Tornadoes · United States · Ohio · 2026
EF0 tornado, Wayne County, Ohio, March 31, 2026
This EF0 tornado ran 0.1 miles across Wayne County on March 31, 2026, touching down at 5:56 PM EDT and reaching 75 yards wide. It killed nobody.
Preliminary. This is NWS CLE's damage survey, filed in the Damage Assessment Toolkit as Wayne County Tornado. The rating, the path and the casualties are the survey's and can change while it is revised. The Storm Prediction Center compiles the official record of 2026 from these surveys and publishes it in the spring of 2027; this page moves to that tornado's permanent address when it does.
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 mphthis tornado
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mph
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 survey
- Rating, as surveyed
- EF0, preliminary
- Date
- March 31, 2026
- Touchdown
- 5:56 PM EDT (21:56 UTC)
- Path length
- 0.1 miles (0.2 km)
- Path width
- 75 yards (69 m)
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- County
- Wayne County
- Touchdown point
- 40.729, -81.876
- Lift-off point
- 40.729, -81.878
- Highest wind the damage implies
- 85 mph
- Surveyed by
- NWS CLE
- The office's name for it
- Wayne County Tornado
- Survey last edited
- April 5, 2026
- Record number
- None yet. SPC numbers 2026 in the spring of 2027.
What the survey found
A brief tornado touched down just west of Honeytown Road in Wooster and moved east across three residential properties before lifting east of Honeytown Road. The tornado caused EF0 damage with estimated maximum wind speeds of 85 mph. Damage along the path included several uprooted and snapped trees, with some large branches impaled into the ground, indicating strong localized winds. A car awning was lifted and pushed across a home, knocking down a TV antenna and causing a chimney to collapse onto the roof. Additional impacts included a blown-down fence, as well as roof damage and damage to an external propane tank at another residence.
No injuries or fatalities were reported with this event.
Written by NWS CLE in the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit. A survey is revised as better evidence arrives.
The warnings
No tornado warning for this county appears in the archive as in force at the moment the tornado touched down. One was issued for the county at another hour that day.
The county was under a severe thunderstorm watch, issued at 19:00 UTC and running to 03:00 UTC.
| Issued (UTC) | Expired | Product | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 UTC | 03:00 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | CLE |
| 21:25 UTC | 22:15 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE |
| 01:25 UTC | 02:15 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE |
| 01:43 UTC | 02:15 UTC | Tornado Warning | CLE |
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 Slight Risk, with a 0.02 chance of a tornado within 25 miles, in the hatched area where significant tornadoes were expected. The outlook in force was issued at 20:00 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 Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Mar 31, 3:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- 1) A cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms will sweep across the region late this afternoon and evening. The main impact will be gusty winds and heavy rainfall, but hail and a couple of brief tornadoes are possible too. 2) A second round of strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall is expected tonight. Heavy rainfall is the bigger concern with this overnight round, with widespread amounts of 1 to 1.25 inches possible through Wednesday, and locally higher where training occurs. This could cause flooding of urban, low- lying, and other flood prone areas. 3) Lower impact system Thursday and Friday, with occasional showers and storms and a return of very warm temperatures. 4) A stronger system brings a greater potential for severe storms and heavy rainfall late Saturday into Sunday.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 3:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Cleveland OH 330 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Confidence has increased that a cluster of strong to severe storms with gusty winds, some hail, and heavy rain will move west to east across the area late this afternoon and evening. Another round of storms with some severe weather potential and a better potential for heavy rain and localized flooding is still expected tonight. The rest of the forecast and messaging remains the same through the weekend, as additional rounds of showers and storms are expected. && .KEY MESSAGES... 1) A cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms will sweep across the region late this afternoon and evening. The main impact will be gusty winds and heavy rainfall, but hail and a couple of brief tornadoes are possible too. 2) A second round of strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall is expected tonight. Heavy rainfall is the bigger concern with this overnight round, with widespread amounts of 1 to 1.25 inches possible through Wednesday, and locally higher where training occurs. This could cause flooding of urban, low- lying, and other flood prone areas. 3) Lower impact system Thursday and Friday, with occasional showers and storms and a return of very warm temperatures. 4) A stronger system brings a greater potential for severe storms and heavy rainfall late Saturday into Sunday. && .