
Quick Facts
- Location: Ohio
- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:12:12 +0000
- Topic: Ohio tornado confirmations
- Key development: National Weather Service confirms four additional tornadoes from severe storms that moved through central Ohio on Aug. 11.
- Affected: Central Ohio residents
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The National Weather Service has confirmed four additional tornadoes in Ohio stemming from the severe weather that passed through the region on Aug. 11. The newly verified tornadoes caused structural damage, knocked down trees, and flipped a vehicle on Interstate 71.
In the Columbus, Ohio area, an EF0 tornado touched down in Upper Arlington just after 10 a.m. on Aug. 11. With winds reaching 80 miles per hour and a maximum width of 150 yards, the storm remained on the ground for approximately three minutes. Weather officials reported that the twister likely touched down near Kenny Road, crossed State Route 315, and dissipated near Beulah Road and East Weber Road. The tornado damaged several roofs and trees along its path and flipped a vehicle on Interstate 71.
At approximately the same time, an EF1 tornado struck the Olde Town East neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Packing 90-mile-per-hour winds and spanning about 150 yards wide, the tornado stayed on the ground for roughly two minutes as it moved from downtown Columbus toward the west side of Bexley, Ohio. The storm caused structural damage to multiple buildings, brought down trees, and blew bricks off an apartment building near South Ohio Avenue and South Champion Avenue.
A third twister in central Ohio was identified in Plain City, located in Madison County, Ohio. Touching down around 9:50 a.m., the EF0 tornado recorded winds of about 80 miles per hour and a width of 100 yards. It started near Georgesville Road northeast, moving southeast for about two minutes and damaging crops and trees before breaking apart near Amity Pike. A fourth tornado from the storm system was confirmed in Hamilton County, Ohio.
Following these latest confirmations, Ohio has recorded 19 tornadoes during the month of August and 44 tornadoes so far this year. The state typically experiences an annual average of about 22 tornadoes.
Source: NBC4 Columbus — Original report
Wararka Af-Soomaaliga
NWS oo Xaqiijisay Afar Duufaan oo Dheeraad Ah oo ka Dhacay Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Hay’adda Cimilada Qaranka Mareykanka ee National Weather Service ayaa xaqiijisay afar duufaan oo dheeraad ah oo ka dhacay gobolka Ohio, kuwaas oo ka dhashay sturmo daran oo deegaanka maray 11-kii Ogosto. Duufaantan cusub ee la xaqiijiyay ayaa sababay burbur dhismaha ah, geedo badan oo unkay, iyo gaari lagu rogay wadada weyn ee Interstate 71.
Deegaanka Columbus ee gobolka Ohio, duufaan ah nooca EF0 ayaa ka dhacday Upper Arlington wax yar ka dib 10:00 a.m. ee 11-kii Ogosto. Duufaantan oo wadatay dabaylo xawaarahoodu gaarayo 80 miles per hour iyo ballac dhan 150 yards, ayaa dhulka ku haysatay muddo ku dhow saddex daqiiqo. Saraakiisha cimilada ayaa sheegay in duufaantu ay ka bilaabatay meel ku dhow Kenny Road, iyadoo ka talaabtay State Route 315 ka hor intii aysan ku baabi’in meel ku dhow Beulah Road iyo East Weber Road. Duufaanta ayaa waxyeello u geysatay saqafyada guryo dhowr ah iyo geedo, waxayna sidoo kale gaari ku rogtay wadada weyn ee Interstate 71.
Waqti ku dhawaad oo isku mid ah, duufaan kale oo ah nooca EF1 ayaa ku dhuftay xaafadda Olde Town East ee magaalada Columbus, Ohio. Duufaantan oo lahayd dabaylo xawaarahoodu gaarayo 90 miles per hour iyo ballac dhan 150 yards, ayaa dhulka ku martay muddo ku dhow laba daqiiqo iyadoo ka socotay bartamaha magaalada Columbus ilaa dhanka galbeed ee Bexley, Ohio. Storm-kan ayaa burbur dhisme u geystay majooratada guryaha, wuxuu dhulka ku jaray geedo, wuxuu sidoo kale lebenka ka dhaliyay dhisme dabaq ah oo ku yaalla meel ku dhow South Ohio Avenue iyo South Champion Avenue.
Duufaan saddexaad oo ka dhacday bartamaha Ohio ayaa lagu arkay Plain City oo ku dhex taalla Madison County, Ohio. Duufaantan oo noocdeedu ahaa EF0 illaa 9:50 a.m. oo lahayd dabaylo ku dhow 80 miles per hour iyo ballac dhan 100 yards. Waxay ka bilaabatay meel ku dhow Georgesville Road iyadoo u socotay dhanka koonfur-bari muddo laba daqiiqo ah, waxayna waxyeello u geysatay geedaha iyo dalagyada beeraha ka hor inta aysan ku suulin Amity Pike. Duufaan afarad oo nidaamkan storm-ka ka mid ah ayaa sidoo kale laga xaqiijiyay deegaanka Hamilton County, Ohio.
Ka dib xaqiijinta duufaantan cusub, gobolka Ohio wuxuu bishii Ogosto oo kaliya ka dhibco weynayay 19 duufaan, halka wadarta sannadkan oo dhan ay gaartay 44 duufaan. Gobolka Ohio ayaa caadi ahaan sannadkii dhan la kulmi jiray celcelis ahaan illaa 22 duufaan.
Xigasho: NBC4 Columbus


