The tornado passed through northern Akron at high-end EF2 strength, heavily damaging numerous businesses, apartments, and industrial areas. Some poorly anchored homes which were nailed to their foundations were flattened. This interactive map, which contains data from January 1950 to October 31, 2020, pinpoints where a cyclone touched down and traces its path of destruction. The tornado continued producing mid to high-end EF3 damage as it kept on its northeasterly path. Cars were tossed long distances and trees were completely debarked, twisted, and snapped. Homes and businesses were completely leveled in southern Columbus, in a wide swath of destruction. EF0 to EF2 damage continued as it moved out of the northeast side of Delaware, and eventually dissipated just before crossing into Morrow County. Around 3:43 PM, a tornado touched down just outside of Franklin County in far eastern Madison County, tracking northeast. 08, 2020. An EF5 tornado that struck the Columbus, Ohio area, doing extreme damage in the suburb of New Albany. Note that cinder blocks were sheared off of basement walls at ground level. Numerous homes in a subdivision of southwest Plain City were completely leveled or almost swept away. On Tuesday, the National Weather Service confirmed an EF0 tornado that touched down near Rising Sun in Ohio County, Indiana. Very large hail fell in Medina shortly before the tornado touched down. A weak tornado touched down at about 12:20 a.m. in southern Stark County, northwest of East Sparta. The high number of intense (EF3+) tornadoes makes the outbreak incredibly impressive and among one of the most severe the region has ever experienced. The tornado continued through heavily populated areas of eastern Summit County doing EF1 and EF2 damage to homes and businesses before crossing into Portage County and dissipating near Kent. Everything in its path was either leveled or swept away completely. The tornado crossed into Delaware County, and did high-end EF4 damage again, this time north of Shawnee Hills, where numerous houses were completely leveled and partially swept away. Tornado counts listed below are considered preliminary until final publication in the database of the National Centers for Environmental Information . The tornado intensified further as it moved into Verona, where high-end EF4 damage occured with several homes being flattened or swept away, and some ground scouring occured. CLEVELAND, Ohio — A tornado touched down in Summit County late Tuesday night, the third confirmed twister from violent storms that moved through Northeast Ohio. Widespread EF4 damage continued as the tornado ripped through residential areas and moved into New Albany. After that tornado lifted, the supercell persisted northeast and produced another strong tornado about 1 hour and 10 minutes after the Piqua-Mansfield tornado lifted. The April 8th, 2020 Springfield-Toledo "Supertwister" was a historic, long-track tornado that touched down in the southern metropolitan neighborhoods of Springfield, plowing across central Illinois, central Indiana, and part of northwest Ohio before dissipating over a field near Paulding. An EF0 tornado affected a path of approximately 6.2 miles in central Hamilton County, impacting the Mt. Passing through the west and north sides of the city, it did mid to high-end EF3 damage to several subdivisions. This tornado was spawned from the same supercell that produced the long-tracked Piqua to Mansfield tornado. The tornado continued and took a slight turn north, then continued on its northeasterly track. The same supercell that produced the Moraine to London EF4 tornado cycled, and put down another intense tornado in northern Franklin County around 4:00 PM EDT. ... — NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) April 8, 2020. The twister was part of a powerful overnight storm that swept through Northeast Ohio, locally creating a path damage in Stark, Summit and Tuscarawas counties. Cars were tossed hundreds of yards and crushed beyond recognition, and a smaller vehicle was never located. Posted by Cleveland 19 News on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 A possible tornado was even spotted by Jared Svoboda, who caught it on camera from Southbridge Boulevard in Brunswick. TROY, Ohio -- 2020 has gotten off to a rather unusual start weather-wise in Ohio. The tornado crossed over the Hoover Reservoir, doing EF2 and sporadic EF3 damaged to homes in rural areas of southeast and eastern Delaware County. The tornado continued northeast, entering Greene County, and doing EF2 and EF3 damage to homes in its path. The tornado finally lifted west of the Akron-Canton Regional Airport at 12:03 AM EDT on 04/08/2020. Hypothetical Tornadoes Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. A tornado warning was issued about 8 minutes before this tornado touched down in southern Lima. Initially damage was weak, but as the tornado moved northeast, high-end EF2 damage occured southeast of New Haven in Fort Wayne's suburbs. 