Tornado Confirmed Near New Paris, OH

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1211 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023

...EFO TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR NEW PARIS OH...

Start Location.................1 ENE New Paris in Preble County OH
End Location...................3 SW Eldorado in Preble County OH
Date...........................April 1, 2023
Estimated Start Time...........12:47 AM EDT
Estimated End Time.............12:49 AM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating........EF0
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...85 mph
Maximum Path Width.............150 yards
Path Length....................2.6 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon..............39.8617 / -84.7751
Ending Lat/Lon.................39.8787 / -84.7311
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
The National Weather Service in Wilmington Ohio has confirmed an
EFO tornado near New Paris in Preble County, OH. This tornado
occurred during the early morning hours of Saturday, April 1,
2023.

The first sign of tornadic damage appeared near the intersection
of Hawley Mills Rd and New Paris Twins Rd, where uprooted trees
and a significant loss of roof panels from a barn occurred. The
tornado would continue to uproot trees off of New Paris Twins Rd
and caused some walls of an older barn building to collapse before
traveling further northeastward through some open fields.

The next points of damage were observed near the intersection of
New Paris Twins Rd and Rawley Rd. Here, multiple barns had an
observed loss of metal roof panels, with one barn in particular
showing more extensive damage with some bent/collapsed barn doors.
One of the residential homes also displayed some paneling damage
on the back side of the building.

Near the end of its path, the tornado uprooted multiple trees and
caused another barn door to cave inwards. The final damage noted
from this tornado occurred off Gettysburg Darke Rd, with
significant loss of a barn roof and pieces of the sheet metal
tossed into the yard and nearby trees. The tornado is believed to
have dissipated shortly after.

The National Weather Service would like to thank the Preble
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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