Where did tornadoes touch down in Ohio? National Weather Service confirms more than a dozen
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[This story has been updated as of 6 a.m. Friday to reflect new details of tornado confirmations from the National Weather Service.] Another round of severe weather Tuesday evening spawned more than a dozen tornadoes across Ohio. The National Weather Service has confirmed 13 in Ohio, and one in Indiana that ended just over the Ohio border. NWS survey crews spent the day Wednesday and Thursday looking for storm damage in Butler, Coshocton, Darke, Jefferson, Mercer, Paulding and Warren counties in Ohio, as well as Franklin County, Indiana, and Hancock County, West Virginia, according to the NWS offices in Wilmington and Pittsburgh. Here's what they found. The NWS reports multiple locations in Warren County sustained tornado damage, according to the Wilmington office. It confirmed five tornadoes in the following locations: Shawhan Road northeast of South Lebanon. The EF1 tornado had a maximum wind speed of 90 mph, was on the ground for almost a mile and cut a path 150 yards wide at its maximum. It first formed in a field to the west of Shawhan Road, and traveled east-northeast. The tornado caused extensive tree damage and minor roof damage. It collapsed a wall and blew the roof off a detached garage. It caused no injuries. State Route 123 southeast of Lebanon. An EF0 tornado touched down near a residence along state Route 123, about a half-mile east of state Route 48. The twister had a maximum wind speed of 65 mph, was on the ground for nearly a half mile and cut a path 50 yards wide. It downed a few trees and power poles. No injuries were reported. Mason Morrow Millgrove Road northeast of Morrow. An EF1 tornado touched down in the Little Miami River Valley, just northeast of Morrow. It was on the ground for almost half a mile with an estimated wind speed of 95 mph and a maximum path width of 250 yards. It caused extensive tree damage on the northern hillside rising up from the valley. It moved east, tearing the second story off one house and pulling the roof off another, as well as causing additional tree damage. It caused no injuries. Mason Morrow Millgrove Road and Woodward-Claypool Road. The EF0 tornado developed west of the Little Miami River, near Mason Morrow Millgrove Road and Woodward-Claypool Road northeast of Morrow. The EF0 tornado had wind speeds of 80 mph, was on the ground for 0.29 miles and cut a path 150 yards wide at its maximum. The tornado strengthened as it crossed the river, downing trees along the Little Miami Bike Path and causing tree damage along Woodward-Claypool Road. It also damaged a residence before ending. US Route 22 west of Clarksville, Ohio. The EF0 tornado was on the ground for a half mile with wind speeds of 80 mph, and a maximum path width of 150 yards. It touched down in the woods behind a residence along U.S. Route 22, snapping and uprooting trees, damaging the home's roof and destroying an adjacent pole barn. It continued east along U.S. 22, causing sporadic tree damage. Warren County is in Southwest Ohio, located just northeast of Cincinnati. The NWS confirmed an EF1 tornado in Butler County, south of the city of Oxford. It was on the ground for nearly 2.5 miles with a wind speed of 110 mph and cut a path 200 yards wide at its maximum. No injuries were reported. The tornado damaged roofs and downed trees from Bunker Hills Wood Road to Stillwell Beckett Road and over to the Indiana Ridge Golf Club area. A second tornado was confirmed in the city of Middletown on Thursday afternoon. The brief, EF0 twister had an estimated wind speed of 80 mph, was on the ground for 0.3 miles and had a maximum path width of 80 yards. The Wilmington office reports the tornado moves south to north along with west side of Cincinnati Dayton Road in southeast Middletown, damaging roofs and siding of buildings and causing minor tree damage. Also, a few semi trailers were overturned or lofted briefly. Butler County is in Southwest Ohio, just north of Cincinnati. A tornado was confirmed north of the village of Blanchester in Clinton County, the NWS reports. The EF0 tornado was on the ground for 1.4 miles with winds speeds of up to 85 mph. It cut a path 80 yards wide at its maximum. No injuries were reported. The brief tornado caused mostly tree and outbuilding damage along N. state Route 133 near Irvin Road, according to the Wilmington office. No further details on this tornado were available. Clinton County is in Southwest Ohio, about 50 miles from Cincinnati. In Mercer County, the NWS has confirmed a tornado west of the village of Coldwater, according to the Wilmington office. The EF2 twister had a maximum wind speed of 120 mph, was on the ground 8.3 miles and cut a path 400 yards wide at its widest. No injuries or fatalities were reported. The damage begins on the Ohio side of the state line and ends west of the village. The tornado downed trees and snapped tree trunks, damaged homes and demolished outbuildings on farms. Mercer County is in Western Ohio, along the border with Indiana and roughly 120 miles southwest of Toledo. This EF2 tornado near the village of New Knoxville in Auglaize County had a maximum wind speed of 130 mph, was on the ground for 6.4 miles and cut a path 300 yards wide, according to the NWS, but caused no injuries. The NWS