Union County Tornado - June 6, 2010

June 6, 2010
Tornado In Union County, OH

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
458 PM EDT MON JUN 7 2010

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR MARYSVILLE IN UNION COUNTY OHIO...

LOCATION...MARYSVILLE IN UNION COUNTY OHIO
DATE...JUNE 6 2010
ESTIMATED TIME...534 AM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...85 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...100 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...3.4 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...40.22N / 83.42W
ENDING LAT/LON...40.28N / 83.35W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

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

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR MARYSVILLE IN UNION COUNTY OHIO ON JUNE 6 2010.

DAMAGE EXTENDED FROM NEAR COLLINS ROAD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MARYSVILLE...TO WEAVER ROAD NEAR THE UNION COUNTY
AIRPORT. DAMAGE MOSTLY CONSISTED OF SEVERAL DOWNED TREES AND LARGE
LIMBS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO SEVERAL HOMES NEAR SR
38 AND TIMBERVIEW DRIVE...INCLUDING LOSS OF SHINGLES AND SIDING.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A HOME ALONG SR 38...WHICH
SUFFERED NEAR TOTAL ROOF LOSS. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH HIGH-END
EF0 DAMAGE...WITH WINDS UP TO 85 MPH.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILN.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.