COLUMBUS – A line of strong thunderstorms that moved through central Ohio overnight woke residents up and knocked out power to as many as 12,000 AEP customers at one time.
Severe storms have caused approx. 10,000 customers to lose power in central Ohio. Crews are working to restore. Thx for your patience.
— AEP Ohio (@AEPOhio) August 25, 2016
A spokeswoman for the utility says the outages mostly affected residents of the Southwest, Northwest and Southeast sides of Columbus.
There were no immediate reports of confirmed damage or injuries.
A spokesman for the state Emergency Management Agency says damage was reported at a mobile home park and other sites across four northwest Ohio counties after storms that spurred multiple twisters in Indiana moved across the state line.
UPDATE: The weather service confirms that it was a tornado that damaged eight homes in Putnam County.
Spokesman Jay Carey said Wednesday night that there was damage in Defiance, Henry, Paulding and Van Wert counties. Carey says one minor injury was reported.
The Defiance County Emergency Management Agency says the area around a mobile home park in the county sustained the most damage. Roads around it were blocked off.
Officials in Van Wert County say at least two tornadoes touched down about 2 miles apart. Roofs were blown off homes and barns were destroyed.
There were reports of downed trees and power lines around the area.