Severe Weather

It’s been an active season for tornadoes and flooding in the Midwest due to various factors like hot and cold jet streams and climate change. This could create lasting public health challenges.

The National Weather Service in Cleveland confirmed an EF-0 tornado in Huron County. This was the 63rd tornado in Ohio this year, surpassing the previous record set in 1992.

Ohio averages around 21 tornadoes a year. So far this year, there have been 54 recorded and it's not yet June.

According to the Ohio Emergency Management Agency, repair scams often increase following extreme weather such as tornadoes.

Fifty years ago, a tornado destroyed 80% of Central State University's campus. But the university persisted and found a way to rebuild.

There were no reported injuries.

So far in 2024, Ohio is second in the nation to Florida for confirmed tornadoes.

So far in 2024, Ohio is second in the nation to Florida for confirmed tornadoes.

Some Columbus residents awaited the storm system under a tornado watch only to walk outside to light rain, deep yellow skies and a double rainbow hanging over the city.

The disaster dubbed "the 1974 Xenia tornado" claimed more than 30 lives. The impact in next-door Wilberforce has often gone ignored.