EF1 Tornado Confirmed in western Mercer County OH

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
402 PM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/14/2024 TORNADO EVENT...

...EF1 tornado confirmed in Adams County, IN, Mercer County, OH...

Start Location.................1 ENE New Corydon in Adams County IN
End Location...................4 W Celina in Mercer County OH
Date...........................03/14/2024
Estimated Start Time...........6:40 PM EDT
Estimated End Time.............6:55 PM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating........EF1
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...100 mph
Maximum Path Width.............450 yards
Path Length....................9.6 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon..............40.5743 / -84.8211
Ending Lat/Lon.................40.5555 / -84.6418
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries.....0

...Summary...
The tornado initially began over an open field north of the
intersection of East County Road 1200 South and South County Road
600 East and moved east towards the Indiana/Ohio state line.
Damage was limited to an outbuilding, some tree damage and
shingle damage to a home along East 1200 South in Adams County,
Indiana.

The tornado then entered Mercer County, Ohio at 645 PM along 
Skeels Road, where minor damage was observed to a house. The most
confident corridor of EF-1 tornado damage, estimated to be around
100 mph, occurred shortly after the tornado developed. Most of 
the damage was confined to a few properties south of the 
intersection of Skeels Road and State Route 49. Several 
outbuildings were completely destroyed, and one house received 
some roof damage. The tornado continued eastward and followed 
Carmel Church Road eastward, causing numerous tree and additional 
outbuilding damage. 

A more southeast motion started at the intersection of Carmel 
Church Road and Erastus Durbin Road. Additional damage was 
observed between this location and the intersection of Now Road 
and Mud Pike Road. The final corridor of damage was observed along
Mud Pike Road and toward the intersection at State Route 118 
where several homes were damaged. The tornado dissipated east of 
this location. 

The tornado tracked for a total of 8.6 miles inside of Mercer
County OH.

NWS Wilmington OH would like to thank Emergency Management
officials of Mercer County and NWS Northern Indiana 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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