NWS Confirms F-1 Tornado Caused Damage in Southwest Ohio

March 17, 2016

The National Weather Service confirms a tornado caused damage in a southwest Ohio village near Dayton.

There were no immediate reports of injuries from the March 14 tornado. The National Weather Service says the EF-1 tornado touched down in Phillipsburg in Montgomery County at 2:19 p.m. An EF1 means winds reached speeds between 86-110 mph.

Officials say the tornado caused some property damage throughout the Phillipsburg area and leveled a barn.

National Weather Service meteorologists planned to make additional surveys on Tuesday at sites in Miami, Darke and Preble counties that were also hit by storms on Monday.

Topics Catastrophe Natural Disasters Windstorm Ohio

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