COLUMBUS – The National Weather Service confirmed that a pair of weak tornadoes touched down in western Ohio Saturday night as a line of showers along a strong cold front swept across the region.
Here are the details from the two EF-0 tornadoes confirmed in Miami County late yesterday evening: https://t.co/37jQXxP6hu
— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) January 12, 2020
The EF0 twister crossed Miami County between 10:00 and 10:30 p.m., according to the weather service website, touching down in the city of Troy and near the town of Fletcher, north of Dayton, damaging buildings and knocking down trees but causing no reported injuries.
The Troy Fire Department and county Emergency Management Agency confirmed tornado with winds of approximately 80 mph touched down on the southwest side of Troy and moved northeast through the center of the city, traveling about 3 miles, damaging trees and roofs near Troy High School.
A second weak tornado, with 70 mph winds, touched down about 4 miles southwest of Fletcher and traveled about 6 miles to about 2 miles northeast of the town and lifted after removing portion of barn roof on Snyder Road. The twister mostly snapped off trees and damaged roofs.
Deadly tornadoes, icy roads and punishing waves were all part of the severe weekend weather blamed for 11 deaths and major damage in parts of the Midwest, South and Northeast.
The death toll included tornado victims in Alabama and Louisiana and two first responders struck by a car at an icy Texas accident scene. Another icy road death was reported in Iowa.
A drowning was reported in Oklahoma flooding.
In Wisconsin, wind, waves and flooding caused major damage Saturday to Port Milwaukee on Lake Michigan.
Officials spent Sunday assessing damage and working to restore power to tens of thousands.