“It was very minor damage to a home and a barn on two different properties and some crops,” said Suzy Cottingim, Preble County EMA director.
The house had damage to fascia, shingles and a garage door, and on the barn some of the metal roof and some of the siding was torn off. The crops damaged was corn, she said.
The twister formed at 4:47 p.m. in a field south of U.S. 35 to the east of Eaton and ended at 4:50 p.m. in a location west, northwest of West Alexandria, according to the storm survey.
Some weather sirens blared in Preble County after there were two reports of a funnel cloud between Eaton and West Alexandria.
The NWS at 4:47 p.m. issued a tornado warning that was canceled at 5:07 p.m.
There was additional minor damage to trees and lawn furniture observed on Woodside Drive and Quinn Road, the survey found.
Based on damage reports, photographs and radar data helped the weather service to confirm the tornado’s speed and dimensions.
The survey is preliminary and can change pending final review.
About the EF Scale
The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
EF-0 — 65 to 85 mph
EF-1 — 86 to 110 mph
EF-2 — 111 to 135 mph
EF-3 — 136 to 165 mph
EF-4 — 166 to 200 mph
EF-5 — 200-plus mph
Source: National Weather Service
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