The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EEF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 95 miles per hour was present in southeastern Warren County and southwestern Clinton County on Monday.
The NWS said damage stretched from areas east of Morrow into northeast of Blanchester. At its maximum width, the tornado was 200 yards wide, and it traveled for 8.1 miles from Morrow to Blanchester.
That tornado and other overnight storms knocked over trees, leading to road closures and power outages. No injuries have been reported.
There were at least a dozen reports of storm-related damage across Clinton County.
Residential damage was reported in Clinton County on Maple Grove Road near the Park Avenue intersection in Blanchester and on State Route 133 near the Irvin Road intersection near Blanchester.
Clinton County EMA also released the following statement about the severe weather:
"Early this morning, a severe storm system passed through Clinton County, resulting in minimal damage and no reported injuries or loss of life. Now that it is light out, more damage can be identified and reported. The Clinton County Emergency Management Agency (CC EMA) urges residents to report any damage to their homes as soon as possible. For impacts to roadways, please report via 911 to dispatch the appropriate crews."
You can also report damage in Clinton County here.
The NWS has several other reports of fallen trees in Blanchester, Midland and Clarksville.
Some of those trees landed on power lines causing outages. At its peak, there were over 5,000 outages reported.
Hamilton Township Police Department also posted on X — formerly Twitter — saying West Foster-Maineville Road was shut down at Butterworth Road due to a fallen tree. That roadway reopened at around 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
There was also storm activity in Brookville, Indiana and what appeared to be a tornado forming.
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