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Tornado (F3) — Putnam, Ohio

October 24, 2001 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$1.0M
Tornado scale
F3
Area
Putnam

Event narrative (NOAA)

Tornado touched down in extreme southeast Van Wert county northwest of Delphos as an F0 and movednortheast into Putnam county southwest of Fort Jennings. F3 damage occurred 2 miles southwest of Ottawa in Putnam county with significant damage to well built homes and structures. The tornado was skipping across northeast Putnam county with F1-F2 damage before lifting just south of the Henry county line east of Belmore.

Other notable tornado events in Ohio

Wood · June 5, 20107 killedHamilton · April 9, 19994 killedClermont · March 2, 20123 killedLogan · March 14, 20243 killedVan Wert · November 10, 20022 killedPutnam · November 10, 20022 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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