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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Cleveland OH

200 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024



...NWS Damage Survey for 04/17/2024 Tornado Event in Bucyrus...



.Bucyrus...



Rating:                 EF1

Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph

Path Length /statute/:  3.48 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             04/17/2024

Start Time:             04:06 PM EDT

Start Location:         1 WSW Bucyrus / Crawford County / OH

Start Lat/Lon:          40.7981 / -83.0005



End Date:               04/17/2024

End Time:               04:11 PM EDT

End Location:           2 NE Bucyrus / Crawford County / OH

End Lat/Lon:            40.8177 / -82.9394



Survey Summary:

A National Weather Service Cleveland storm survey team has

concluded an EF-1 tornado with max winds of 110 mph occurred in

Bucyrus, Ohio Wednesday afternoon, April 17th, 2024. The tornado

began near the bend of Kerstetter Road and West Southern Avenue.

The tornado yielded 80 mph winds with damage to the roof of a home

on West Southern Avenue. The tornado tracked northeast and

produced scattered damage in the form of broken tree limbs. The

tornado continued northeast across the Sandusky River and

increased in intensity up to 100 mph. Several large hardwood trees

were uprooted, a garage was destroyed, a small trailer rolled,

three chimneys were blown down, several large trees were uprooted,

and a shed was destroyed near the intersection of Ridge Avenue and

Wise Street. The tornado continued northeast with max winds of 110

mph while moving a house off its foundation. The tornado also

caused roof damage to the post office and a roof collapse at a

convenience store in and around downtown Bucyrus. In addition, an

abandoned plant wall was blown out and several antennas were bent.

The tornado continued northeast, blowing down several large trees

across a golf course and damaging a storage shed. Several tree 

limbs were broken as the tornado tracked northeast and weakened. 

The tornado finally ended along Beechgrove Road northeast of U.S. 

Highway 30. 



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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the

following categories:



EF0.....65 to 85 mph

EF1.....86 to 110 mph

EF2.....111 to 135 mph

EF3.....136 to 165 mph

EF4.....166 to 200 mph

EF5.....>200 mph



NOTE:

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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