Tornadoes · United States · Ohio · 2024

EF1 tornado, Aid to Kitchen, Ohio, April 2, 2024

Name: EF1 tornado, Aid to Kitchen, Ohio, April 2, 2024
Start: 2024-04-02T14:34:00.000Z
End: 2024-04-02T14:35:00.000Z
Location: Aid to Kitchen, Ohio

From Aid to Kitchen, this EF1 tornado ran 0.4 miles across Lawrence County on April 2, 2024, touching down at 10:34 AM EDT and reaching 250 yards wide. It killed nobody, and did $10,000 of property damage.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

EF065 to 85 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mphthis tornado
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

The record

Rating: EF1
Date: April 2, 2024
Touchdown: 10:34 AM EDT (14:34 UTC)
Lifted: 10:35 AM EDT (14:35 UTC)
On the ground: 1 minutes
Path length: 0.4 miles (0.7 km)
Path width: 250 yards (229 m)
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
County: Lawrence County
Touchdown point: 38.649, -82.378
Lift-off point: 38.652, -82.371
Record number: 2404020834-02

The damage survey

17 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS RLX, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF1. The highest wind the damage implies is 105 mph.

New scoreboard blown onto bleachers
Metal roof was blown to the E.

Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.

What the Weather Service recorded

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved across parts of Ohio at the start of the month of April. An intense squall line raced through portions of southeast Ohio on the late morning of April 2nd, which spawned four tornadoes and caused numerous other locations to observe straight-line wind damage. Additional severe thunderstorms occurred late in the afternoon and into the evening of April 2nd, producing additional tornadoes and wind damage centered within southern and eastern Ohio. ||The multiple rounds of rain produced numerous instances of flash flooding around Ohio. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches had fallen across southern and eastern Ohio, with localized amounts near 6 inches observed. Runoff from this rainfall, coupled with heavy rain occurring in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, caused moderate to major flooding along the Ohio River. Moderate flooding was observed first along the lower Muskingum River, with both McConnellsville and Beverly having surpassed their respective moderate flood stage. Drainage into the Ohio River eventually sent the river into flood on April 4th from north to south, with subsequent crests occurring into April 5th. Locations along the upper reaches experienced moderate flooding. In addition, Marietta exceeded major flood stage. Overall impacts were significant with numerous roads and structures observing flooding along the West Virginia side of the river.

An EF1 tornado began near Aid on Oak Ridge Road and traveled northeastward through mostly pastureland, knocking down a few trees on the north edge of the path and where it crossed Symmes Creek. The tornado continued northeast, blowing the roof off of two homes and another structure, as well as rolled a travel trailer near where it crossed State Route 141. The last noted damage was some tin panels that were blown upward on a barn roof shortly after the tornado crossed State Route 141. Some minor damage, not likely associated with the tornado occurred at the Symmes Valley High School.||An EMS employee stationed at the nearby Lawrence County EMS Station 5 witnessed the tornado as it traveled across the field in front of the station.

An EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 105 miles per hour began in the vicinity of Timber Ridge Lake in a rural area of northeast Lawrence County. There was a concentrated swath of significant hardwood tree damage observed along Scottown-Lecta Road just southeast of Timber Ridge Lake, with several large hardwoods either snapped or uprooted. This damage was consistent with a converging tornadic damage signature. ||Due to the rural area with which the tornado crossed and lack of a road network within the theoretical path, where the tornado first touched down and eventually lifted is unknown. In addition, this tornado may be an extension of the one which was observed in Aid.

From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.

The warnings

7 minutes of warning. NWS RLX issued a tornado warning for this county at 14:27 UTC, 7 minutes before the tornado touched down, in force until 14:45 UTC.

The county was under a tornado watch, issued at 14:20 UTC and running to 17:00 UTC.

