATED TIME...1:33 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING....EF1
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...94 MPH
MAX PATH WIDTH...200 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...7.3 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON 41.243/-82.003
ENDING    LAT/LON 41.260/-81.865

SUMMARY...
THE TORNADO STARTED AS AN EF0 IN EXTREME EAST CENTRAL LORAIN COUNTY
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ISLAND ROAD AND ROUTE 303 AND THEN QUICKLY
BECAME AN EF1 IN MEDINA COUNTY AND TRACKED AROUND 7 MILES BEFORE
LIFTING UP NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GRAFTON AND MARKS ROADS. EAST OF
THIS LOCATION THE DAMAGE WAS SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND LIMBS THAT
WERE CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORM STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

ALONG THE 7.3 MILE PATH OF THE TORNADO MUCH OF THE DAMAGE WAS TREES
THAT WERE KNOCKED DOWN OR UPROOTED. SOME SHINGLE AND MAINLY
MINOR STRUCTURE DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED. A BARN ON STATION ROAD WAS
MODERATELY DAMAGED. THE MAX PATH WIDTH WAS 200 YARDS AND THE MAXIMUM
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED WAS 94 MPH. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND 5 TO
10 MINUTES.