CLEVELAND — The National Weather Service has confirmed a pair of tornadoes that hit Erie County and Trumbull County during the storms that struck Northeast Ohio late Thursday night into Friday morning.
The NWS says an EF-1 tornado touched down in Vermilion Township in Erie County at 11:47 p.m. The tornado uprooted trees and broke off large tree limbs. Several limbs fell onto homes. One large limb partially destroyed a home near Mari-Dor Beach Cottages. The tornado tracked southeast into a rural area and lifted.
The tornado had estimated peak winds of 90 miles per hour. No injuries were reported.
According to the NWS, an EF-0 tornado occurred in Bristolville in Trumbull County beginning at 12:35 a.m. just east of Mahan Denman Road on Hyde Shaffer Road where large tree branches were snapped. The tornado then headed east, damaging corn fields and additional trees before it crossed Thompson Clark Road.
Multiple homes sustained minor damage to siding, shingles, and roofing and one home had the car port collapse. The tornado finally ended near North Park Avenue at around 12:37 a.m. No injuries were reported.
The Trumbull County tornado had estimated peak winds of 85 miles per hour.
The NWS has reported three other confirmed tornado touchdowns in Northern Ohio from the Thursday night-Friday morning storms:
An EF-1 tornado with estimated peak winds of 110 mph happened in Cleveland, beginning near East 71st Street and Chester Avenue, ending near East 89th Street and Euclid Avenue. Extensive tree damage occurred along the path with some homes receiving minor damage. Calvary Church received extensive roof damage. Multiple light poles were bent near the base in the shopping center on East 79th Street and at the intersection of East 89th and Euclid Avenue.
There was an EF-1 tornado in Mentor that also had estimated peak winds of 110 miles per hour. The tornado began just west of Dartmoor Road near Mentor Avenue at around 12:04 a.m. The tornado worked its way east, downing numerous large trees and damaging homes. Extensive tree damage continued east across the Great Lakes Mall property, before the tornado shifted northeast and caused additional tree and power line damage near the intersection of Johnnycake Ridge Road and Fairview Avenue. The tornado ended just south of Donald E. Kruger Park.
In addition, an EF-1 tornado that affected both Ottawa and Sandusky counties was confirmed by the NWS.