Luckily, no one was hurt, but there was damage to multiple properties, including in the Brookville-Phillipsburg area of Montgomery County.
For the full story on the tornados earlier this week, click here.
This is pretty early for tornados to be threatening the area.
While it is possible for a tornado to happen at any time with the right weather conditions, the more common time frame for the U.S. is between May and early June.
Parts of Ohio even fall in line with Hoosier Alley, which reports more incidences of tornadoes.
Here are 3 of the biggest tornadoes to come through Ohio:
- April 11, 1965 marks the second most dangerous tornado for one single day in Ohio, (the first happening in 1924). A total of 11 tornadoes were reported in those 24 hours. These tornadoes tore through Shelby, Preble, Greene and Fairfield counties, just to name a few. Tornadoes reached F4 conditions according to Fujita ratings and killed 60 people in total.
- Possibly one of the most powerful tornadoes to ever hit Ohio happened in Xenia in 1974. There was a reported F5 tornado touchdown. A total of 32 people were killed from this storm and most of the city was either damaged or completely destroyed. See photos of the 1974 Xenia tornado here.
- The Montgomery/Blue Ash tornado tore through Ohio on April 9, 1999. There were recorded F2/F3 damages left throughout the area. Over 500 homes were damaged along with the death of 4 people and multiple injuries.
For more information on tornadoes and what you need to know, visit the website for The National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL).
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