4 tornadoes confirmed outside Cleveland, building record-breaking total for Ohio

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COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — Nearly 70 tornadoes have been confirmed in Ohio after a round of severe weather tracked across the state to start off August.

Throughout the middle of this week, the National Weather Service has found four EF-1 tornadoes after conducting several damage surveys.

Damage paths have been released for two of the EF-1’s, the closest ones to the Cleveland metro area. A tornado touched down in Lorain County, just south of Avon Lake. Following a path of damage that stretched nearly eight and a half miles, it finally lifted in Cuyahoga County near Lakewood.

South of Cleveland, another EF-1 tracked 17 miles from Brook Park to Bedford Heights in Cuyahoga County. In that path, there was extensive tree damage and several structures that either took roof damage or collapsed entirely.

Two more EF-1’s were confirmed with an additional round of surveys on Thursday, August 8th.

In Summit County, a tornado tracked a little over three miles between Brecksville and Peninsula. That National Weather Service noted there were eleven semi-truck trailers that were blown over along this track.

The final tornado started in Waite Hill, Lake County, traveled nearly five miles before lifting near Chesterland in Geauga County.

Outside of the tornado threat, there was a tremendous amount of severe thunderstorm damage scattered across the state. Winds were measured as high as 86 mph in the area with several counties seeing widespread power outages.

Wind and storm damage was less extensive across Central Ohio from the beginning of the week. However, there were still reports coming out of Logan County and close to Union County, where a severe-warned storm moved through the area.

This latest round of confirmed tornadoes adds to an already record-breaking year for the state. As of August 8th, 69 tornadoes have been confirmed for Ohio as a whole.

Each new confirmation continues to add distance from the previous record of 62 tornadoes in a year, set back in 1992.

This overactive severe pattern has been linked to an unusually warm winter, a noticeable lack of ice over the Great Lakes, and warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Storm Team 4 Meteorologist Ben Gelber said.

The worst of this year’s twisters remains that March 14th EF-3 tornado that left three dead in Logan County near Indian Lake.

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