DAYTON — Authorities are investigating reports of damage from severe overnight storms in southwest Ohio, possibly including tornadoes.
The National Weather Service reported on its website that two homes were damaged 6 miles north-northeast of Huber Heights and trees and power lines were down on Bellefontaine Road, between U.S. Route 40 and Palmer Road, near the city in Miami County, all the result of suspected twisters.
Several trees were downed along Dayton-Yellow Springs Road in near Fairborn in Greene County, the agency reported.
The Columbus Dispatch reports that the National Weather Service is sending a team Thursday to check on conditions after reports of at least three tornado sightings, including a sighting 3 miles northeast of Wright Patterson Air Force Base in the Dayton area and another along Route 235 in the New Carlisle and Park Lane communities in Clark County.
WDTN-TV reports that at New Carlisle, the roofs of a gas station and a discount general store were torn off. At the gas station, the pumps were damaged and debris was scattered throughout the streets. Other businesses in New Carlisle and Park Lane also were damaged.
Fifteen people gathered for a birthday party became trapped at a Madison Township park in Butler County after flood waters rose over a bridge. Rescuers led them to safety through a wooded area at the back of a golf course.
There were multiple reports of flash-flooding in the Cincinnati area.
There were no initial reports of any injuries.