Tornado Southwest of Kenton, OH

Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT National Weather Service Wilmington OH 509 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019 ...EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED BETWEEN BELLE CENTER AND KENTON IN HARDIN COUNTY OHIO... Location...4 miles northeast of Belle Center Ohio in southern Hardin County, Ohio Date...........................May 27, 2019 Start Time.....................1128 PM EDT End Time.......................1130 PM EDT Maximum EF-Scale Rating........EF0 Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...75 MPH Maximum Path Width.............50 yards Path Length....................2.1 miles Beginning Lat/Lon...40.5603N / 83.7127W Ending Lat/Lon......40.5556N / 83.6745W * Fatalities...0 * Injuries.....0 ...Summary... An NWS Wilmington storm survey team confirms that a brief and weak tornado occurred in southern Hardin County late Monday evening, May 27th, 2019. The tornado is believed to have initially touched down in an open field behind a residence on Township Highway 95 /Gunn Road/ and began moving southeast. Two residences on TH 95 were impacted - on the west side of the road with numerous trees snapped or uprooted with a grill thrown more than 50 feet - and on the east side of the road where large limbs were downed and portions of a barn roof and several barn doors were removed. Tree limbs from the residence on the west side of the road were found to have been thrown well downstream, and the barn material from the residence on the east side was found wrapped in tree stands more than 1/2 mile to the southeast - on the east side of TH 115 to the east. More large trees were found to have been snapped and thrown in tree stands between TH 95 and TH 115. The weak tornado continued southeast and began to lift as it crossed TH 119 /Silver Creek Road/. On the east side of TH 119, more limbs were found to be thrown - albeit these limbs were considerably smaller than larger branches found along the first mile of the path. The tornado is believed to have lifted in an open field west of US Highway 68. Damage along the path is consistent with wind speeds from 65 to 75 mph. The NWS in Wilmington would like to thank the Hardin County Emergency Management Agency for assistance and partnership in this survey. EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph EF5...Violent...>200 mph * The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$

Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

Tornado Southwest of Kenton, OH - May 27, 2019