Tornado, Franklin
- When
- June 4, 5:06 PM EST to 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, 2.73 mi E of Columbus to 3.02 mi E of Columbus
- Rating
- EF0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 135 yd
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 40.035, -82.949
Damage was first observed on Deserette Court. The west-facing|side of several housing units had shutters torn off and also|experienced minor siding damage. This is where it appears the|tornado first touched down.
On the opposite side of Deserette Court, additional shutter and|siding damage was observed, and primarily affected the east-facing|side of the housing units.
Damage continued to the east onto Boyleston Boulevard, with the|garage door of one home completely destroyed and walls of the|garage experiencing significant damage. Siding and roof damage was|also observed on this home, and damage is assessed to be in the|EF0 category, with winds around 80 mph. An eyewitness also stated|that she was looking west and saw a tornado moving toward|Boyleston Boulevard.
A swath of damage continued to the east, affecting homes along|Niantic Drive and Hingham Lane. Much of the damage was associated|with trees, where large tree branches in the back yards of|several homes on both Niantic Drive and Hingham Lane were snapped.|A convergent pattern was observed from 10 to 12 inch diameter tree|branches. Some damage to homes was also observed, including a|large portion of siding being stripped off the east-facing side of|a two story home. Minor roof damage was also noted on several|homes.
Damage became more sparse further east along Hingham Lane and was|confined to a few large hardwood tree branches being snapped off.