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Photographer's description:
This photo shows where a mother and children
hid in the bathroom, center of home, during storm and walked away without
injury.
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Photographer |
Don Parker, Dayton Skywarn
Coordinator |
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Date taken |
September 21, 2000 |
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Location |
Xenia, Ohio (Greene
County)
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Event |
Tornado damage |
Additional notes
The damage in this photo shows strong
EF2
or weak
EF3
damage. Generally winds of 120 to 135 mph will completely
remove the roof of a well-built home, leaving only the interior walls
standing.
This tornado tracked nearly parallel to the devastating tornado which
tore across Xenia in 1974. Heavier damage elsewhere led to this
tornado being rated an
F4 on the old Fujita scale.
Related NWS Product:
Tornado Warning
Safety Note: When a basement is unavailable, it is
important to move to a small center room on the lowest floor without
windows. Closets and interior bathrooms work great. As shown here,
tornadoes up to EF3 and low-end EF4 strength will often leave small
interior rooms of well-built homes standing
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