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGE #1: Quasi-zonal flow continues across the southern Great Lakes region this afternoon overtop a flat mid/upper ridge over the SE CONUS. An active stationary front remains draped across Lower Michigan and southern Ontario along the northern edge of this ridge, and this boundary continues to serve as the focus for a series of shortwaves and associated weak surface lows. One shortwave and associated mid-level speed max, characterized by 700 mb flow over 50 knots, is currently crossing northern Indiana and SW Lower Michigan. This shortwave and its associated 40+ knot low-level jet is driving a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) that will move into NW Ohio by 19Z. The downstream environment across northern Ohio and western PA has sufficiently destabilized this afternoon to support severe weather due to a rapid uptick in shear expected as the wave approaches. Current mesoanalysis shows MLCAPE of 500-1000 J/kg, with around 1500 J/Kg of SBCAPE, beneath a stout EML plume (7 to 7.5 C/Km mid- level lapse rates). Westerly Deep layer shear will increase to 40-50 knots ahead of the wave, with vectors oriented perpendicular to the north-south oriented line of convection on the front edge of the MCS, and this combined with the moderate instability will support forward propagation of the MCS late this afternoon and evening and associated wind risk. PWATs of 1 to 1.2 inches (90th percentile of climatology) will also lead to brief heavy rain as the complex progresses across the region. While wind and heavy rain are the biggest hazards, low-level (0-1 Km) shear increasing to 20-30 knots and effective SRH increasing to 250-300 m2/s2 could support a couple of brief tornadoes embedded within the main line or with any semi discrete cells that develop ahead of it. The aforementioned steep mid-level lapse rates also support occasional large hail, especially with any semi discrete cells. The overall highest severe weather risk appears to be east of I-71 this evening, where higher instability has built up the past few hours. This is especially the case for damaging winds given higher low-level lapse rates of 7 to 7.5 C/Km leading to higher DCAPE in NE Ohio and NW PA. In terms of timing, the convection should reach the I-75 corridor by 20Z, the I-71 and I-77 corridors by 22Z, and should be over NW PA by 23 to 00Z. KEY MESSAGE #2: After a short break during the mid evening hours, the shortwave and associated surface low exiting east across the eastern Great Lakes tonight will start to push the stationary front SE across the region as a cold front. Another line of convection is expected to develop along and ahead of the cold front as large scale forcing for ascent increases. Shear will remain moderate to high overnight with the presence of an enhanced low-level jet, so a few severe storms are possible (mainly wind and a brief tornado or two) where surges and bows occur in the QLCS. However, the atmosphere will be pretty worked over from the earlier evening convection, and this combined with the overnight timing should limit the severe weather threat. The bigger concern overnight is heavy rainfall and flash flooding. The front will slow in forward progress as the night progresses and will become aligned parallel to the W to WSW low and mid-level flow. This combined with the 35-40 knot low- level jet will lead to training convection within the QLCS/backbuilding. On top of that, PWATs will increase to over 1.25 inches (near the daily max of sounding climatology) with Integrated Vapor Transport (IVT) in the 90th to 97th percentile, and this all combined with a skinny CAPE profile all points to swaths of very heavy rainfall and efficient rainfall rates. A widespread 1 to 1.25 inches of rain is likely through Wednesday morning, but locally higher totals of 2 to 3 inches+ are possible where training occurs. This could lead to flash flooding of low-lying, urban, and other prone areas, as well as potential river flooding if enough falls in a basin. Much of the area will try to dry out Wednesday as the front temporarily sags into southern or central Ohio and Canadian high pressure over the northern Great Lakes tries to influence at least the north half of our region. However, a swath of showers will continue north of the frontal boundary where isentropic ascent will be persistent, so the southern and central counties (south of I-80) may hold onto off and on light rain much of the day. If the front is slightly farther north or south, than the location of the swath of showers will change. The overall impact and message Wednesday is that it will be a cold and damp day, with highs held into the mid 40s to low 50s. Showers will definitely increase Wednesday evening and Wednesday night as the front slowly lifts back north. KEY MESSAGE #3: The next mid/upper shortwave ejecting across the Plains Thursday will spawn another surface low that will lift into the northern Great Lakes by Friday morning. The front should continue lifting north Thursday morning ahead of this developing low, so most of the leftover showers should be north of the region by midday. This will set up a mainly dry and very warm afternoon in the warm sector. As the low tracks from the northern Great Lakes through northern Ontario Friday, the front will sag back SE as a cold front. However, it is looking increasingly likely that the boundary will stay NW of the region as it stalls in response to yet another developing low in the Plains. This points to slightly higher coverage of showers and a few thunderstorms Friday compared to Thursday, but any heavy rain or severe threat should be isolated, so lower impact than the mid week convection. Temperatures will soar into the upper 70s to near 80 Thursday and Friday. KEY MESSAGE #4: The next surface low mentioned above developing in the Plains Friday will lift across the Great Lakes Saturday and early Sunday. This low will be stronger and will be the final wave to kick this old frontal boundary out of the region as it's associated with a strong mid/upper trough digging into the Great Lakes. Given the better dynamics and strength of this system, severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible late Saturday and Saturday night, depending on the timing. This will be monitored. Much colder air will settle into the region behind this system for early next week. && .AVIATION /18Z Tuesday THROUGH Sunday/... Mainly VFR across the TAF sites early this afternoon, though anticipate deterioration to MVFR and IFR vsbys from showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon