OHIO TORNADO WARNING: TWISTER TO REACH WEDGE, FINDLAY, OXFORD, WOOD COUNTY AMID TOUCHDOWN IN AUGLAIZE COUNTY

A tornado touchdown happened in Ohio's Auglaize County on Tuesday. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued multiple warnings of a possible twister headed towards Wedge, Findlay, Oxford, Wood and Butler Counties.

The NWS' office in Wilmington Ohio in its detailed forecast warned of a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Oxford shortly after 9:00 pm, per local time. The weather agency twister warning is going to remain active in Central Butler County in southwestern Ohio till around 9:45 pm (EDT). The storm was moving in the east with a speed of 30 mph.

Based on radar indicated rotation, the NWS concluded in its forecast the storm could trigger twisters that may leave their impact on Hamilton, Fairfield, Oxford, Trenton, Seven Mile, Williamsdale, Darrtown, New Miami, Millville, Somerville, Jacksonburg, Collinsville, Maustown, Mcgonigle, and Beckett Ridge.

A previous forecast can be read:

Tornado Warning

National Weather Service Wilmington OH

746 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...

Southern Mercer County in west central Ohio...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 746 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado

was located over Fort Recovery, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without

shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.

Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree

damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...

Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Wabash, Chickasaw,

Montezuma, Neptune, Carthagena, and Maria Stein.

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