National Weather Service issued its statement following a site survey on Monday
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CURTICE, OH -- The National Weather Service said Monday that it was a tornado that caused the damage in Curtice on Friday night. The National Weather Service made its determination following a site survey on Monday. The National Weather Service classified the tornado as an F-1.
It was the first tornado to hit northwest Ohio this year.
Portions of eastern Lucas County were cleaning up Saturday morning following the storm that rolled through through area, authorities said.
Officials told NBC24 Saturday that the storm cut a 200 foot path of damage in eastern Lucas County near Bono, Ohio and Reno Beach. Some residents claim that they saw a funnel cloud, however the Lucas County sheriff department says they could not confirm any funnel clouds, water spouts or touchdowns. Damage was also evident near Mienke Marina, where campers were blown over, a billboard was damage, and sheet metal flung into trees.
Outside of a tornado watch west of I-75, no other severe weather watches or warnings were issued in Northwest Ohio.
Also on Friday night, the Ohio State Highway Patrol says power lines ripped down during the storm closed the the Ohio Turnpike west of Cleveland. The storm Friday night left high-tension electric lines snaking across both lanes of the toll-road in Lorain County, about 30 miles from Cleveland.
Here is the National Weather Service official report:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
STORM SURVEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1030 PM EDT MON APR 14 2008
...STORM SURVEY CONDUCTED IN LUCAS COUNTY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A STORM SURVEY IN EASTERN LUCAS COUNTY MONDAY AFTERNOON TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCURRED FRIDAY EVENING. THE DAMAGE NEARCURTICE TO RENO BEACH WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY A TORNADO.
THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 5 MILES AND AT THE WIDEST THE DAMAGE PATH WAS 25-35 YARDS WIDE. BASED ON THE DAMAGE...WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 100 MPH MAKING THIS AN EF1 TORNADO. THE
INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WAS JUST NORTH OF CURTICE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH CURTICE ROAD AND STATE ROUTE 2. THE TORNADO HAD AN INTERMITTENT PATH NORTHEAST TO NEAR RENO BEACH.
...TORNADO EF1...
COUNTY: LUCAS
CITY: 1 N OF CURTICE TO RENO BEACH
TIME AND DATE: 720-730 PM EDT 4/11/08
PATH LENGTH: 5 MILES
PATH WIDTH: 25-35 YARDS (WIDEST)
WINDS: 100 MPH
EF SCALE: EF1
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