At least one person has died after severe weather moved through the central Ohio region on Tuesday.
The person died in Roseville, which is a village that lies in Muskingum and Perry counties. News about the fatality was confirmed by Gov. Mike DeWine during a Tuesday afternoon press conference.
The National Weather Service says a possible tornado may have hit the north side of Columbus when a strong line of storms blew through central Ohio Tuesday morning, toppling trees and knocking out power to thousands.
A National Weather Service spokesperson in Wilmington cited a video the Ohio Department of Transportation posted of a car being flipped over on Interstate 71 near the Weber Road interchange.
The spokesperson also said high winds caused damage in Dublin.
The spokesperson said the weather service may send out surveyors later this week to determine if there was a tornado.
The weather service recorded a wind gust of 82 MPH at John Glenn Columbus International Airport. It issued a tornado warning for Madison County Tuesday morning, but not for Franklin County.
The high winds toppled trees, blew the roofs off buildings and knocked down power lines throughout the region.
A tree crushed a camper off East Morrill Avenue on Columbus' south side. Union Cemetery on the city's northwest side suffered major damage. Trees blocked streets and roads.
The city of Hilliard reported a railroad crossing at Avery Road was closed. A train stopped because of downed trees.
The city of Upper Arlington posted a photo of a tree that fell on top of a police cruiser near Riverside Drive and McCoy Road.
The Bexley mayor's office reported some traffic lights weren't working.
In Clintonville, the front window of Derive Brewing blew out.
AEP Ohio reported more than 130,000 customers were without power throughout its service area at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Matt Bennett, AEP Ohio's director of operations, said it is going to take some time to restore power because of the widespread damage and outages.
"We're gonna need some patience from our customers, cause this is going to take a couple days, and we understand that that's not great for them to hear, but there's an extensive amount of damage," Bennett said.
Bennett said a lot of poles and wires are down. Out-of-state crews are arriving to help AEP Ohio restore power, some from as far away as Oklahoma.
Bennett said people need to stay away from downed wires and anything touching them. He said call 911 or AEP Ohio to report downed wires.
This story will be updated.
