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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1258 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for Aug 6 2024 Tornado Event...

.Richfield Area Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    104 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.32 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             08/06/2024
Start Time:             04:20 PM EDT
Start Location:         2 SSE Brecksville / Summit County / OH
Start Lat/Lon:          41.2767 / -81.6146

End Date:               08/06/2024
End Time:               04:25 PM EDT
End Location:           1 NNW Peninsula / Summit County / OH
End Lat/Lon:            41.2559 / -81.5571

Survey Summary:
The tornado began at a commercial warehouse along Columbia Road
in Richfield, where the east end of the roof was removed. Eleven
empty semi truck trailers were blown-over in the same general
location. As the tornado continued moving southeastward,
intermittent tree and power pole damage was noted along Columbia
Road. Trees were downed or snapped in different directions.
This tornado ended on the north side of the I-80 Cuyahoga
Valley Bridge, just west of Riverview Road in Boston, where
additional snapped trees were found.

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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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