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February 2012 was more active than normal in terms of the number of tornadoes, with a total of 50 confirmed. While the first three weeks of the month were unusually quiet, the pattern changed abruptly with a major tornado outbreak, which struck the region less than 72 hours prior to this storm, killing 15 people, including 8 in Harrisburg, Illinois alone, the result of an EF4 tornado.
Tornado damage in Lorain, Ohio The Xenia, Ohio tornado from the 1974 Super Outbreak. This tornado was rated by Ted Fujita himself as an F6 , but it was retroactively downgraded to F5 [ 1 ] Tornadoes in the state of Ohio are relatively uncommon, with roughly 16 tornadoes touching down every year since 1804, the year with the first recorded event ...
In Bellefontaine, the storm's strength was sufficient to cause severe damage to the tower of the county courthouse, [23] a reinforced sandstone structure. [24] In fact, this derecho was so destructive that Accuweather compared its destruction to that of Hurricane Irene , and The Weather Channel compared it to hurricane damage in general. [ 25 ]
The National Weather Service is surveying storm damage today to confirm whether tornadoes touched down. The Wilmington office, which covers Central Ohio, said it dispatched crews shortly after 9 ...
Apr. 2—Extensive damage north of Ironton floodwall, Proctorville While there was some damage in downtown Ironton in the form of downed trees and broken windows, once you drove north of the city ...
An EF2 tornado hit Goshen, Ohio on Wednesday. The tornado's winds hit 130 mph at its peak strength and the width of the storm reached 750 yards wide. The community is still without power as they ...
The 2012 Leap Day tornado outbreak was a significant and deadly tornado outbreak on February 28 and February 29, 2012. It is so called because the second day was a leap day. It caused severe damage in several regions, especially the Great Plains and Ohio Valley regions. It also resulted in several tornadoes in the Central Plains, a rarity for ...
But not before the storm did damage on the south side of Granville, where tornado sirens were blaring between 5:30 and 6 a.m. Wednesday. Some are questioning whether that damage was done by a tornado.