2002 Van Wert–Roselms tornado
The tornado, seen from an Ohio State Highway Patrol car | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 10, 2002, 3:15 p.m. EST (UTC−05:00) |
| Dissipated | November 10, 2002, 4:25 p.m. EST (UTC−05:00) |
| Duration | 1 hour, 10 minutes |
| F4 tornado | |
| on the Fujita scale | |
| Highest winds | 207–260 mph (333–418 km/h) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Injuries | 17 |
| Damage | >$30 million (2002 USD) |
| Areas affected | Van Wert and Roselms, Ohio, US |
Part of the 2002 Veterans Day weekend tornado outbreak and tornado outbreaks of 2002 | |
The 2002 Van Wert–Roselms tornado was a violent tornado that struck the city of Van Wert and the community of Roselms, Ohio, United States, on November 10, 2002. The National Weather Service rated the worst of the damage F4 on the Fujita scale, near and within the Van Wert area. In Van Wert, hundreds of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed, with several homes and businesses sustaining F4 damage. Among these businesses, a movie theater, was leveled by the tornado, but the sixty people attending the feature inside the theater survived. In Roselms, only one single structure was left standing. The tornado killed four people, injured seventeen others, and was credited for over $30 million in damages.