Richland County’s EMA director, Rebecca Owens, announced on Friday morning that tornado sirens in the northwest and central regions of the county had been activated at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Thursday.
The storm passed through Plymouth Township in northwest Richland County, resulting in downed power lines and trees, according to a report from the Richland County Sheriff’s Office to the EMA office at 8:34 p.m. Two houses at West Road and Ohio 598 have structural damage, according to a news release from Owens on Friday morning.She stated there had been no reports of injuries.
Firefighters from Plymouth Township arrived on the site and helped block the road until the power company could arrive. When the storm hit, the residents were at home. Assistance has been requested from the American Red Cross, should it be required.
Jenny Beverage and her family were too near to the tornado for comfort. About five minutes prior to the storm, the residents of West Road went into their basement.
Beverage said that she had instructed her two girls to get on the floor with her husband Keith.
“Keith and I got on top of them so nothing was happening to them,” she stated.
They were in the basement with the two dogs of the home.
Beverage stated, “We didn’t hear any freight train sounds.” “We heard something fall and crash just now. It was somewhat frightful.”
She claimed that the roof of the family’s house, where they have been since 2008, was damaged. Their camper was damaged and a car was toppled by the storm.
Drink mentioned the family’s animals,On Friday, Brennan Warrick was already collaborating with others to remove any metal debris from his home along West Road.
He and his family were in the basement less than a minute before the tornado struck on Thursday night about 8 p.m.
Three properties on West Road were damaged, including his own.
His 50-by-80-foot pole barn was struck by the tornado, which also scattered debris and twisted metal siding everywhere.
The remote home, like much of the area near the Crawford County boundary, is on flat territory with vacant fields stretching as far as the eye can see. The tornado also destroyed three automobiles and scattered a lot of glass fragments.
He was aware that his about
