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723 NOUS41 KCLE 062013 PNSCLE OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-071600- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 412 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2012 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN TRUMBULL COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...GIRARD OHIO ACROSS LIBERTY TOWNSHIP OHIO DATE...AUGUST 5 2012 ESTIMATED TIME...235 PM TO 245 PM MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...60-70 MPH MAX PATH WIDTH...25 YARDS PATH LENGTH...3 MILES FATALITIES...0 INJURIES...0 * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN GIRARD OHIO. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. THE STORM TRACKED EAST NORTHEAST AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND INTERMITTENTLY DURING ITS 3 MILE PATH LENGTH FROM GIRARD ACROSS LIBERTY TOWNSHIP. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS GENERALLY 25 YARDS IN WIDTH. MOST OF THE DAMAGE OCCURRED TO TREES. TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. AT LEAST 4 CARS WERE DAMAGED BY FALLING TREES. BRANCHES WERE DOWNED. MINOR DAMAGE WAS ALSO OBSERVED TO ROOF TOPS... CHIMNEYS...SIGNS AND OUT BUILDINGS. $$