CINCINNATI — Strong winds and thunderstorms rolled through the Tri-State on Sunday night, bringing down trees and leaving many without power. At least six tornado warnings were issued for the Tri-state on Sunday night.
The storms caused damage to Grace Baptist Church in Middletown, taking the church's steeple down.
A tree fell on a car along Ohio State Route 73 near Collett Road.
There were also reports of multiple power lines down in the roadway on Ohio State Route 73 and Williams Road. Lanes were blocked to keep drivers safe.
The video below shows police closing off a portion of Covedale and Cleves Warsaw Pike after power lines fell across the road.
A massive tree fell over on tombstones in Rosehill Cemetary.
Matt Atwood posted a video on social media of campers flipped in Camp Cedar after storms blew through Mason, Ohio.
Our team also went out to the camp ground in Mason, Ohio and found damage at another area of Camp Cedar.
At Linda Mobile Home Park, off Hamilton Trenton Road, debris could be found along the ground, along with downed trees. One home had its roof blown off. Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones said in a press release that an estimated 20 mobile homes received damage with vinyl siding and roofs ripped off. He also said that homes shifted off their foundation. No injuries were reported. Jones said several families have been displaced.
“Some of these storms come in fast and furious," Jones said in the press release. "It’s imperative that our highly trained Emergency Response Services Unit be prepared for whatever destruction
or injuries occur from these weather events. We were ready.”
Additionally, the ERS responded to other areas in Butler County that suffered damage from the storms.
Due to the extent of storm damage, the New Miami Local School District announced on social media it would be closed on Monday. There will also be no transportation to Butler Tech, parochial schools or outside educational placements. Athletic practices and games will also be canceled. Princeton City Schools also announced that Glendale Elementary School is also closed due to a power outage.
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington determined "at least three" tornadoes touched down in Butler and Warren Counties Sunday night.
One of those tornadoes — an EF-0, according to the NWS — touched down in Butler County north of New Miami.
A second EF-0 tornado touched down in Warren County near Corwin, the NWS said.
The third tornado was also determined to be an EF-0; it touched down in Butler County near West Chester and continued east across Warren County to just west of Morrow, the NWS said.
Below are maps of the rotation signature of the storm near Waynesville and Harverysburg.
Below are maps of Sunday's radar from Mason and Morrow.
