The National Weather Service has confirmed at least nine tornadoes touched down in Ohio this weekend, including near South Salem, Frankfort, Vickery and Kingston.
A strong EF 2 tornado touched down in the town of South Salem in Ross County.
1) Ross Co. - near Frankfort (EF0)
2) Ross Co. - South Salem (EF2)
3) Highland Co. - 3 mi N/NE of Hillsboro (EF1)
4) Highland Co. - 6 mi west of Hillsboro (EF0)
5) Sandusky Co. - Vickery (EF0)
6) Pickaway Co. - Near Tarlton / N of Kingston (EF1)
7) Ross Co. - WSW of South Salem (EF0) - **1 child had minor injuries.
8) Guernsey Co - Near New Concord (EF0)
9) Muskingum Co. - 4 mi NE of Philo (EF1)
The NWS wrapped up many of the storm surveys late Saturday, including those in Highland, Pickaway and Ross Counties after severe weather rolled through parts of Ohio Friday and early Saturday morning. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh also reported tornadoes moved through Muskingum and Guernsey Counites.
The National Weather Service in Cleveland also confirmed a tornado touched down near the community of Vickery, located in Sandusky County.
Tornado Warnings were issued in Highland, Ross, Pickaway and Fairfield Counties between 1 a.m. to 3 a.m.
The tornadoes caused structural and widespread tree damage. One of those areas was in northern Highland County near Samantha and Leesburg Ohio.
Another, harder hit area was in Ross County in and around South Salem. Winds were estimated to have reached as high as 115mph as an EF2 tornado touched down, according to the NWS.
There were also reports of damage to residential structures and numerous trees down along Stewart Street near Main Street in South Salem.
Further south, there were reports of some significant damage south of the Cincinnati area in Kenton County, Kentucky.
The good news for all of the Buckeye State is that with the front well to our east, we'll continue to see clearing skies, more seasonable temperatures and virtually no chances of severe weather within the foreseeable future.