and evening. A few thunderstorms could pose a strong to severe wind threat, especially later this afternoon. A few areas to watch for thunderstorms this afternoon. The first area will be over the next couple of hours, generally east of the I-77 corridor as showers and thunderstorms develop along a residual nocturnal outflow boundary. This area of storms will primarily impact ERI. The second area will be a cluster of thunderstorms currently across Indiana this afternoon which is expected to reach the I-75 corridor by around 4 PM. This cluster of thunderstorms is expected to become better organized over the next several hours as it continues east, posing a strong to perhaps severe wind threat to all TAF sites (briefly 40 to 45 knots, perhaps isolated up to 50). The third area of concern will be along an approaching cold front later this evening, with widespread shower and thunderstorm development likely. The threat for strong to severe winds is lower with this area, though non- zero. Winds are generally out of the southwest early this afternoon, 15 to 20 knots with periodic gusts of 30 to 35 knots. Winds will abruptly shift towards the northwest, then north behind a cold front later this evening and overnight, 10 to 15 knots. Outlook...Non-VFR likely in showers and low ceilings Wednesday afternoon. Additional periods of non-VFR conditions possible in showers and thunderstorms Thursday through Saturday, though appears most likely on Saturday. && .MARINE... Elevated southwest winds of 15 to 20 knots will persist across Lake Erie into tonight. Though winds may occasionally gust up to 25 knots, believe most of the higher winds should be confined along the nearshore given the cold lake surface temperatures. Thus, have opted against a Small Craft Advisory at this time. Winds will briefly shift towards the north behind a cold front on Wednesday, 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots and gradually becoming east to northeast Wednesday night into Thursday. May need a brief Small Craft Advisory Wednesday night into Thursday morning with the onshore flow near 20 knots. Winds will return to the southwest as the cold front lifts back north as a warm front late Thursday into Friday, 15 to 20 knots. Another item of concern this afternoon and evening will be the threat of strong winds greater than 40 knots associated with a line of thunderstorms moving west to east across Lake Erie. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. PA...None. MARINE...None. && DISCUSSION...Garuckas AVIATION...Kahn MARINE...Kahn
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 3:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 303 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-011915- Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga- Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull- Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow- Holmes-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie- 303 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 80 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Locally heavy rainfall and isolated flash flooding are also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Area creeks and rivers will continue rising into Wednesday as rain continues. Some prone rivers may approach or reach minor flood stage. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS. LEZ142>149-162>169-011915- Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH- The Islands to Vermilion OH-Vermilion to Avon Point OH- Avon Point to Willowick OH-Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-Geneva- on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY- Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM offshoreline to US-Canadian border- Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on-the- Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 303 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 80 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LEZ061-011915- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 303 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms along and ahead of a cold front this afternoon and evening may produce strong winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 31, 5:14 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
514 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0504 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NNE Amherst 41.41N 82.23W
03/31/2026 Lorain OH 911 Call Center
Tree down across North Main Street.
&&
RCLocal storm report, Mar 31, 5:20 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
520 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0514 PM Tstm Wnd Gst North Ridgeville 41.39N 82.02W
03/31/2026 M74 MPH Lorain OH Trained Spotter
trained weather spotter reports 74 mph gust
on personal weather station.
&&
dkLocal storm report, Mar 31, 5:29 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
529 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0524 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NW Brook Park 41.42N 81.85W
03/31/2026 M71 MPH Cuyahoga OH ASOS
ASOS station KCLE Cleveland.
&&
dkLocal storm report, Mar 31, 5:37 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
537 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0532 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NNE Cleveland 41.52N 81.68W
03/31/2026 M71 MPH Cuyahoga OH ASOS
ASOS station KBKL Cleveland.
&&
dkLocal storm report, Mar 31, 5:49 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
549 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0529 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 WSW Cleveland 41.50N 81.73W
03/31/2026 M75 MPH LEZ146 OH Mesonet
Mesonet station XCLE Cleveland - Edgewater.
&&
dkLocal storm report, Mar 31, 5:51 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
551 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NNE Highland Heights 41.57N 81.47W
03/31/2026 M61 MPH Cuyahoga OH AWOS
AWOS station KCGF.
&&
dkThe 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.
