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National Weather Service confirms 3 tornadoes touch down in Ohio. Here’s where they hit
Severe weather batters US from Nebraska to West Virginia
Flooding and tornadoes battered areas ranging from the north-central U.S. to the East Coast.
Strong storms that blew through Ohio on Wednesday night, June 18, cut power to tens of thousands across the state.
They also spawned several tornadoes, the National Weather Service in Cleveland confirmed Thursday, June 19.
Three tornadoes touched down during the severe storms, downing limbs as well as snapping and uprooting trees in three Ohio counties. They also damaged homes and buildings, sending a tree into a house in one instance, shattering windows, destroying barns and silos on farms and tearing roofs off structures, per the NWS.
Where in Ohio did tornadoes hit and how strong were the twisters? Here’s what to know.
Tornadoes touch down in Ottawa, Huron and Lorain Counties
The NWS has confirmed three tornadoes touched down the evening of June 18, in Ottawa, Huron and Lorain Counties in northern Ohio.
The first touched down at 7:43 p.m. near the Village of Elmore in Ottawa County and traveled about half a mile. It was on the ground for a minute, according to NWS surveyors. The tornado damaged a metal outbuilding as well as the roof of a residence. It also destroyed a grain silo and snapped a couple of trees. The twister was rated an EF0 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale with a maximum wind speed of 80 mph.
The second struck near the Village of Rocky Ridge in Ottawa County at 7:50 p.m. and was on the ground for 2 minutes, traveling 2.94 miles. The tornado sent a tree onto a house along with other tree damage and partially tore the roof off a barn. It also produced other minor roof and facade damage and shattered a window, per NWS surveyors. This tornado was rated an EF0 with a maximum wind speed of 70 mph.
The final tornado hit near the Village of Wakeman in Huron County and traveled 9.36 miles into Lorain County. It sent limbs and branches onto area homes, downed trees and damaged roofs. It also caused the “failure of a roof” on a large barn, per NWS surveyors. It was rated an EF1 with a maximum wind speed of 100 mph.
Ohio tornado total for 2025
These three tornadoes bring Ohio’s total for the year so far to 21. That compares to 62 tornadoes by this time in 2024.
Last year set a new tornado record for the state, 74, becoming the worst year for tornadoes in Ohio since 1992 when the previous record of 62 was set. By June 2024, Ohio had already tied that record, with the record-breaker coming on June 29.
When is tornado season in Ohio?
In Ohio, tornado season peaks between April and June, according to the National Weather Service.
Kristen Cassady, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio, said previously that it is typical for severe weather frequency to ramp up in Ohio at the beginning of March. However, March is not a peak tornado season month.
“We typically do see severe weather events including tornadoes in the month of March, even though there is a slightly higher frequency climatologically in April and May,” Cassady said. “March is still one of the primary months for tornadoes in the Ohio Valley.”
How are tornadoes confirmed?
After suspected tornadoes are spotted, crews from the National Weather Service survey possible tornado damage in person.
The pattern of damage, not how much damage was caused, determines whether it was a tornado, according to the weather service. For tornadoes, with their violently rotating columns of air, damage often has a chaotic appearance, with larger uprooted trees often crossing each other. Weather service surveyors often look at larger uproots of trees to get a true idea of where the wind was blowing from.
How are tornadoes rated?
The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
- EF0: Weak, with wind speeds of 65 to 85 mph
- EF1: Weak, 86 to 110 mph
- EF2: Strong, 111 to 135 mph
- EF3: Strong, 136 to 165 mph
- EF4: Violent, 166 to 200 mph
- EF5: Violent, greater than 200 mph
There is also an EF Unknown ranking, “a final caveat that has been added adjacent to the scale in recent years,” the Weather Channel reports. It rates a tornado sighted and documented by storm chasers or the public, but no damage can be found when the area is later surveyed.
Throughout the week of Nov. 17-21, the Ohio High School Athletic Association will vote on whether to permit name, image, and likeness deals at the high school level, a decision that Ohio State football coach Ryan Day stated could be “a great opportunity” for student-athletes.
