National Weather Service survey teams have confirmed at least four tornadoes slammed through parts of Ohio. The NWS also confirmed that four tornadoes touched down in southern Illinois after a round a storms Tuesday.
In Ohio, thestrongest appeared to be in Grove City, near Columbus in central Ohio. It had estimated winds of 100 to 110 mph that damaged hundreds of homes, buildings and utility poles.
Another tornado touched down north of Xenia in western Ohio, damaging several barns and killing five sheep. One near Selma in Clark County destroyed a barn and damaged several other buildings. The NWS reports that a tornado that touched down briefly in Madison County near London damaged several barns.
Weather service officials say an EF-1 tornado touched down in Illinois’ Williamson County with wind speeds up to 105 mph, damaging one to two dozen homes, hundreds of trees and snapping power poles. Williamson County authorities issued a disaster declaration.
Another tornado in Illinois touched down in Saline County, rating an EF-2 with a peak wind speed of 124 mph. It traveled more than 12 miles, destroying three homes and damaging more than a dozen others. A third tornado rated EF-0 touched down near Metropolis in Massac County. It caused shingle damage and downed tree limbs.
Farther north, an EF-1 tornado moved from Fayette to Effingham counties with wind speeds of 110 mph that damaged outbuildings.
Topics Catastrophe Natural Disasters Windstorm Illinois Ohio
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