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In Bellefontaine, the storm's strength was sufficient to cause severe damage to the tower of the county courthouse, [23] a reinforced sandstone structure. [24] In fact, this derecho was so destructive that Accuweather compared its destruction to that of Hurricane Irene , and The Weather Channel compared it to hurricane damage in general. [ 25 ]
February 2012 was more active than normal in terms of the number of tornadoes, with a total of 50 confirmed. While the first three weeks of the month were unusually quiet, the pattern changed abruptly with a major tornado outbreak, which struck the region less than 72 hours prior to this storm, killing 15 people, including 8 in Harrisburg, Illinois alone, the result of an EF4 tornado.
Most of the damage was centered in Pennsylvania, but small trees were uprooted on the Ohio side of the border. An F1 tornado touched down briefly near London , inflicting damage to crops and trees, while a strong F3 tornado tracked through Licking and Coshocton counties, killing one person and causing an estimated $5,000,000 (1985 USD) in ...
The National Weather Service is surveying storm damage today to confirm whether tornadoes touched down. The Wilmington office, which covers Central Ohio, said it dispatched crews shortly after 9 ...
Apr. 2—Extensive damage north of Ironton floodwall, Proctorville While there was some damage in downtown Ironton in the form of downed trees and broken windows, once you drove north of the city ...
There were over 150 reports of wind damage from this storm, with five reports of hurricane-force winds (more than 74 mph) and a tornado. The derecho narrowly missed the same west-central Ohio area which was struck by three derechos within four weeks from the end of June to the end of July. [6]
An EF2 tornado in Malaga Township in northern Monroe County, Ohio. Storm damage: Ohio tornado hits Air Force museum hangar, damages planes at Wright-Patterson in Dayton.
This storm tracked into Haralson County, Georgia, and Paulding County, Georgia, where it caused major damage in the Dallas area before dissipating. There was a final tornado-related death toll of 41 people—22 in Kentucky, 14 in Indiana, four in Ohio and one in Alabama.