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NOUS41 KCLE 131818
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OHZ013-132230-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
218 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2025
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/12/2025 TORNADO EVENT
MIDDLEFIELD OHIO TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.24 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 75 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/12/2025
START TIME: 08:45 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 3 NNE MIDDLEFIELD / GEAUGA COUNTY / OH
START LAT/LON: 41.5012 / -81.0523
END DATE: 08/12/2025
END TIME: 08:47 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 3 NNE MIDDLEFIELD / GEAUGA COUNTY / OH
END LAT/LON: 41.5042 / -81.0499
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A BRIEF TORNADO BEGAN JUST WEST OF MADISON ROAD/OH-528 JUST SOUTH
OF BURTON-WINDSOR ROAD, ROUGHLY 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF MIDDLEFIELD,
OH. THE TORNADO UPROOTED A LARGE TREE, WITH SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS
SNAPPED OFF TREES IN THIS AREA. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO THE
NORTHEAST, CROSSING MADISON ROAD, DAMAGING THREE BUILDINGS ON A
PROPERTY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD. TWO SMALLER OUTBUILDINGS
SUFFERED EXTENSIVE ROOF DAMAGE, WITH A LARGER BARN SUFFERING ROOF
DAMAGE AS WELL. ROOFING MATERIAL WAS THROWN SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET
TOWARDS THE WEST ONTO THE ROADWAY. THREE LIVESTOCK WERE
REPORTEDLY INJURED.
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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