COLUMBUS, Ohio – Severe thunderstorms threatened, but never delivered on the threats in central Ohio Sunday, though people in other parts of Ohio weren’t so lucky.
A few trees were knocked down in Union and Delaware counties and heavy rain temporarily flooded some roadways, but there were no reports of damage or injuries in spite of the storms that prompted tornado advisories Sunday afternoon.
More than 2-1/2 inches of rain fell in 24 hours in Union County. A barn partially collapsed near Chuckery.
A car shelter was damaged by strong winds near Radnor and state Route 257 was closed temporarily at Dale Road after 1-1/2 inches of rain fell in an hour.
Outside the immediate Columbus area, EF0 tornadoes struck Highland and Champaign counties, damaging a mobile home and knocking down trees near Route 62 south of Hillsboro and damaging the roof of a home near Mechanicsburg.
Authorities say storms that moved through northeast Ohio, on the other hand, knocked out power to thousands of customers and caused some flash flooding that could slow the morning commute.
Some roads, including a section of Interstate 90, were blocked by flash floods after the storm rolled through Sunday night. Flooding also was reported on I-271 near U.S. 422.
Flash flood watches are in effect until 4:00 p.m. Monday for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Trumbull counties.
The Northeast Ohio Media Group reports that RTA commuter trains were delayed after a retaining wall collapsed near the East 93rd Street bridge, sending debris onto the tracks.
Hundreds of northeast Ohio customers were still without power before dawn Monday.