storm damage

A preliminary finding by the National Weather Service confirmed an EF1 tornado hit the south side of Columbus on Tuesday. There was no watch or warning issued.

Mayor Andrew Ginther declared an emergency Wednesday after severe storms damaged several Columbus neighborhoods Tuesday.

East Columbus residents are cleaning up their neighborhoods on Wednesday after severe weather moved through the central Ohio region on Tuesday.

A microburst — a highly local, intense downdraft — ripped the roof off The Church Triumphant and damaged trees in a neighborhood on Newark's east side.

An Ohio insurance group estimates that a storm that toppled over 120 utility poles in southwest Ohio last month caused at least $52 million in property…