Weather service now confirms 4 Cleveland-area tornadoes; here’s what we know (2024)

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CLEVELAND, Ohio - The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least four tornadoes occurred in the Cleveland area Tuesday, traveling across parts of Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Summit counties, hitting multiple cities, leaving property damage, uprooting trees and knocking out power for days.

CLEVELAND — Following Tuesday's severe storms that caused widespread damage across Northeast Ohio and caused nearly half a million people to lose power, the National Weather Service confirmed four tornadoes touched down in the area.

The storm lashed the county and much of Northeast Ohio with winds in excess of 80 mph and created five separate tornadoes on Aug. 6. One of those tornadoes touched down in Avon Lake and was initially reported to have started in the eastern part of the city before quickly moving into Bay Village.

The WESTSIDE TORNADO OF 1953 hit the westside neighborhoods of Cleveland on June 8,1953. The tornado was first spotted around 9:45pm crossing the northwest corner of CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

In this area, known as Tornado Alley, storms are caused when dry cold air moving south from Canada meets warm moist air traveling north from the Gulf of Mexico.

Has there ever been an EF5 tornado in Ohio? Just four Ohio tornadoes since 1950 have received the most severe EF5 designation. The last time was May 31, 1985, when an EF5 tornado through Portage and Trumbull counties claimed 10 lives.

Since the turn of the century, 353 tornadoes have been reported within the state. Of these, 40 percent occurred within the western third, 34 per- cent in the central third, and 26 percent in the eastern third of the state.

One hundred years ago this month, on June 28, 1924, a tornado wreaked havoc on the coastal cities of Sandusky and Lorain. That afternoon, a storm quickly formed in Sandusky Bay, and the subsequent tornado went on to become the deadliest tornado ever recorded in Ohio.

This article lists various tornado records. The most "extreme" tornado in recorded history was the Tri-State tornado, which spread through parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925.

Is an F6 Tornado Possible? There has never been an (E)F-6 tornado recorded, but they're technically not impossible. An F-6 tornado would need to reach wind speeds beyond 318 mph; however, the highest wind speeds ever recorded on Earth were 302 mph.

When did Cleveland boom? ›

The Civil War years brought an economic boom to Cleveland. The city was making the transition from a small town into an industrial giant.

According to the National Weather Service in Cleveland, an EF-0 tornado touched down in Huron County on Saturday, the 63rd so far this year. CLEVELAND — The state of Ohio has established a new record for the most tornadoes in a single year.

In the U.S., Tornado Alley Moves East

Of the 1,194 tornadoes that have already struck American soil this year, as of June 14, 2024, just more than half have been in Tornado Alley.

While tornadoes in the United States tend to garner the most attention, Bangladesh holds the dubious distinction of being the deadliest tornado capital of the world. Bangladesh experiences a relatively high number of tornadoes compared to its size and population density.

Oklahoma City (OKC), by virtue of its large areal extent and location near the heart of "tornado alley," has earned a reputation over the years as one of the more tornado-prone cities in the United States.

This is not unprecedented. In Sept. 2008, Hurricane Ike tore through Columbus and other parts of the Buckeye State, leaving a trail of damage.

The fourth tornado was reported in the Kirtland and Chesterland area, starting in Waite Hill in Lake County and traveling more than 4 3/4 miles before ending in Chesterland in Geauga County, according to the National Weather Service.

Local officials attempted to alleviate some of the flooding along the Ohio & Erie Canal by dynamiting several canal locks. Despite these preemptive actions, flooding was still severe in Greater Cleveland. Local public officials attempted to preserve life during this massive flooding event.