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), 12:00Z
9.9 hours before the tornado, 154 km from the path. March 31, 2026.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -254 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 890 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 363 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 374 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 5.3 K/km
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), 00:00Z
2.1 hours after it, 154 km from the path. April 1, 2026.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 161 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 675 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1899 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 7.9 K/km
The surface observations
Wooster (BJJ), 16 km from the path, in the two hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Temp (°F) | Dew point (°F) | Wind | Gust (kt) | Pressure (mb) | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:56 UTC | 75 | 56 | 230° 19 kt | 30 | 1012.5 | |
| 20:00 UTC | 240° 17 kt | 22 | 1012.5 | |||
| 20:05 UTC | 230° 15 kt | 21 | 1012.5 | |||
| 20:10 UTC | 24 | 1012.2 | ||||
| 20:15 UTC | 230° 17 kt | 22 | 1012.2 | |||
| 20:20 UTC | 240° 15 kt | 1011.9 | ||||
| 20:25 UTC | 240° 13 kt | 1011.9 | ||||
| 20:30 UTC | 230° 14 kt | 1011.9 | ||||
| 20:35 UTC | 220° 13 kt | 18 | 1011.9 | |||
| 20:40 UTC | 240° 15 kt | 1011.5 | ||||
| 20:45 UTC | 1011.5 | |||||
| 20:50 UTC | 230° 14 kt | 1011.5 | ||||
| 20:55 UTC | 230° 16 kt | 1011.5 | ||||
| 20:56 UTC | 74 | 56 | 220° 15 kt | 25 | 1011.5 | |
| 21:00 UTC | 24 | 1011.5 | ||||
| 21:05 UTC | 1011.5 | |||||
| 21:10 UTC | 230° 16 kt | 30 | 1011.5 | |||
| 21:15 UTC | 230° 14 kt | 24 | 1011.9 | |||
| 21:20 UTC | 230° 15 kt | 1011.5 | ||||
| 21:25 UTC | 230° 13 kt | 19 | 1011.5 | |||
| 21:30 UTC | 230° 11 kt | 1011.5 | ||||
| 21:35 UTC | 220° 12 kt | 17 | 1011.5 | |||
| 21:40 UTC | 230° 12 kt | 1011.5 | ||||
| 21:45 UTC | 230° 13 kt | 1011.5 | ||||
| 21:50 UTC | 230° 13 kt | 19 | 1011.2 | |||
| 21:55 UTC | 230° 14 kt | 1011.2 | ||||
| 21:56 UTC | 73 | 55 | 230° 13 kt | 22 | 1011.2 | |
| 22:00 UTC | 230° 11 kt | 1011.2 | ||||
| 22:05 UTC | 240° 16 kt | 24 | 1011.5 | |||
| 22:10 UTC | 230° 14 kt | 1011.2 | ||||
| 22:15 UTC | 260° 11 kt | 1011.5 | ||||
| 22:20 UTC | 240° 13 kt | 1011.5 | ||||
| 22:25 UTC | 250° 13 kt | 1011.5 | ||||
| 22:30 UTC | 240° 13 kt | 1011.5 | ||||
| 22:35 UTC | 230° 12 kt | 1011.2 | ||||
| 22:40 UTC | 230° 14 kt | 1011.5 | ||||
| 22:45 UTC | 28 | 1011.2 | -RA | |||
| 22:50 UTC | 24 | 1011.2 | -RA | |||
| 22:55 UTC | 1011.2 | |||||
| 22:56 UTC | 74 | 54 | 230° 14 kt | 28 | 1010.8 | |
| 23:00 UTC | 25 | 1010.8 | ||||
| 23:05 UTC | 22 | 1010.5 | ||||
| 23:10 UTC | 22 | 1010.5 | ||||
| 23:15 UTC | 220° 13 kt | 1010.5 | ||||
| 23:20 UTC | 230° 18 kt | 1010.5 | ||||
| 23:25 UTC | 240° 11 kt | 1010.5 | ||||
| 23:30 UTC | 220° 15 kt | 1010.5 | ||||
| 23:35 UTC | 230° 17 kt | 25 | 1010.5 | |||
| 23:40 UTC | 19 | 1010.5 | ||||
| 23:45 UTC | 1010.5 | |||||
| 23:50 UTC | 220° 10 kt | 1010.5 | ||||
| 23:55 UTC | 13 kt | 1010.5 |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 21:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:34 UTC | HAIL 1 | 1 Se Brunswick | Medina, OH | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 00:34 UTC | HAIL 1 | Brunswick | Medina, OH | Social media photo of hail as big as one inch in Brunswick. Time estimated via radar. |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service local storm reports.
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The live radar over the trackEvery 2026 tornado in OhioEvery tornado in Ohio since 1950Warnings in force in Ohio nowThe forecast where you are
The other tornadoes of March 31, 2026
2 more have been surveyed in the United States that day, so far.
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. A survey can be revised, so the rating, the path and the casualties can all still change.
Sources
NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit, the record the survey teams file from the damage, and NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Neither is the official database for 2026, which SPC publishes in the spring of 2027.