This brings the total of reported tornadoes in Ohio this year to 16, as of April 26.
CLINTON COUNTY, Ohio — The National Weather Service confirmed another tornado in Ohio on April 3 when strong storms rolled through the state, making it the fifth to have been recorded that day.
Officials said a tornado was confirmed in Warren County near Centerville and made its way into Montgomery County.
The tornado, which was rated as an EF0, was formed at 12:58 a.m. and disappeared at 1:01 a.m.
According to the NWS, the tornado was believed to have touched down just east of state Route 48 and north of East Lytle 5 Points Road. Several trees were damaged in the Winding Creek neighborhood and several homes along Winding Run Boulevard sustained minor siding damage.
The NWS added that large trees were uprooted and damaged as the tornado made its way beyond the Warren/Montgomery County line.
The tornado was believed to have been lifted before crossing the Greene County line as isolated tree damage was found in the southwestern part of the county.
Officials said another tornado, rated as an EF0, first touched down in Franklin County, Indiana. Trees were uprooted or snapped near Sharptown, Indiana.
Additional tree and minor home damage were found along State Line, Hamilton Scipio and Cincinnati Brookville roads in western Butler County. The tornado dissipated south of McGonigle, Ohio.
This brings the total of reported tornadoes in Ohio this year to 16, as of April 26.
The following list includes counties where tornadoes were reported and how many they saw:
The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
How a tornado forms
Tornadoes form due to wind shear — differences in either wind speed or direction as you go up higher into the atmosphere. These differences in speed and direction impart spin into the air that, when combined with strong thunderstorm updrafts, can be tilted vertically. When the conditions are just right, air can reach down toward ground level to form a tornado.
It is only classified as a tornado when it touches the ground. If it stays in the sky, it is called a funnel cloud; if it comes down on water, it is called a water spout. Dynamically speaking though, these are all the same type of process.
When a tornado has been detected, either by radar or human spotters, the goal is to get that information out as soon as possible with a warning so people can take the proper action.
Three main types of tornado alerts issued for the public are the following: