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Storms Cause Damage, Down Trees in Ohio Valley; Tornadoes Reported in 4 States
Storms Cause Damage, Down Trees in Ohio Valley; Tornadoes Reported in 4 States
Jan 17, 2024 3:44 PM

At a Glance

The early morning storms ripped the roofs off two barns in southwestern Ohio. An Ohio home was reportedly damaged when a tree fell on the house. A possible tornado was reported in southeastern Indiana early Friday,

Storms tearing through the Ohio Valley into the mid-Atlantic Friday caused significant damage, downing trees and power lines in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and North Carolina, local authorities say.

An EF1 tornado was confirmed in Oldham County, Kentucky, where trees were uprooted, roofs damaged and trampolines were tossed significant distances.

“We got up and started looking and we saw the trampoline fly across the yard,” Scott Farnsworth, a resident of the area whose in the storm, told WAVE3. “Then we started hearing the limbs break outside. To say it sounded like a freight train is true.”

The National Weather Service said Saturday that it would be conducting a tornado survey across portions of far northern Harnett County and southern Wake County in North Carolina to determine the extent of the damage from a tornado that reportedly traveled 8.3 miles.

A was also reported in southeastern Indiana early Friday, causing some damage to buildings there. A team from the weather service in Wilmington is traveling to the the town of Patriot to investigate, WXIX reports.

A tornado was reported in South Vienna, in Ohio's Clark County.

"Significant" storm damage was also reported in Warsaw, Kentucky.

Part of a off a barn Friday morning in Springfield Township, Ohio, WHIO reported. Another barn suffered similar damage in Yellow Springs, in Warren County.

(MORE: Severe Weather Outbreak Expected This Weekend in the South)

The storm also downed power lines and trees, including one that reportedly damaged a home in Greene County, Ohio.

Gallatin County schools in northern Kentucky said they were dismissing students at 10:30 EDT after the storms knocked out power in the area.

More than are without power in Ohio and Kentucky as of 11 a.m. EDT, according to poweroutages.us

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