Issued (UTC)	Expired	Product	Office
13:49 UTC	14:30 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX
14:20 UTC	17:00 UTC	Tornado Watch	RLX
14:22 UTC	15:00 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX
14:24 UTC	14:59 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX
14:27 UTC	14:45 UTC	Tornado Warning	RLX
23:26 UTC	03:49 UTC	Tornado Watch	RLX
00:32 UTC	00:55 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX
04:58 UTC	18:00 UTC	Flood Warning	RLX

Every warning and watch covering the touchdown point that day, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service products. Lead time is measured from the issue of the warning in force to the touchdown time in the database, both of which were recorded to the minute by different people.

The forecast that day

The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Enhanced Risk, with a 0.15 chance of a tornado within 25 miles, in the hatched area where significant tornadoes were expected. The outlook in force was issued at 12:32 UTC.

SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Apr 2, 10:26 AM EDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 10:26 AM EDT, 8 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1026 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Flooding and strong to severe storms are possible into tonight.
Turning cooler Wednesday into Friday, with accumulating
mountain snow showers to round out the work week.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
As of 1024 AM Tuesday...

A tornado watch has been issued for portions of northeast
Kentucky and central and southern West Virginia until 17Z. A
line of storms currently over southeast Ohio and northeast
Kentucky will continue to move east, bringing the risk of
tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and large hail.

As of 904 AM Tuesday...

The forecast remains on track in this morning's update. Showers
and a few stronger thunderstorms are approaching our
southeast Ohio counties at the time of this writing. It's
possible that a few of those storms could be strong to severe
with damaging winds and potentially an isolated tornado, but
this won't be the main severe weather focus today. This first
round of showers and storms are expected to exit by around
midday, leaving a short window of destabilization before the
main round of severe weather arrives late this afternoon and
into this evening, probably between 3 PM and 9 PM. It's still
questionable how unstable the atmosphere will be late this
afternoon, and it will depend on how long this morning's
convection lingers. Stay tuned for further updates.

As of 700 AM Tuesday...

A line of storms is currently approaching from the west and is
expected to enter and then cross through the area this morning.
Have made slight adjustments to PoPs based on the current track
of this line and also freshened up temperatures for the next
couple of hours.

As of 400 AM Tuesday...

Key Points:
* Numerous severe storms capable of producing damaging wind, large
  hail, or tornadoes are expected to impact the area today into
  tonight.
* Flood Watch remains in effect for most of the area through this
  evening.

A low pressure system approaching from the west has been pushing a
frontal boundary out of the area this morning, with the bulk of
precipitation currently located to the north and west of the CWA.
A passing wave should allow rain and storms to expand back into
the area this morning, with most activity expected to occur
across the northern half of the area. During the day, the low
strengthens and slides northeast toward the Great Lakes while an
associated upper level trough approaches from the west.

While a few stronger storms could be possible earlier in the day,
potential for severe weather increases significantly this afternoon
into the evening as instability increases and a low level jet moves
over the area. Shear in excess of 60kts will be possible during this
time, in addition to favorable conditions for tornadoes to develop.
Scattered to numerous severe storms are likely across the area,
with all severe weather types (wind, hail, and tornadoes)
possible; however, northeast KY, southeast OH, and portions of
WV along the Ohio River are located in the highest risk of
experiencing intense storms capable of producing significantly
strong winds or hail in addition to tornadoes.

Late this evening into tonight, the center of the low continues
spinning to the northwest and pushes a cold front across the CWA as
the upper trough trudges east. Severe weather should start to
lessen overnight, though a non-zero potential lingers until
after the frontal passage.

Previous rounds of rain and storms have already primed portions of
the area for flooding. With an additional 1 to 2 inches of rain
expected to fall today and tonight, there is potential for flash
flooding or rises along creeks, streams, and rivers. No changes have
been made to the Flood Watch, which remains in effect for nearly the
entire CWA through this evening.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 445 AM Tuesday...

