Central Ohio Tornado Warning Canceled; Extensive Storm Damage Incurred

The Central Ohio tornado warning has been canceled. The tornado warning was initially announced last Monday by the NWS or National Weather Service due to a rotation that was spotted in the storm near Powell, Ohio.

However, early evening on that same day, the National Weather Service canceled all tornado warnings that were issued earlier in the day all across the central Ohio area. The tornado warning issued for the location of west Licking County has expired last 6 p.m.

Licking County Warnings

The warnings for Licking County, according to the NWS, including the following areas: Heath, Newark, Granville, Johnstown, Pataskala, Buckeye Lake, Beechwood Trails, Hebron, Granville South, Jersey, New Albany, Kirkersville, Fredonia, Hartford, and Alexandria.

The warning for the area was announced after the weather service found a storm that could potentially spawn a tornado in the city of Johnstown. The NWS reported that the storm moved southeast at a speed of 40 mph.

Central Ohio Warnings

Meanwhile, a warning for a major thunderstorm was retained until 6:15 p.m. for several central Ohio areas, including Granville, Heath, and Newark, also as reported by the National Weather Service.

On early Monday evening, the tornado warnings were canceled by the National Weather Service for the areas of southeast Delaware County and northeast Franklin County. These initial warnings have been issued when the weather radar had indicated rotation in the thunderstorm hovering over Powell City.

Central Ohio Cleanup from Extensive Storm Damage

In Delaware, there is no power, and the roads are closed after a succession of strong thunderstorms passed through the area on Labor Day early evening. Although there were no reports of any injuries, there was widespread storm damage across Delaware, the county which suffered the most damage.

Only past 5 p.m. last Monday, there have been strong winds and thunderstorms which passed through Delaware's Hyatts Road, which destroyed furniture in patios and uprooted trees.

According to Patty Coen, a resident, they were not expecting the damage's extent, although they know that trees and limbs in their vicinity have fallen in the past. Mike, her husband, says that this is the first time that a storm brought down the trees in their neighborhood.

Lightning

According to Meghan Hensley, another Delaware resident, just across their street, one of Ohio Wesleyan campus' large trees was brought down as it was struck by lightning. She says the lightning brought down several electric lines along with it, too.

Restoring Power

According to the American Electric Power or AEP, over 17,000 power customers currently have no power due to the storms. AEP's crews are awaiting the arrival of a company specializing in tree removal to cut the tree up and remove it before they can start restoring power to the area's residents.

According to the AEP, over 9,000 power customers in Newark and Columbus have been affected. AEP currently announced no definite time for power restoration in Newark.

In some places in Columbus, AEP says that the estimated time of power restoration may start by 5 p.m. but may be extended to Monday evening.

Despite the canceling of the Central Ohio tornado warning and no fatalities or injuries, the damage to property is still considerable.

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