2002 Van Wert–Roselms tornado
On November 10, 2002, a violent tornado struck the city of Van Wert and the community of Roselms, both in Ohio. The National Weather Service rated the worst of the damage F4 on the Fujita scale, near and in the Van Wert area. In Van Wert, hundreds of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed, with several homes and businesses sustaining F4 damage. One of those buildings, the Twin Cinemas movie theater, was leveled by the tornado, but the sixty people located inside the theater survived. The tornado also devastated Roselms, where only a single structure remained standing. Overall, the tornado killed four people, injured seventeen others, and caused over $30 million in damages.
A picture from the dashcam of an Ohio State Trooper as the tornado moved into Van Wert | |
| 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 | 70 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 |
Part of the 2002 Veterans Day weekend tornado outbreak and tornado outbreaks of 2002 | |
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