Severe thunderstorms in eastern Ohio produced damaged buildings and trees on Thursday. A few tornadoes likely caused some of the damage.
The National Weather Service offices in Cleveland and Pittsburgh will start surveying the damage areas on Friday. It may take a couple of days to finish and get complete details.
A ROTATING WALL CLOUD was spotted by our @SpectrumNews1OH SkyCam moving over downtown Akron at around 5pm Thursday. Shortly after this was seen, Tornado Warnings were issued by @NWSCLE. In all, around 15 tornado warnings were issued in Ohio Friday by NWSCLE & NWSPittsburgh #OHwx pic.twitter.com/Z9M2YlkrPD
— Eric Elwell (@EricElwell_TV) October 22, 2021
Reports from Wickliffe, the Hudson/Aurora area and North Canton/Jackson Township are expected. A survey crew may also investigate damage near Mount Pleasant in Jefferson County.
Check out what is likely #tornado damage that occurred on the eastside of Cleveland early Thursday evening. This video was shot by our @SpectrumNews1OH video journalist in Wickliffe. The @NWSCLE will be surveying this and several other locations Friday to confirm #tornadoes #OHwx pic.twitter.com/00hidgnpdu
— Eric Elwell (@EricElwell_TV) October 22, 2021
This story will be updated as more reports come in.
