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NOUS41 KCLE 081739
PNSCLE
OHZ020-082145-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
139 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2025
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/07/2025 TORNADO EVENT
.CHATHAM TOWNSHIP TO LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 81 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.32 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 40 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 07/07/2025
START TIME: 03:57 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 5 WNW BRIARWOOD BEACH / MEDINA COUNTY / OH
START LAT/LON: 41.1129 / -81.9834
END DATE: 07/07/2025
END TIME: 03:59 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 3 WNW BRIARWOOD BEACH / MEDINA COUNTY / OH
END LAT/LON: 41.1048 / -81.9606
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN NWS CLEVELAND STORM SURVEY DETERMINED THAT AN EF-0 TORNADO
OCCURRED FROM CHATHAM TOWNSHIP TO LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP IN MEDINA
COUNTY OH. THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SPENCER LAKE
ROAD AND BALLOU ROAD. THE TORNADO MAINLY PRODUCED TREE DAMAGE
ALONG ITS PATH WITH MULTIPLE TREES SNAPPED. THE TORNADO MOVED
SOUTHEAST ACROSS SPENCER LAKE ROAD AND DAMAGED AN UNOCCUPIED SMALL
BARN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SPENCER LAKE ROAD AND ERHART ROAD.
THE TORNADO CONTINUED SOUTHEAST TOWARDS CARSTEN ROAD WHERE THERE
WAS MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME AND SEVERAL LARGE TREE BRANCHES
SNAPPED. THE DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-0 TORNADO WITH AN
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED OF 81 MPH.
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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