COLUMBUS – The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in Columbus.
Officials say an EF-0 tornado touched down Saturday evening in northeast Columbus. The agency says the twister touched down at 6:06 p.m., measuring about 135 yards across, and traveled 0.30 of a mile, packing 80 mph winds.
Officials say some homeowners reported damage to their roofs and siding on Deserette Court and Boyleston Boulevard in a neighborhood east of Cleveland Avenue and south of Innis Road.
There were no injuries.
Strong storms Sunday downed trees and power lines and left parts of Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky without power. It closed three hours early.
Park officials say both Cedar Point and Soak City water park will remain closed Monday as a result of wind damage to power lines and poles on a nearby road and a lack of adequate power to operate rides at full capacity.
Park officials say they hope to reopen Tuesday.
Weather Service investigators say shutters had been torn off and there was minor siding damage to homes on Deserette, where the tornado first touched down. The twister traveled east onto Boyleston Boulevard, destroying the garage door and damaging the garage walls of one home and causing more siding and roof damage.