Tornado in Clark County, Ohio - May 15, 2007

May 15, 2007
Tornadoes in Clark County, Ohio

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
605 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2007

...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN CLARK COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A STORM SURVEY TODAY
NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD IN CLARK COUNTY. DAMAGE OCCURRED
APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD. THE
TORNADO OCCURRED BETWEEN 1105 PM AND 1115 PM TUESDAY EVENING. THE
DAMAGE OCCURRED IN A LOCATION OFF OF MOOREFIELD ROAD...JUST EAST OF
ROUTE 4. TREES WERE EITHER UPROOTED OR WERE SNAPPED OFF TOWARD THE
TOPS WITH ADDITIONAL LARGE BRANCHES DOWN FROM OTHER TREES. SOME
MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED AS WELL. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS
APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS LONG. THIS DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH AN
EF0 (ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE ZERO)...WITH WIND SPEED ESTIMATES ROUGHLY
BETWEEN 60 TO 80 MPH.

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