Key Points:

 * A cold front sweeps through the area on Wednesday morning,
   eliminating the risk for severe weather.

 * Turning colder behind the front, with rain changing over to
   snow along the West Virginia mountains.

 * Multi-day upslope snow event takes place from Wednesday night
   into Friday, with accumulations possibly warranting winter
   headlines.

The short term period opens up at the cusp of a cold frontal
passage Wednesday morning. The parent low will remain positioned
over the Great Lakes region at the time of FROPA, maintaining a
high likelihood of showers through the majority of the short
term. While remaining a cool rain in the wake of the front for
the lowlands, by Wednesday evening a transition over to snow is
in the cards for our higher elevation zones.

The focus for adverse weather this week then shifts to more of
the winter variety for Wednesday night through the start of the
weekend. As the upper level low track eastward, northwest flow
will pull a fetch of sufficient lake enhanced moisture into the
region and yield a multi-day upslope snow event for the
mountains into Friday night. Current trends paint around 4 to 8
inches of snow for our highest mountain zones of Pocahontas,
Randolph, and Webster Counties for the second half of the week,
and around 1 to 3 inches for adjacent foothill zones.

Foresee Winter Weather Headlines being hoisted for our mountain
zones sometime within the next few forecast cycles, but given
the Flood Watch in effect and impending severe concerns in the
near term, think it'll be best to hold off for now. Will
continue to retain mention in the HWO for now.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
As of 445 AM Tuesday...

A welcome reprieve from active weather looks to arrive during
the first half of the weekend as the strong upper level
disturbance dives off the coast of New England. Upper level
ridging slides into the Central Appalachians on Saturday and
weaken the northwest flow, cutting off lingering lake enhanced
moisture. A brief period of dry weather prospers for the
weekend, but as the ridge slides further eastward on Sunday,
temperatures will begin to warm back to near climatological
norms for this time of year. Renewed chances for showers then
looms for the start of next week.

&&

.AVIATION /15Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of 700 AM Tuesday...

A line of storms, currently approaching from the west, is
expected to move across the area this morning. Ceilings and
visibilities are likely to lower to MVFR/IFR as these showers
and storms move through. Scattered to numerous severe storms
are then expected to develop this afternoon into the evening,
bringing additional restrictions to flight conditions. These
storms will carry the potential to produce damaging winds, large
hail, or tornadoes. Sub-VFR conditions then remain possible as
a cold front sweeps through tonight.

South to southwest winds are expected to strengthen and become
gusty during the day, with 20-30kt gusts possible outside of
any storms. Breezy conditions continue into the night, with
potential for strong gusts to occur as the front crosses.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Extent/timing of precipitation and
associated MVFR/IFR may vary from the forecast.

EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH:   TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW:    TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.

UTC 1HRLY       14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01
EDT 1HRLY       10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21
CRW CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
HTS CONSISTENCY  H    H    M    H    H    M    H    H    M    H    H    M
BKW CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
EKN CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    M    M    H    H    H    H    M    H    H
PKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    M    H    M
CKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    M    M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H

AFTER 12Z WEDNESDAY...
IFR possible in snow in the higher elevations of the northern
West Virginia mountains Wednesday through Friday.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...Flood Watch until 10 PM EDT this evening for WVZ005>011-
     013>020-024>032-034-039-040-515>526.
OH...Flood Watch until 10 PM EDT this evening for OHZ066-067-075-
     076-083>087.
KY...Flood Watch until 10 PM EDT this evening for KYZ101>103-105.
VA...None.

&&

SYNOPSIS...MEK/JLB
NEAR TERM...JLB/JMC
SHORT TERM...MEK
LONG TERM...MEK
AVIATION...JLB

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 10:34 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1034 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>027-034-515>520-031445-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Lincoln-
Putnam-Kanawha-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-Wyoming-Northwest Raleigh-
Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-
Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-
1034 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...TORNADO WATCH 74 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, portions
of southeast Ohio, and portions of central, southeast, southern and
western West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   Tornado Watch.

