A microburst with straight line winds hit near Springboro area early Thursday, spun from the same system that produced the tornadoes that bounced around Clinton and Fayette counties.
The National Weather Service, in a statement released tonight, said a microburst carrying winds estimated at 80 mph hit between 2:55 a.m. and 3:05 a.m.
“It was just as strong as a tornado but there wasn’t the circulation of the wind,” said Meteorologist John Frank, with the NWS in Wilmington. “The same storm that produced the tornado in Clinton County produced the microburst.”
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According to the statement, NWS investigators in collaboration with Warren County Emergency Management conducted a damage survey to determine the thunderstorm wind damage was caused by a microburst with straight line winds.
A swath of damage was observed in the Settlers Walk neighborhood including Settlers Walk Boulevard, Stolle Drive, and Remick Boulevard. Damage also extended to the southeast toward Lytle Five Points Road.
Maximum winds associated with the microburst occurred within this area and are estimated to be up to 80 mph, according to the statement.
Multiple hardwood trees were knocked down and were pointing in the same direction. A few softwood trees were also uprooted.
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