An evening of tornado warnings Tuesday night into early Wednesday yielded multiple touchdowns in Michigan and Ohio.
Several buildings were damaged as a brief tornado moved through Taylor, Michigan early Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service in Detroit confirmed that an EF-0 touched down from 12:44-12:46 am with winds of 80 mph. Three buildings experienced partial roof damage, displacement of a roof AC Unit, damage to a business sign, and some small tree damage. The damage was located near Southland Center at Eureka Road and Pardee Road.
The tornado was a product of a low pressure system lifting from the Ohio Valley. As the complex of storms interacted with increased moisture in the Great Lakes, the brief tornado developed in Wayne County. Flash Flood Warnings accompanied the strong storms across Metro Detroit. Urban areas saw 1-3″ of rainfall, while other locations nearby racked up around 4″.
The National Weather Service in Cleveland, OH also confirmed an EF-0 tornado near Oregon, OH just before 11:00 pm. Winds were estimated up to 85 mph as the tornado carved out a five mile path. Our affiliate WTVG in Toledo spoke with a family impacted by the storm. “We looked outside and things were flying,” said Hoda Taweel. They quickly took shelter in the basement as the storm passed.
EF-0 Tornado Confirmed Near Toledo, OH
JUST IN – An EF-0 tornado was confirmed by the US National Weather Service Cleveland OH near Toledo, OH late Tuesday evening. It had a 5 mile intermittent track from the town of Oregon to Point Place, here's some video of the damage from our affiliate 13abc
Posted by WeatherNation on Wednesday, August 1, 2018
A weak tornado touched down near Oregon Ohio last evening around 1050 PM tracking north to near Point Place. A 5 mile intermittent track produced tree and minor roof damage. A barn did sustain significant roof damage. Reports were also received of cars being displaced. #clewx pic.twitter.com/VY35L7LhD8
— NWS Cleveland (@NWSCLE) August 1, 2018
Multiple tornado warnings were issued between 8-11 pm EDT in Central Ohio Wednesday. Check out this video of a rotating wall cloud that produced a funnel:
It was a wild night of storms in Ohio! @NWSILN in Wilmington taking note of this rotating wall cloud that produced a funnel. These #tornado 🌪️ warned storms happened Wednesday evening. pic.twitter.com/u2sTUQecAX
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) August 1, 2018
For WeatherNation, Meteorologist Karissa Klos.