In addition, widespread strong to severe thunderstorms will be
likely this afternoon into tonight. Storms will be capable of
producing damaging wind gusts, large hail, and tornadoes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Residual flooding concerns may continue into Wednesday, especially
if local creeks and rivers rise out of their banks.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

OHZ066-067-075-076-083>086-WVZ007>011-016>020-028>032-040-031445-
Perry-Morgan-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Mason-
Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-
Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Barbour-
1034 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio,
and portions of central, northern and western West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

In addition, widespread strong to severe thunderstorms will be
likely this afternoon into tonight. Storms will be capable of
producing damaging wind gusts, large hail, and tornadoes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Residual flooding concerns may continue into Wednesday, especially
if local creeks and rivers rise out of their banks.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

VAZ003-004-WVZ033-031445-
Dickenson-Buchanan-McDowell-
1034 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia and
southern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this
afternoon into tonight. Storms will be capable of producing damaging
wind gusts, large hail, and tornadoes. Heavy downpours could also
result in flooding or flash flooding concerns.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

WVZ522-523-526-031445-
Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
1034 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast West
Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

In addition, scattered to numerous strong thunderstorms will be
possible late this afternoon into tonight. Large hail and damaging
wind gusts will be the main risks with storms, but tornadoes cannot
be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Mountain snow showers will be possible late Wednesday night through
Friday night. Long duration snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches are
expected, with locally higher amounts possible. Winter headlines may
be needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

WVZ039-521-524-525-031445-
Upshur-Northwest Webster-Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-
1034 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast and
northern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

In addition, scattered to numerous strong thunderstorms will be
possible late this afternoon into tonight. Large hail and damaging
wind gusts will be the main risks with storms, but tornadoes cannot
be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Snow showers will be possible late Wednesday night through Friday
night. Accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected, with locally
higher amounts possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 2, 7:31 AM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
731 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

OHZ066-021200-
Perry OH-
731 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN PERRY COUNTY THROUGH
800 AM EDT...

At 730 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pickerington, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
New Lexington, Somerset, Perry State Forest, Thornport, Harbor Hills,
Crooksville, Thornville, Junction City, and Glenford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3993 8242 3992 8241 3991 8217 3982 8217
      3981 8207 3973 8208 3969 8226 3968 8237
      3974 8236 3974 8241 3983 8240 3984 8247
      3993 8246
TIME...MOT...LOC 1130Z 252DEG 49KT 3986 8270

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

30

The air that afternoon

The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), 12:00Z

2.6 hours before the tornado, 151 km from the path. April 2, 2024.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed. The warm shading is its CAPE, the cool shading the inhibition it has to break through.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km. RM and LM are the right and left moving storms Bunkers' method gives; the shaded area is the 0 to 1 km storm-relative helicity.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -69627 J/kg
Surface CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 7 kt
0-1 km bulk shear: 1 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0
0-3 km lapse rate: 3.6 K/km

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), 00:00Z

9.4 hours after it, 151 km from the path. April 3, 2024.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed. The warm shading is its CAPE, the cool shading the inhibition it has to break through.

Hodograph

Mixed-layer CAPE: 202 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -37 J/kg
Surface CAPE: 64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 906 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 89 kt
0-1 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 202 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 297 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.0
0-3 km lapse rate: 5.6 K/km

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 14:32 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track

Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.

What was reported nearby

Local storm reports within 60 km of the path, in the three hours either side.

