COLUMBUS – National Weather Service officials will be on the ground near Orient and in other parts of Ohio today to conduct damage surveys related to severe thunderstorms that moved through the area yesterday.
The roof of a garage was damaged and several tree branches torn down by a possible tornado 1 mile southwest of Orient and the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office told WBNS 10-TV some mobile homes were flipped by the high winds.
Teams will also assess damage near Middletown and in Pike Township in Clark County.
They will report their findings Tuesday.
The storms also brought heavy rain that caused flooding on some highways around the afternoon commute yesterday.
Tornadoes and other powerful winds swept through parts of the Southern Plains, with emergency officials saying at least one person was killed in a tornado in western Oklahoma.