EF2 Tornado Confirmed Near Tipp City, Ohio - June 8, 2022

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
624 PM EDT Thu Jun 9 2022

...EF2 TORNADO CONFIRMED ACROSS MIAMI COUNTY INCLUDING TIPP CITY...

Start Location...2 W West Milton in Miami County OH
End Location.....4 SSE Casstown in Miami County OH
Date.............June 8, 2022
Estimated Time...5:53 PM EDT to 6:16 PM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating........EF2
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...120 mph
Maximum Path Width.............150 yards
Path Length....................13.9 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...39.9692 / -84.362
Ending Lat/Lon......39.9922 / -84.104
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries.....0

...Summary...
With coordination and assistance from the Miami County Emergency
Management Agency, the National Weather Service conducted a damage
survey in Miami County, Ohio in relation to the severe thunderstorms
which occurred during the evening of June 8th.

The survey concluded a tornado touched down initially west of West
Milton in open farmland, and was only loosely in contact with the
ground as it traveled east through West Milton. Only minor tree
damage was seen for the first few miles of the track, with the vast
majority of the tree damage being broken limbs and few uprooted
trees.

As the tornado moved through the Nashville, Ohio area and toward
Tipp City, it began to strengthen, with EF1 category wind damage
being seen to trees, power poles, and residences along West Kessler
Cowlesville Road and especially near the intersection of this road
and Peters Road.

As the tornado approached Interstate 75, it strengthened further and
directly hit several large industrial warehouse buildings on both the
east side and west side of the Interstate.  On the west side of the
Interstate, a large warehouse suffered considerable roof damage, and
a complete collapse of an exterior wall. Several empty semi trailers
were overturned or rolled. The damage in this area was consistent
with wind speeds of around 120 mph /EF2 damage/.

The tornado continued across the Great Miami River into rural farmland
where intensity quickly decreased, with damage to trees and outbuildings
being consistent to EF0 or low-end EF1 damage before the tornado is presumed
to have lifted south-southeast of Casstown. The exact ending location of the
tornado is somewhat lower confidence owing to a broad/intermittent
and inconclusive damage path near the end of the life cycle of the tornado
with very few damage indicators.  It was noted that building insulation
from the industrial park facilities was found several miles from where it was
initially lofted.

The National Weather Service would like to thank the Miami County Emergency
Management Agency for their assistance with 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.

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Binau/Gibson