Photos: Strong winds, tornados wreak havoc across Ohio
Confirmed tornados and thunderstorms swept across Ohio Tuesday night, bringing damaging winds, torrential rain and widespread power outages.
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The National Weather Service quickly confirmed a tornado in Clermont County, east of Cincinnati.
The National Weather Service also confirmed a tornado touched down in the Youngstown area and traveled into Lawrence County.
Social media video showed a possible twister from a Thornville Circle K, which is in Perry County.
In Licking County, heavy damage was reported in the Newark area after what witnesses described as a possible tornado moved through. The Church Triumphant sustained significant roof damage, while numerous trees were snapped or uprooted across the area. Photos shared online showed large mature trees ripped from the ground, exposing massive root systems.
Elsewhere in Central Ohio, strong winds knocked down trees and power lines, leaving thousands without electricity. As of late Tuesday night, Licking County had some of the highest outage totals in the state.
In Muskingum County, residents near Zanesville reported flash flooding along with images and videos appearing to show a large tornado on the ground west of the city. While those reports had not yet been confirmed Wednesday morning, storm survey teams are expected to investigate. Numerous roads were impacted by flooding as the storms pushed east.
Farther northeast, a tornado was reported to have touched down in Liberty Township in Trumbull County, where emergency crews responded to downed trees, power lines and structural damage. According to the Liberty Township Fire Department, no injuries were reported despite damage to several buildings.
The storms were part of a widespread severe weather outbreak that prompted tornado warnings across much of Ohio Tuesday evening. The primary threats included damaging straight-line winds, isolated tornadoes and flash flooding as the storm system tracked east across the state.
Stunning pictures and videos were also captured in northern Kentucky as storms battered the region.
As of Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service was beginning to survey additional portions of the state, which means additional tornado confirmations were possible.
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