4 tornadoes confirmed in area during Wednesday storms

Credit: Marshall Gorby

Credit: Marshall Gorby

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has confirmed four tornadoes in the area on Wednesday, the strongest of which struck in Miami County.

An EF1 tornado touched down near Pitsburg in Darke County. An EF1 tornado was also confirmed north of Springfield and an EF2 tornado was confirmed near Tipp City along I-75.

Later in the day, an EF0 tornado was confirmed near Urbana in Champaign County.

An EF0 tornado has estimated three-second wind gusts of 65-85 mph, an EF1 tornado has three-second wind gusts of 86-110 mph and an EF2 tornado has three-second wind gusts of 111-135 mph, according to the NWS.

An EF0 tornado was also confirmed in Sardinia in Brown County.

NWS crews conducted multiple storm surveys in Miami, Clark, Champaign and Brown counties Thursday.

The surveys will took place near Lawrenceville in Clark County, north of Urbana in Champaign County, near West Milton and Tipp City in Miami County and near Sardinia in Brown County.

The NWS previously confirmed a tornado in Miami County near West Milton and Tipp City on Wednesday between 5:55 and 6:15 p.m.

Additional damage believed to be caused by tornadoes was also reported in Darke, Clark, Brown and Hocking counties, according to NWS.

The Springfield Country Club reported large trees were down with branches across the golf course following the storm. North of Springfield, residents on Mechanicsburg Road and Prosser Fields also reported damage.

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