COLUMBUS, Ohio – Severe thunderstorms rolled across Ohio Monday night, knocking down tree limbs and power lines and spawning at least one tornado.
American Electric Power reported as many as 5,700 customers were without electricity at the height of the storm.
Tree limbs fell on a house on Walmar Drive on the Northeast Side and northwest of Gahanna.
The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in northeastern Ohio, damaging at least 10 homes.
The weather service says a high EF1 or EF2 tornado touched down Monday evening in Brunswick, about 30 miles southwest of Cleveland.
Several homes suffered significant damage and are uninhabitable.
The weather service says crews will complete their damage assessment Tuesday.
Brunswick police say no one was injured. Officers went house to house to make sure everyone was OK.
Police say a shelter has been set up at the Brunswick Recreation Center for displaced residents.
Tree limbs were reported down in Beavercreek, near Dayon.
The Weather Service says strong to severe thunderstorms could organize late Tuesday afternoon and evening, with damaging winds and heavy rainfall.