tornadoes

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.

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.

A meteorologist reviews the devastation unleashed by the Greene County tornado 50 years ago and highlights advances in weather forecasting.

Over the past 30 years, Ohio has averaged around 21 tornadoes a year. This year, there have already been 18 confirmed.

Fifty years ago, a tornado with winds of over 250 miles per hour struck the area around Xenia and Wilberforce. Within 39 minutes, it altered the lives of thousands of people.