Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 1.35 Miles
-- Width 100 Yards
State OHIO
County/Area PICKAWAY
WFO ILN
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2023-02-27 16:03 EST-5
Begin Location 1SSW HARRISBURG
Begin Lat/Lon 39.7889/-83.1773
End Date 2023-02-27 16:05 EST-5
End Location 0WNW ORIENT
End Lat/Lon 39.8018/-83.1582
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 150.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative Showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a low pressure system moving through the Ohio Valley.
Event Narrative The tornado began south of Darby Creek Road in the Fox Lair Farms neighborhood where two single-wide manufactured homes were flipped on their sides. Minor damage continued through the neighborhood before the tornado crossed Darby Creek Road, damaging a single property. On this property, the garage roof was lifted off the structure and landed on the other side of Darby Creek Road.
The tornado likely crossed Big Darby Creek, however, damage could not be verified due to the lack of accessible roads.
The next area of damage was observed toward the town of Orient, where multiple abandoned structures were damaged at the Pickaway Correctional Institution south of town. This damage was verified through video shared on social media. Most of the structures had large amounts of roof panel loss which was scattered across a nearby field.
The only signs of the tornado in the town of Orient was scattered building insulation found in trees. It is believed that the tornado likely dissipated as it entered Orient.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 931.00K 0.00K
NEWKIRK BUTLER CO. OH 02/27/2023 14:16 EST-5 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEWKIRK BUTLER CO. OH 02/27/2023 14:16 EST-5 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
JACKSONBURGH BUTLER CO. OH 02/27/2023 14:37 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 500.00K 0.00K
KETTERING MONTGOMERY CO. OH 02/27/2023 14:59 EST-5 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BEAVERTOWN MONTGOMERY CO. OH 02/27/2023 15:00 EST-5 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
KNOLLWOOD GREENE CO. OH 02/27/2023 15:06 EST-5 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TIPP CITY MIAMI CO. OH 02/27/2023 15:06 EST-5 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BRYON GREENE CO. OH 02/27/2023 15:11 EST-5 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CHRISTIANSBURG CHAMPAIGN CO. OH 02/27/2023 15:15 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
YELLOW SPGS GREENE CO. OH 02/27/2023 15:16 EST-5 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEW CARLISLE ARPT CLARK CO. OH 02/27/2023 15:19 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 250.00K 0.00K
JONESBORO FAYETTE CO. OH 02/27/2023 15:43 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
HARRISBURG PICKAWAY CO. OH 02/27/2023 16:03 EST-5 Tornado EF0 0 0 150.00K 0.00K
ETNA LICKING CO. OH 02/27/2023 16:41 EST-5 Tornado EF0 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
CENTRAL COLLEGE FRANKLIN CO. OH 02/27/2023 17:07 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 6.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 931.00K 0.00K