Severe storms rip through Northeast Ohio Wednesday

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Severe storms rolled through Northeast, Ohio Wednesday afternoon triggering tornado warnings and knocking power out to thousands of FirstEnergy customers. Click here for the latest power outage numbers.

A possible tornado was spotted by residents near Kent off Route 303.

A 19 News crew that traveled to Windham in Portage County spotted a lot of damage from the storm that blew through. People living on State Route 303 in Windham tell 19 News they received the tornado warning, extremely heavy rain fell, and within a matter of minutes, the damage was done.

Jacob Hurd of JBL Roofing and Construction says, “Yes. I believe it was a tornado. A number of apps say there was a touchdown.”

The damage ranged from numerous homes that had their roofs heavily damaged or ripped off by the power of the storm, large trees being totally uprooted, others trees had their limbs ripped off in what appeared to be a twisting pattern and there were tons of power lines down, not only on Route 303, but also on North Main Street and Crestview in Windham.

A possible tornado struck a post office in Bucyrus Ohio.

There are currently no reported injuries.

Severe damage to homes on N. Main Street in Windham.

A tornado watch remains in effect until Midnight.

This is a developing story there is a 19 News crew headed to Portage County to check on possible damage. Check back with 19 News for the latest information.

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