5 people died in the town. The number in each state depicts the average annual number of tornadoes based on the 20-year period from 1991 to 2010. These storms brought incredibly large hail and damaging wind to multiple states. The EF-1 tornado produced maximum winds around 90 mph and was about 100 yards wide. A PDS tornado watch had been issued for the high-risk area early in the afternoon, and around 2:30 PM, supercells began to mature ahead of the main line of already existing supercells along the cold front. It is the largest outbreak in Ohio's history, including 56 tornadoes in the state. As the storms moved east, the supercells matured and became prolific tornado producers in extreme east Indiana and western Ohio. With the very favorable environment it formed in, the supercell matured quickly and put down a violent tornado soon after. The houses there were reduced to piles of debris or were partially swept away. Widespread MLCAPE values of 3,000 j/kg, low 70°s dew points, and temperatures in the low 80°s meant that there would be plenty of instability for storms to develop and sustain themselves. and last updated 3:37 AM, Apr 09, 2020 MEDINA, Ohio — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Medina County Tuesday night and caused EF-1-level damage. Three homes with anchor bolts were swept away leaving open basements, but contextual discrepancies prevented a rating higher than high-end EF4. As such, hodographs were forecast to be extremely favorable for violent tornadoes. It had a max width of about 1/2 mile and was on the ground for 20.33 miles. After clipping the northwest corner of Champaign County, the small town of Quincy took a direct hit, with nearly every structure in town being damaged. April 2020 had about one-third more tornadoes than average. Any music in this video does not belong to me, it belongs to Twister (1996) the movie sound track Please support high-quality local journalism. 10 deaths occured in Gahanna. The tornado rapidly intensified, doing EF3 damage to homes and businesses in eastern Lima, with estimated wind speeds of 150 mph. No tornadoes occurred with this activity, but one person was injured when a strong wind gust knocked a tree onto their home. SHARE. Continuing through rural areas, the tornado weakened and produced EF1 damage to the few homes and trees in its path. It grew into a large stovepipe, and a PDS tornado warning was issued for Marysville. A high-end EF3 rating was applied there, too, as poorly constructed homes were completely leveled. 14 people were injured. The tornado persisted through very open rural areas, and because it wasn't rain-wrapped, it offered chasers an incredible view of this intense tornado. Very strong shear overspread the risk area thanks to a 110 knot jet streak and strong southerly surface winds; 0-3 km SRH reached 500-550m2/s2 in many areas across Ohio, with some locally higher values. The tornado touched down at 3:28 PM EDT, moving northeast at 40 mph out of extreme east Madison County. The tornado then entered rural areas of northern and northeast Greene County, where scattered debris was found in fields and trees were denuded and debarked. It was also the first EF5 to strike the United States since the 2013 Moore, Oklahoma tornado. The tornado began a weakening trend as in entered northwest Licking County, and eventually met its demise southwest of Hartford. The tornado tracked 43.2 miles, killed 14, and was on the ground for just over an hour, with a max width of 3/4 mile. Model guidance on April 22 also hinted at this possibility, and by the morning of the April 23, the SPC upgraded to a high risk across much of Ohio, extreme East Indiana, and Northern Kentucky. STARK COUNTY, Ohio — An EF-0 tornado blew through Stark County early Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. The tornado weakened from there on, producing predominantly EF2 damage until its demise south of Mansfield. The tornado then exited New Albany, weakening to a low-end EF4, before producing EF5 damage one last time to two large, well-built homes in extreme northeast Franklin County, both of them being swept away completely. Damage well into the EF5 range to a well-constructed home in New Albany. A rare 45% tornado risk area was centered over central Ohio, and a large outbreak of significant and long-tracked tornadoes was anticipated. This tornado likely would have earned a higher rating had it hit more structures on its 101.8 mile path. The tornado caused mainly EF1 and EF2 damage as it moved through Richmond and eastern Wayne County and into western Ohio, as several houses and businesses were damaged. The tornado moved into Clark County, and didn't hit any significant structures until making a direct hit to the town of South Charleston. Many homes were completely destroyed, being left with only a few interior walls. Near Poe, an entire mobile home park was destroyed. The most widespread EF4 damage, while only low-end EF4, occured in a subdivision a few miles north of Alpha, where 13 people were killed, all of them in their homes. Trees in its path were denuded and snapped, and a few trailer homes were destroyed. It went through Bexley where widespread EF3 and EF4 damage occured, with numerous well-built homes completely leveled. This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2020.Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Bangladesh, and Eastern India, but can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions.Tornadoes also develop occasionally in southern Canada during the Northern Hemisphere's summer and … Subscribe to cleveland.com. © 2021 Advance Local Media LLC. It eventually dissipated in a field east of Delaware. There also were widespread power outages. This tornado formed near the triple point fairly early on in the outbreak. The tornado exited the town, then entered Mason County, doing EF1 damage with some sporadic EF2 damage before dissipating near the town of Maysville just before crossing the Ohio River. The National Weather Service says the tornado touched down at 11:52 p.m. near Barberton and traveled southeast for 10.1 miles toward Green. It lasted about 30 minutes and cost $600 million dollars. Intermittent Path starting 2 miles west of Massillon then to Sparta around 12:22 am, reaching the Stark/Tuscarawas County line near OH-800 at 12:30 am. A satellite tornado did EF1 damage to the Tidewater at New Albany community around that time. 2 deaths occured in a home that was poorly constructed. This long-tracked, violent wedge tornado touched down in Richmond, Indiana around 1:01 PM EDT. During the same time frame, the worst event of the day was unfolding. Shortly before the Columbus tornado touched down, a powerful supercell north of that one put down another violent tornado. Olivett in central Robertson County at EF2 strength. The very small community of Claridon was impacted at EF2 strength, but northeast of the small town trees were denuded and debarked, and again an EF3 rating was applied. On the northern side of Beavercreek, low-end EF4 damage was noted to a few homes that were reduced to piles of rubble. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. It leveled the homes that were in its path, and low-end EF4 damage was found southwest of Plain City. This relatively short lived, narrow, yet intense tornado did significant damage to the eastern side of Lima. The tornado almost immediately did EF3 damage to a home that had its exterior walls collapsed. The worst damage occurred west of Maples, as three homes on East Tillman Road were destroyed, losing much of their roofs and exterior walls. Portions of the region were under a tornado warning until as late as 12:30 a.m. The storm boasted winds that gusted up to 67 mph overnight — just 7 mph below hurricane status — and caused damage that include knocked down trees, power lines and power poles. The tornado dissipated at 4:37 PM EDT. The tornado plowed through the south side of the city, leaving only interior walls standing and leveling a few homes again at high-end EF3 strength. That's because Saturday saw two tornadoes touch down in Miami County, which is … The event left 89 people dead and cost $11.3 billion. March 26, 2020. The tornado weakened and did EF2 damage to the very small unincorporated community of Florence, and dissipated near London. These new storms instantly became tornadic and produced several strong to violent tornadoes in central Ohio. On April 23, 2020 a large outbreak of tornadoes impacted Ohio, Eastern Indiana, and Northern Kentucky. https://hypotheticaltornadoes.fandom.com/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_April_23,_2020?oldid=69243, Wayne, Preble (OH), Darke (OH), Miami (OH), Champaign (OH). On April 23, 2020 a large outbreak of tornadoes impacted Ohio, Eastern Indiana, and Northern Kentucky. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Before 2022, the deadly EF5 tornado had broken the record for the longest tornado … It reached peak winds of about 80 mph and a maximum width of about 100 yards and the NWS classified it as an EF-0. The tornado then began to weaken and turned slightly more northeast, moving through Urbana at EF0 intensity before dissipating northeast of town at 2:39 PM EDT. More EF4 damage was noted in Tipp City, with two poorly built homes being swept away with debris being pushed off their foundations, and several other homes and businesses being completely destroyed. It is the largest outbreak in Ohio's history, including 56 tornadoes in the state. It exited Miami county, and rapidly intensified. It was on the ground for roughly 2 hours and 30 minutes. The EF3 tornado ripped through the southern side of Marysville destroying many homes. The NWS in Wilmington Ohio has confirmed an EF0 tornado near Newtonsville in Clermont County which traveled from there to near Lake Lorelei in Brown County. 4 people died in Plain City. The first tornado touched down near Grafton in Lorain county around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. The tornado touched down on the southern side of Lima, from the same supercell that produced the Jay County, Indiana EF2 tornado. Stark County: An EF0 tornado produced around 80 mph wind speeds. The National Weather has confirmed that three separate tornadoes touched down in Northeast Ohio around midnight Wednesday. 15 people died in New Albany. It went on to move just South of downtown Columbus and directly impacted Gahanna and New Albany as an EF5, then dissipating Northeast of Johnstown.