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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service PITTSBURGH PA
945 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/08/2020 TORNADO EVENT IN TUSCARAWAS COUNTY...

Start Location...1 SSE East Sparta in Stark County OH
End Location...1 SSE Sandy Valley Estates in Tuscarawas County OH
Date...04/08/2020
Estimated Time...12:23 AM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF0
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...80 mph
Maximum Path Width...100 yards
Path Length...1.22 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...40.651962N / -81.355545W
Ending Lat/Lon...40.635053N / -81.347608W
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
This is a continuation of the tornado that impacted East Sparta in
Stark County.

The tornado resulted in damage to several modular homes and
brought down numerous hardwood and softwood trees in the Sandy
Valley Estates allotment along Route 800. It then moved across SR183
damaging two additional structures before moving toward Sandy Valley
High School, where it toppled additional hardwood trees and damaged
structures near the ballfields.

This is the 16th tornado for Tuscarawas County since the 1880s for which
we were notified of damage. The most recent tornado prior to this occurred
on April 14th, 2019 when another EF0 tornado was observed.

The National Weather Service thanks Stark and Tuscarawas County Emergency
Management for their assistance with this survey.

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

* 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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