Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. "We are just as heartbroken as you are, we tried our very best to get the show off," The Country Fest posted on its Facebook page. Brown's performance was postponed but then lightning struck too close to the event, organizers said. The North Lawrence Fire Department ordered the evacuation and asked people at Clay's Resort Jellystone Park to seek shelter. Country Fest in Stark County evacuated because of stormsĬountry musician Kane Brown wasn't able to perform Thursday night at The Country Fest because of strong thunderstorms that forced authorities to evacuate the music festival. The Ohio Turnpike's westbound lanes closed Friday morning near Sandusky due to downed power lines and were reopened that evening. There were no significant power outages reported in Summit County. Akron-Canton Airport reported 0.61 inches. The most severe storms passed west of Akron moving south, with only 0.18 inches of rain reported at Akron (Fulton) Municipal Airport. Outages, however, were still being reported in northwestern Ohio. As of Saturday morning, the majority of residents in the Akron area had their power restored. Power outages, damage reported throughout Northern OhioĪbout 12,000 FirstEnergy customers lost power Friday afternoon during the violent storms. ![]() However, there were no reported injuries to people in either storm. He added the Oak Harbor tornado was on the ground for about 3½ miles. "It did pretty significant damage," he said of the tornado near Toledo. On Saturday afternoon, Petersen confirmed that the damage near Oak Harbor and Point Place was caused by tornadoes. Thursday about 2 miles south of Oak Harbor, where several barns were flattened, utility poles and wires were sprawled across roads, and some trees appeared to have been shredded. The Toledo twister was on the ground for about four minutes with estimated maximum wind gusts of 130 mph.įred Petersen, director of the Ottawa County Emergency Management Agency, surveyed storm damage around 8:30 p.m. It damaged five homes and destroyed seven barns, killing about 10 cows.Ī preliminary NWS Cleveland storm survey also confirmed an EF2 tornado north of Toledo. ![]() Other damage seen throughout southeast Sandusky County, including Clyde and York Township, was consistent with straight-line wind damage estimated up to 70 mph.Ī third tornado, rated at EF2, was confirmed south of Oak Harbor in Ottawa County. ![]() Two tornadoes were confirmed in Sandusky County on Thursday: An EF1 tornado briefly touched down in Rice Township, blowing down seven trees the other, an EF0 in Bellevue, knocked over several power poles and snapped branches off trees. In addition, the National Weather Service in Cleveland on Friday confirmed several more tornadoes hit during the storms. It was on the ground for about a mile or so in Nankin Township, toppling trees and damaging a home with a top speed of 85 miles per hour. An EF2 or higher is considered a significant tornado.Ī "weak" tornado also touched down Thursday in Ashland County, according to the NWS. Tornado strength is measured by an enhanced F-scale rating from EF0 to EF5, which considers 28 different types of damage to structures and trees. The third tornado, also an EF1, formed in the area and dissipated near Greenwich, also causing damage to several structures. Homes and other buildings were damaged, and several trees were snapped.Ī second tornado, rated at EF1, damaged buildings, trees and powerlines in and around North Fairfield and parts of Ripley. In a tweet posted Saturday afternoon, weather service officials said they believe three tornadoes occurred in Huron County on June 15.Ī storm survey confirmed an EF2 tornado with a maximum wind speed of 115 mph started a couple of miles south of Monroeville. The National Weather Service has now confirmed eight small tornadoes in northwestern Ohio and Ashland County from storms that went through the area Thursday evening and early Friday morning. View Gallery: Severe storm, possible tornado cause widespread damage in NW Ohio
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