EF1 Tornado Confirmed In June 13th Storm

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(NWS) – The National Weather Service in Wilmington OH has confirmed an EF1 tornado in Pike County, Ohio. This tornado occurred on June 13th, 2022.

Based on aerial imagery provided by the Aviation Section of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency, wind damage seen south of the Latham Area along Dry Bone Road, State Route 124, and Grassy Fork Road was likely caused by a brief tornado. A path of enhanced damage from west of Dry Bone Road to east of Grassy Fork Road is noted in the aerial imagery indicative of this weak tornado. This corridor of damage is embedded within a much larger field of wind damage affecting large swaths of Pike County in general.

The more concentrated corridor of damage does have a convergent nature to the felled trees, rather defined lateral bounds, and episodes of debris thrown upwind. Most notably, a garage which was heavily damaged on Grassy Fork Road has some of its debris thrown upwind of storm motion. Several corridors of extensive tree damage between Grassy Fork Road and State Route 124 have a clear convergent pattern in the felled trees. Damage in these areas is consistent with wind speeds around 90 mph. The tornado likely lifted in the hills east of Grassy Fork Road, but the line of storms and significant storm outflow continued to produce widespread straight line wind damage in excess of 70 mph across much of Pike County, including some localized areas possible.