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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
331 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 3/31/2026 TORNADO EVENT
GEAUGA COUNTY TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.53 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 120 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/31/2026
START TIME: 05:49 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 3 SE CHESTERLAND / GEAUGA COUNTY / OH
START LAT/LON: 41.4926 / -81.3085
END DATE: 03/31/2026
END TIME: 05:51 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 4 ESE CHESTERLAND / GEAUGA COUNTY / OH
END LAT/LON: 41.4906 / -81.2796
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN EF1 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 100 MPH IMPACTED THE
CHESTERLAND AREA. THE TORNADO BEGAN JUST NORTHEAST OF THE
INTERSECTION OF WATT ROAD AND FAIRMOUNT ROAD, WHERE A LARGE BARN
HAD ITS ROOF COLLAPSE. AS THE TORNADO MOVED GENERALLY EASTWARD, IT
DOWNED SEVERAL LARGE PINE TREES ONTO A HOUSE ALONG FAIRMOUNT ROAD,
ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN WATT AND SPERRY ROADS, BUT THERE WAS NO
OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO THE HOME. A POWER POLE WAS SNAPPED IN HALF AT
THIS SAME LOCATION. FARTHER EAST ALONG FAIRMOUNT ROAD, THE
TORNADO DOWNED ADDITIONAL LARGE PINE TREES. ONE OF THE TREES FELL
ONTO A HOME AND CAUSED SOME ROOF AND GUTTER DAMAGE. THE TORNADO
ENDED SOON THEREAFTER, JUST WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF
FAIRMOUNT AND ROCKHAVEN ROADS. NWS CLEVELAND THANKS THE GEAUGA
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THEIR
ASSISTANCE WITH THIS SURVEY.
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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