Wilmington office reports the tornado began near the village of Montezuma in Mercer County and ended near the village of New Bremen in Auglaize. It scoured fields and damaged trees and outbuildings. The most significant damage was to two homes near Southland and Tri Township roads, where it tore off the roofs and collapsed walls. Auglaize County is due east of Mercer County and roughly 100 miles southwest of Toledo. In Darke County along the Ohio-Indiana line, an EF1 tornado near Greenville was confirmed by the NWS. It had a maximum wind speed of 110 mph, was on the ground for 11.9 miles and cut a path 800 yards wide at its maximum. No injuries or fatalities were reported. According to the Wilmington office, it uprooted trees and caused minor damage to homes as it began west of Greenville. Its width increased significantly upon entering the city, snapping and uprooting trees in Greenville Union Cemetery. It continued through the north side of the city, damaging trees and tearing the siding and shingles off homes. It also caused damaged the high school football stadium. Darke County is roughly 90 miles north of Cincinnati. Another EF1 tornado was confirmed by the NWS in Paulding County, near the village of Melrose. The twister had a maximum wind speed of 105 mph, was on the ground 3.23 miles and cut a path 300 yards wide at its maximum. No injuries or fatalities were reported. According to the NWS Northern Indiana office, which covers Northwest Ohio, the worst damage happened north of Road 82, along Road 151, where several structures were damaged. An unanchored home slid 18 feet off its foundation and into a barn. Paulding County is on Ohio's border with Indiana, about 70 miles southwest of Toledo. Here is information on the tornado that went through Paulding County, OH. We are working with emergency management to determine where this tornado began and ended, as we have had numerous wall cloud/funnel cloud reports from SE Allen County, IN to Putnam County, OH. https://t.co/2M8vhxdLZL — NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) May 8, 2024 The NWS office in Pittsburgh, which covers a portion of Eastern Ohio, confirmed a tornado that started in Jefferson County, Ohio, and continued through the panhandle of West Virginia and into Pennsylvania. The EF2 twister had a maximum wind speed of 130 mph, was on the ground for 15 miles and cut a path 200 yards wide. One injury was reported. According to the NWS, it developed in Jefferson County, snapping and uprooting trees and tearing the roofs off homes. It also overturned and tossed a mobile home and knocked a single-family home off its foundation. It moved into the center of the village of Irondale, damaging more trees there. It reached peak intensity after crossing the Ohio River into the community of Fairhaven in West Virginia. Jefferson County is along the Ohio-West Virginia border, about 75 miles south of Youngstown and a few miles southeast of East Liverpool. Radar is confirming a tornado on the ground just west of Irondale, OH. Take cover immediately if you're in the path! pic.twitter.com/edqNTtPw8K — NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) May 8, 2024 The NWS has confirmed an EF1 tornado in Franklin County, Indiana, in the area of Hickory Woods Campground near Brookville, according to the NWS Wilmington office. It was on the ground for more than 8 miles with a maximum wind speed of 110 mph and cut a path 300 yards wide. It ended just over the Ohio border, near the city of Oxford in Butler County. No injuries were reported. The tornado downed dozens of trees and overturned campers and manufactured homes at the campground. As it traveled east, it destroyed outbuildings, snapped trees and lifted the roof off a house. The last bit of damage occurred on State Line Road, just into Butler County, Ohio, where it damaged the roof of an outbuilding. Franklin County, Indiana, is along the Ohio border, about 50 miles northwest of Cincinnati. Trees down, camper flipped: Hickory Woods Campground cleans up after an EF1 tornado A steel dumpster was among the debris that battered a home on Indiana 101 near Brookville. The nearby Hickory Woods Campground also suffered significant damage. After suspected tornadoes are spotted, crews from the National Weather Service survey possible tornado damage in person. The pattern of damage, not how much damage was caused, determines whether it was a tornado, according to the weather service. For tornadoes, with their violently rotating columns of air, damage often has a chaotic appearance, with larger uprooted trees often crossing each other. Weather service surveyors often look at larger uproots of trees to get a true idea of where the wind was blowing from. The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0: Weak, with wind speeds of 65 to 85 mph EF1: Weak, 86 to 110 mph EF2: Strong, 111 to 135 mph EF3: Strong, 136 to 165 mph EF4: Violent, 166 to 200 mph EF5: Violent, greater than 200 mph Do you have photos or videos of the tornado or the damage it left behind? Share it with us and we could use it in additional coverage of the storm. Use this link to pass along your photos and videos. This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Where did tornadoes touch down in Ohio? 13 confirmed by NWS surveyFive tornadoes confirmed in Warren County
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