June 4th Northeast Columbus Tornado

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
425 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016

...Tornado Confirmed Near Northeast Columbus in Franklin County
Ohio...

Location...Northeast Columbus in Franklin County Ohio
Date...June 4 2016
Estimated Time...6:06 PM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF0
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...80 mph
Maximum Path Width...135 yards
Path Length...0.30 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...40.0336N / 82.9488W
Ending Lat/Lon...40.0337N /82.9433W
* 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 Northeast Columbus in Franklin County Ohio on June
4 2016. This confirmation is a result of a review of National
Weather Service and Federal Aviation Administration Weather Radar
and a Ground Survey conducted by the National Weather Service.

Damage was first observed on Deserette Court. The west-facing
side of several housing units had shutters torn off and also
experienced minor siding damage. This is where it appears the
tornado first touched down.

On the opposite side of Deserette Court, additional shutter and
siding damage was observed, and primarily affected the east-facing
side of the housing units.

Damage continued to the east onto Boyleston Boulevard, with the
garage door of one home completely destroyed and walls of the
garage experiencing significant damage. Siding and roof damage was
also observed on this home, and damage is assessed to be in the
EF0 category, with winds around 80 mph. An eyewitness also stated
that she was looking west and saw a tornado moving toward
Boyleston Boulevard.

A swath of damage continued to the east, affecting homes along
Niantic Drive and Hingham Lane. Much of the damage was associated
with trees, where large tree branches in the back yards of
several homes on both Niantic Drive and Hingham Lane were snapped.
A convergent pattern was observed from 10 to 12 inch diameter tree
branches. Some damage to homes was also observed, including a
large portion of siding being stripped off the east-facing side of
a two story home. Minor roof damage was also noted on several
homes.

Damage become more sparse further east along Hingham Lane and was
confined to a few large hardwood tree branches being snapped off.

The National Weather Service extends thanks to Franklin County
Emergency Management and Homeland Security and the affected
homeowners for their assistance with this storm damage survey.

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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