Security camera captures tornado touchdown near Dayton, Ohio


A tornado touched down in Bearvercreek, Ohio, east of Dayton Tuesday evening, leaving two people with non-life threatening injuries, Beavercreek police Capt. Eric Grile said, noting each one was in a vehicle when the twister hit the Greene Crossing Shopping Center.

Their names and ages were not available. (Source: WHIO.com)

Grile said 25 to 30 vehicles in the parking lot and 20 to 30 homes in the area behind a shopping center were damaged. Fewer than five homes were seriously damaged, he said.

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The tornado was caught on a security camera as it touched down in Beavercreek.

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Officials with the National Weather Service in Wilmington confirmed the tornado, approximately 3 miles southwest of Beavercreek.

Tuesday evening, weather service officials said, “This statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event(s)…. Additional details including EF-scale rating, estimated maximum wind speed and path information has yet to be determined.”

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