Time (UTC)	Report	Where	County	Remark
14:18 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	4 N Hanging Rock	Lawrence, OH	Ironton Country Club club house roof was torn away and doors of the cart house were blown off.
14:20 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ne Hanging Rock	Lawrence, OH	Several campers flipped over and structures damaged.
14:23 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	4 Ene Ironton	Lawrence, OH	Several trees snapped or uprooted along State Route 141 near Sugar Creek Christian Academy.
14:26 UTC	TORNADO	7 E Lake Vesuvius	Lawrence, OH	An EF1 tornado with maximum winds of up to 90 mph began near Aid-Oak Ridge Rd and traveled northeastward through mostly pastureland, knocking down a few trees on the north edge of the path and where it crossed Symmes Cre
14:30 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nne South Point	Lawrence, OH	Widespread tree and power line damage. Multiple structures with damage. Truck overturned on Proctorville Bridge.
14:30 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	7 E Lake Vesuvius	Lawrence, OH	Several trees down and structures damaged in Aid Township.
14:34 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	South Point	Lawrence, OH	Multiple power poles snapped midway up along North Kenova Rd.
14:34 UTC	TORNADO	6 Nw Crown City	Lawrence, OH	A short duration EF1 tornado confirmed with maximum winds of 105 mph in the vicinity of Timber Ridge Lake northwest of Crown City.
14:35 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	Proctorville	Lawrence, OH	Proctorville Fire Department building destroyed with severe damage to other structures.
14:36 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	1 N Proctorville	Lawrence, OH	Significant damage reported across the town with roofs blown off, 1-2 ft diameter trees down, rear half of fire dept destroyed.
14:36 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	3 S Athalia	Lawrence, OH	Part of the roof of elementary school blown off.
14:37 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	Proctorville	Lawrence, OH	Rear half of Proctorville FD destroyed. Roof partially removed from Fairland West Elementary School. Damage consistent with microburst. Estimated wind speeds of 90 mph.
14:40 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	Crown City	Gallia, OH	Out buildings destroyed and several trees down, some onto structures.
14:40 UTC	TORNADO	3 Nne Crown City	Gallia, OH	A short duration EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 95 mph confirmed along Hannan Trace Road.
14:41 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ne Crown City	Gallia, OH	Roof and exterior walls of a wood frame commercial warehouse were blown off along Hannan Trace Road.

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service local storm reports.

This ground now

The live radar over the track Every 2024 tornado in Ohio Every tornado in Ohio since 1950 Warnings in force in Ohio now The forecast where you are

The other tornadoes of April 2, 2024

68 more were confirmed in the United States that day.