“If we would have said this about 10 years ago, I think all of would have been like ‘no way.’ But here we are,” Day said. “We’re in this phase, and I can see it obviously benefiting the student athletes.”
In 2022, the OHSAA voted against allowing NIL for high school athletes, but a lawsuit filed by Jasmine Brown, whose son Jamier Brown is an Ohio State football commit from Huber Heights Wayne, forced the association to reevaluate its NIL guidelines.
According to the lawsuit, it is alleged that Jamier Brown has missed out on over $100,000 in potential NIL revenue because of the state’s prohibition.
Ohio is one of the seven states that still prohibit NIL deals for high schoolers. Two other states, Michigan and Wyoming, also have the possibility of high-school NIL under consideration.
“We’ll let the people making the decision, make the decision,” Day said. “But I think across the country, you’re seeing it’s becoming standard.”
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Rutgers vs. Ohio State has college fans on the edge of their seats. The game is set to kick off at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, which is Ohio State’s last home game of the season.
The Scarlet Knights are coming off an open weekend and a 35-20 victory over Maryland, although it’s important to keep in mind that Ohio State has been undefeated against Rutgers in prior matchups. Ohio State is also coming into this matchup following a win against UCLA 48-10. This marks the two teams 11th matchup.
Ohio State has a few powerhouse players on their side including safety Caleb Downs, wide receiver Carnell Tate and linebacker Arvell Reese, while overall, their defense seems to be the team’s strongest suit. Rutgers’ key player this season is quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis who leads the teams “red-hot” offense which is a stand-out. With that in mind, it should be interesting to see how Ohio State’ s iron-clad defensive line deals with Rutgers’ sneaky, but strong offensive line.
At a Glance: How to Watch Rutgers vs. Ohio State Online
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Looking to watch Rutgers face off against Ohio Sate? Keep reading. Below, we’ve put together a quick guide on some of our favorite ways to watch the game, and a ton of other sports, online including ways to watch games for free.
How to Watch Rutgers vs. Ohio State Online
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How to Spot Credit Card Skimmers: Top Safety Tips
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A Romanian man who according to court documents conspired with others to install card-skimming devices on ATMs in multiple states has been sentenced to one year in prison and is expected to be deported after his release.
Danut Urseiu, 32, pleaded guilty in May in federal court in Cincinnati to a bank fraud conspiracy charge. The sentence was handed down Nov. 18.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Cincinnati-area charges against Danut Urseiu relate to a two-week spree in early 2023, when card-reading devices were installed on nine ATMs in Cincinnati, Green Township and Liberty Township.
But federal prosecutors in Michigan say Urseiu and his foreign national co-conspirators stole information from thousands of people in multiple states.
The crime spree resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses.
According to court documents, a card-skimmer at an ATM can collect account numbers and personal identification numbers when a person uses their card. A concealed camera above the keypad captures the PIN, to correlate the card data with the PIN.
The information is then re-encoded on the magnetic strip of other cards, including gift cards, the documents say. Those fraudulent cards can be used to withdraw cash at ATMs or make purchases.
When Urseiu was arrested in Royal Oak, Michigan last year, police found 62 gift cards in his pockets and another 192 gift cards in the vehicle he was driving, documents say.
Man in U.S. illegally
Urseiu entered the U.S. illegally in January 2023, according to court documents. In February 2023, he was seen on surveillance video in Liberty Township installing card-skimming and video devices on at least one ATM.
In total, an unnamed financial institution reported more than 3,900 compromised credit card or debit card numbers at 23 ATMs, according to court documents.
In March of 2023, Urseiu and several co-conspirators were arrested in Monroe County, New York for allegedly installing skimmers on ATMs in that area.
Urseiu was then arrested by immigration authorities, and an immigration judge ordered him deported to Romania, court documents say. He was deported in May 2023, but approximately three months later returned to the U.S. illegally.
His conviction in the Cincinnati-area case is his third since 2024. According to court documents, Urseiu was convicted in Michigan of identity theft and related state charges in May 2024. He was sentenced to 122 days. After being released, he was charged in federal court in Detroit with unlawfully re-entering the U.S. He pleaded guilty to that charge and was sentenced to 10 months in prison.
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