News: Lucas County Not a Tornado, Just High Winds

The National Weather Service office in Cleveland concluded Tuesday that damage in Lucas County in Northwest Ohio was caused by straight line winds and not a tornado as first thought on June 9th.

The survey team toured Sylvania and Springfield Townships and estimated winds to have been between 60 and 75 m.p.h. around 7:30 p.m.

Officials found the damage path was approximately two and a half miles in length and
started near the intersection of Centennial Road and Dorr Street. The damage path continued northeast and ended along McCord Road and north of Bancroft Street.

Many large trees and limbs were downed along this path. At least one home and one outbuilding were heavily damaged by fallen trees. A second home also sustained damage when a tree was uprooted causing damage to the foundation.