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
April 2	4:15 AM CDT	EF0	Cape Girardeau, MO	0.4	150		$5,000
April 2	4:46 AM CDT	EF2	Williamson, IL	6.7	250		$300,000
April 2	4:56 AM CDT	EF1	Williamson, IL	7.6	250		$205,000
April 2	5:05 AM CDT	EF1	McCracken, KY	0.6	50		$75,000
April 2	5:15 AM CDT	EF2	Saline, IL	1.1	100	2	$225,000
April 2	5:21 AM CDT	EF1	Gallatin, IL	1.0	100		$80,000
April 2	5:22 AM CDT	EF1	Gallatin, IL to IN	7.4	100		$111,000
April 2	5:26 AM CDT	EF1	Gallatin, IL	2.0	75		$80,000
April 2	5:30 AM CDT	EF2	Posey, IL to IN	11.9	250		$135,000
April 2	5:34 AM CDT	EF2	Union, KY	6.8	150		$500,000
April 2	5:37 AM CDT	EF2	Posey, IN	11.6	250		$250,000
April 2	5:41 AM CDT	EF1	Union, KY	1.2	50		$85,000
April 2	5:46 AM CDT	EF1	Union, KY	0.7	100	1	$130,000
April 2	5:47 AM CDT	EF2	Vanderburgh, IN	14.9	250		$428,000
April 2	5:47 AM CDT	EF2	Vanderburgh, IN	14.9	250		$520,000
April 2	5:54 AM CDT	EF1	Vanderburgh, IN	7.3	200		$230,000
April 2	5:57 AM CDT	EF1	Vanderburgh, IN	5.3	200		$135,000
April 2	6:04 AM CDT	EF1	Warrick, IN	1.6	100		$75,000
April 2	6:05 AM CDT	EF1	Warrick, IN	8.4	200		$100,000
April 2	8:50 AM EDT	EF1	Washington, KY	5.0	125
April 2	8:56 AM EDT	EF1	Anderson, KY	2.1	150
April 2	9:11 AM EDT	EF1	Woodford, KY	1.8	300
April 2	9:18 AM EDT	EF1	Jessamine, KY	0.4	150
April 2	9:20 AM EDT	EF1	Bourbon, KY	12.7	100
April 2	9:30 AM EDT	EF1	Clark, KY	1.9	150
April 2	9:37 AM EDT	EF0	Bath, KY	0.4	75		$200,000
April 2	9:39 AM EDT	EF0	Bath, KY	0.1	25		$40,000
April 2	9:12 AM CDT	EF1	Greenup, KY to OH	7.9	250	1	$2.1 million
April 2	10:21 AM EDT	EF1	Boyd, KY	1.1	250		$100,000
April 2	10:24 AM EDT	EF2	Boyd, KY	1.1	450		$200,000
April 2	10:26 AM EDT	EF1	Lawrence, OH	1.1	200		$50,000
April 2	10:34 AM EDT	EF1	Cabell, WV	0.6	280		$70,000
April 2	10:39 AM EDT	EF1	Cabell, WV	4.2	200		$75,000
April 2	10:40 AM EDT	EF1	Gallia, OH	0.5	150		$50,000
April 2	10:54 AM EDT	EF1	Putnam, WV	8.5	200		$8,000
April 2	10:55 AM EDT	EF0	Putnam, WV	0.6	100		$10,000
April 2	11:02 AM EDT	EF1	Kanawha, WV	5.0	300		$300,000
April 2	11:04 AM EDT	EF2	Kanawha, WV	8.0	300		$40,000
April 2	11:11 AM EDT	EF1	Kanawha, WV	5.1	200		$60,000
April 2	11:19 AM EDT	EF1	Kanawha, WV	2.3	200		$80,000
April 2	11:21 AM EDT	EF1	Kanawha, WV	0.8	100		$70,000
April 2	1:09 PM EDT	EF1	Harrison, IN	3.2	30
April 2	2:02 PM CDT	EF0	Kankakee, IL	4.6	50
April 2	2:10 PM CDT	Unrated	Kankakee, IL	0.7	10
April 2	2:30 PM CDT	EF0	Kankakee, IL	0.5	25
April 2	4:31 PM EDT	EF2	Fayette, WV	5.3	325	1	$100,000
April 2	5:20 PM EDT	EF1	Morgan, TN	2.9	150		$10,000
April 2	4:31 PM CDT	EF2	Clark, IN to KY	11.2	450	32
April 2	5:46 PM EDT	EF2	Oldham, KY	5.3	300
April 2	5:52 PM EDT	EF1	Ohio, IN	3.3	100		$50,000
April 2	5:53 PM EDT	EF0	Wayne, IN	3.4	200		$200,000
April 2	4:55 PM CDT	EF1	Colbert, AL	7.0	750
April 2	5:58 PM EDT	EF1	Henry, KY	7.8	200
April 2	6:01 PM CDT	EF0	Limestone, AL	1.1	123
April 2	7:15 PM EDT	EF0	Bracken, KY	3.2	250		$750,000
April 2	7:27 PM EDT	EF1	Mason, KY	3.5	300		$300,000
April 2	7:46 PM EDT	EF1	Adams, OH	7.9	500	1	$200,000
April 2	8:08 PM EDT	EF0	Licking, OH	5.3	150		$50,000
April 2	8:32 PM EDT	EF1	Muskingum, OH	8.2	75		$950,000
April 2	8:47 PM EDT	EF2	Jackson, OH	1.9	325		$20,000

All 69 of them

What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.