Tornado confirmed near Blanchester
The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday, July 30 that an EF1 tornado touched down near Blanchester in Clinton County before 2 a.m.
According to the preliminary investigation, the tornado path started at 1:40 a.m. in Warren County near Morrow and ended at 1:40 a.m. near Blanchester in Clinton County. It had an estimated maximum wind speed of 95 mph, a path width of 200 yards and a path length of 8.1 miles. No injuries have been reported.
The tornado began in southeast Warren County just to the south of US 22 on Roachester Osceola Road, where a large broken tree branch was noted. Additional tree damage was observed along Roachester Osceola Road and on Osceola Road. Large limbs were knocked down and some trees had also been uprooted. One single-family residence also had some loss of roof shingles and gutters on Osceola Road.
Damage continued southeast along Edwardsville Road, where more trees were snapped or uprooted and the roof of an outbuilding was also damaged. The tornado appeared at its strongest along Middleboro Road in Harlan Township of Warren County, where more significant tree damage was noted along with some minor damage to a couple of homes.
The tornado continued southeast into Clinton County, with damage noted along Irvin Road and near the intersection of Irvin Road and north state Route 133. The last damage from this tornado likely occurred along Dudley Road, as no additional damage was observed immediately to the southeast of this area.
Damage was also surveyed in the Westboro area of Clinton County and was determined to be non-tornadic.
The National Weather Service would like to thank the Warren County Emergency Management Agency and the Clinton County Emergency Management Agency for their assistance with this survey.
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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