March 14th, 2016 Laura, OH Tornado

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
525 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR LAURA IN MIAMI COUNTY OHIO...

LOCATION...1 SW LAURA IN MIAMI COUNTY OHIO
DATE...MARCH 14 2016
ESTIMATED START TIME...230 PM EDT
ESTIMATED END TIME...232 PM EDT
ESTIMATED START LOCATION...39.9782 N / 84.4268 W
ESTIMATED END LOCATION...39.9881 N / 84.4270 W
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...75 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...60 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.7 MILES
* 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 OHIO HAS CONFIRMED AN
EF0 TORNADO...ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTHWEST OF LAURA IN MIAMI COUNTY
OHIO.

THE FIRST EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE OCCURRED AT A PROPERTY ON HALL ROAD.
A FEW SHINGLES WERE DAMAGED ON THE HOUSE...AND ONE TREE HAD A
LARGE LIMB BROKEN OFF.

A MORE CONCENTRATED AREA OF DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG AND EAST OF
STAUFFER ROAD...JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION WITH COPPOCK ROAD.
MINOR TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AT SEVERAL PROPERTIES ON STAUFFER
ROAD...WITH A FEW HEALTHY TREES DOWNED. A PINE TREE NEAR THE NORTH
END OF THE DAMAGE PATH WAS BLOWN TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST. ONE HOME
HAD ITS SHEET METAL ROOF ALMOST COMPLETELY PEELED OFF...AND
DEPOSITED TO THE WEST OF THE HOME. MINOR SHINGLE DAMAGE OCCURRED
TO A NEARBY GARAGE. THERE WAS ALSO SIGNIFICANT SCATTERING OF MINOR
DEBRIS IN THIS LOCATION...INCLUDING SMALL LIMBS AND A PLAY
STRUCTURE. A SHED LOCATED BEHIND ONE OF THE RESIDENCES WAS ALSO
DESTROYED...WITH ITS DEBRIS SCATTERED NORTHWEST INTO AN ADJACENT
FIELD.

THE TORNADO IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE LIFTED ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN
COPPOCK ROAD AND LAURA ARCANUM ROAD.

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.

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