Tornado columbus ohio 2018

Meteorologists can predict or forecast when conditions might be right for a tornado to develop. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that comes in contact with the ground — usually descending from the base of a severe thunderstorm. Tornadoes are usually visible as funnel clouds. Related severe thunderstorms can produce heavy rains, flash flooding and hail.

The National Weather confirmed that Ohio had 20 tornadoes in The two most significant events occurred on April 7 with five tornadoes, and on April 8 with 7 tornadoes. None of the 20 tornadoes were stronger than an EF1. Damage consisted of uprooted trees, roof damage to two homes, downed power poles and significant damage to a large storage shed. No injuries or deaths were reported. Damage was almost entirely concentrated at a greenhouse complex near the touchdown site.

Several greenhouse structures were damaged or destroyed, and plants and equipment were tossed about. It came down along Canal Road northeast of Baltimore, and then moved 2. Damage consisted of of destroyed garage at a house, downed trees and a damaged barn.

The tornado tracked east-northeast about 3. Damage included downed trees and damage to several retail and commercial buildings. The yard-wide tornado travelled about yards in total. Damage included the destruction of a mobile home, snapped trees and damage to a second home.

Thursday, September 16, An outbreak of tornadoes across central and southeastern Ohio brought 4 tornadoes to the Columbus metro area. First coming down just north of Big Walnut Road west of Pinehaven Drive, the tornado moved east-northeast for about 0. Minor damage to a home from the West Rushville tornado.

Damage to a Perry County home from the Perry-Morgan tornado. The tornado first touched down along Harlem Road about a mile north of the Franklin County line. From there it moved northeasterly for several miles. It destroyed 2 high-tension power towers and 14 homes before lifting just west of the Licking County line.

The tornado touched down again just inside Licking County just northeast of the Clover Valley Golf Club, moving generally east-northeast. At least 15 homes were damaged or destroyed along with several barns and outbuildings. Additionally, a dozen buildings at Buckeye Egg Company were destroyed, trapping at least 1 million chickens, most of which had to eventually be killed.

The tornado continued into Knox County, causing damage to some farm buildings and 4 homes. It downed trees, destroyed a shed and damaged some farm machinery. It then moved east for about 2 miles along County Road 9 Pen Road where it ripped off the roof of a house, pushed a modular home off its foundation, removed the roof another trailer before destroying a barn and garage on Palomino Road. Sunday, July 12, The most active tornado day in Ohio history, a total of 28 tornadoes would touch down across the state.

It was only on the ground a few miles, but 8 homes were destroyed, and the fairgrounds sustained heavy damage. Three people were injured. The tornado proceeded to destroy 3 trailers, with dozens more damaged or knocked off their foundations.

The tornado lifted briefly before coming down again and damaging the roofs of 4 buildings at the Greenbriar Apartments at Eaton Avenue. Ohio recorded 13 separate tornadoes, 38 deaths and more than injuries. Central Ohio itself was largely spared from the destruction that western Ohio saw, but there were still 3 tornadoes from the event in the region, 2 of which were from the same storm that produced the Xenia monster. This yard-wide tornado moved generally east-northeast, barely missing London to the south.

The storm paralleled Rt just to the its south for much of its path before lifting less than a mile to the southwest of West Jefferson. The storm that spawned this tornado, however, was so severe that Downtown London was heavily damaged by high winds and had to be evacuated.

It was initially assumed it was caused by the tornado itself, but storm surveys show the tornado to have missed to the south and the London damage caused by high straight-line winds.

This tornado was spawned by the Xenia storm. Ironically, the smallest, most short-lived and weakest tornado in the Columbus series caused the most injuries when it destroyed the mobile home of a family of 7. This EF2 tornado moved generally northeast for just over 5 miles, passing over near Harlem Road and continuing northeast until it crossed the Franklin-Delaware County line and ending just south of Fancher Road. The yard-wide tornado damaged or destroyed about 20 homes and toppled a large transmission tower.

There were no injuries or fatalities. This was the final tornado from the Xenia storm cell. This EF3 tornado touched down and lifted numerous times, never staying on the ground for very long. The tornado first moved southeastward, passing just east of Urbana where it damaged 34 homes and several farm buildings, injuring 3 people. It then touched down again just north of Springfield and began moving more toward the east, but damage was minor in Clark County.

The tornado first moved into the Columbus Metro when it touched down in northern Madison County. As it moved just to the north of London, the tornado damaged or destroyed 34 houses and caused 14 injuries. The storm then entered Franklin County on the northeast side of West Jefferson.

The tornado crossed Norton Road at the railroad tracks and then lifted. It would cause damage again by tearing the roof off a house on Big Run Road just north of before damaging a business at Harrisburg Pike.

It continued to sporadically damage buildings a Harrisburg Pike, Gantz Road and several homes along Dyer and Brown roads.

It then struck the South High Drive-in at S. High Street, destroying one of the screens. The tornado next damaged homes, buildings and trees on Basswood Road and Stockbridge Road. After that, the tornado lifted again, before coming down near the intersection of Williams Road and Lockbourne Road, destroying the roof of a building. After that, the tornado lifted once more until it reached Fairfield County, where it destroyed a mobile home. Although not continuous, the tornado affected a path of about 85 miles overall.

In Franklin County, the tornado damaged or destroyed 97 homes and dozens more other buildings. There were also 3 injuries, but no deaths. Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak April , The Palm Sunday outbreak was one of the largest tornadic events in the Midwest up to that time, and still ranks as one of the deadliest nationally. The outbreak had 47 tornadoes with fatalities. Ohio had 11 tornadoes during the event, 2 of which hit the Columbus metro area and will be detailed here.

From there it moved generally east-northeast along and just south of Smokey Road. The yard-wide tornado caused only scattered damage until striking the northern sections of Radnor, destroying homes and other buildings. From there it crossed Delaware Stare Park and hit Westfield before the path ended in the far southwestern corner of Morrow County. Overall, the tornado killed 4 people and injured more than It destroyed a barn and garage, damaged Broadway Elementary School and broke windows at Pickerington School, causing 9 students to be covered in glass, injuring two.

There, the tornado flipped and damaged several small planes and ripped a wall from a hangar. The EF1 hit about a quarter mile north of Pickerington on County Rd 20 in Licking County where it damaged or destroyed several farm buildings on 2 separate farms.

The tornado destroyed a trailer during its less than half-mile track. The yard-wide tornado traveled 8. Besides many trees and power lines being knocked down, at least 20 farms reported heavy damage to barns, outbuildings and homes. Additionally, 2 cinder block garages had their roof completely lifted off, with 1 or 2 block walls completely collapsed.

It was this damage which was consistent with wind speeds of about 90 mph. Damage in this neighborhood was consistent with low end EF1 tornado winds. There was no evidence nor reports of damage further to the northeast of this area, so from here it appears the tornado lifted and dissipated.