/tags/severe-weather Severe Weather en-US Copyright Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:58:46 GMT /2024-08-29/extreme-weather-can-leave-a-trail-of-destruction-and-a-lasting-health-impact It’s been an active season for tornadoes and flooding in the Midwest due to various factors like hot and cold jet streams and climate change. This could create lasting public health challenges. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:58:46 GMT /2024-08-29/extreme-weather-can-leave-a-trail-of-destruction-and-a-lasting-health-impact Natalie Krebs /2024-07-05/ohio-set-new-record-for-most-tornadoes-recorded-in-a-year The National Weather Service in Cleveland confirmed an EF-0 tornado in Huron County. This was the 63rd tornado in Ohio this year, surpassing the previous record set in 1992. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:14:45 GMT /2024-07-05/ohio-set-new-record-for-most-tornadoes-recorded-in-a-year Adriana Martinez-Smiley /2024-05-10/54-tornadoes-recorded-in-ohio-this-year-more-than-double-annual-average Ohio averages around 21 tornadoes a year. So far this year, there have been 54 recorded and it's not yet June. Fri, 10 May 2024 20:49:24 GMT /2024-05-10/54-tornadoes-recorded-in-ohio-this-year-more-than-double-annual-average Mike Frazier /2024-04-05/beware-of-repair-scams-following-severe-weather-in-ohio According to the Ohio Emergency Management Agency, repair scams often increase following extreme weather such as tornadoes. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:22:34 GMT /2024-04-05/beware-of-repair-scams-following-severe-weather-in-ohio Shay Frank /2024-04-04/central-state-universitys-tower-hope-in-the-rubble-of-1974-tornado Fifty years ago, a tornado destroyed 80% of Central State University's campus. But the university persisted and found a way to rebuild. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:41:27 GMT /2024-04-04/central-state-universitys-tower-hope-in-the-rubble-of-1974-tornado Kathryn Mobley /news/2024-04-04/national-weather-service-confirms-tornado-briefly-touched-down-tuesday-in-licking-county There were no reported injuries. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 20:29:44 GMT /news/2024-04-04/national-weather-service-confirms-tornado-briefly-touched-down-tuesday-in-licking-county /podcast/all-sides/2024-04-04/is-ohio-becoming-the-nations-next-tornado-alley So far in 2024, Ohio is second in the nation to Florida for confirmed tornadoes. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:02:40 GMT /podcast/all-sides/2024-04-04/is-ohio-becoming-the-nations-next-tornado-alley /show/all-sides/2024-04-04/is-ohio-becoming-the-nations-next-tornado-alley So far in 2024, Ohio is second in the nation to Florida for confirmed tornadoes. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-04-04/is-ohio-becoming-the-nations-next-tornado-alley /2024-04-03/storms-less-severe-than-predicted-in-central-ohio-but-some-flooding-remains-an-issue Some Columbus residents awaited the storm system under a tornado watch only to walk outside to light rain, deep yellow skies and a double rainbow hanging over the city. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 19:45:09 GMT /2024-04-03/storms-less-severe-than-predicted-in-central-ohio-but-some-flooding-remains-an-issue George Shillcock /2024-04-03/a-half-century-on-wilberforce-residents-reflect-on-ohios-deadliest-tornado The disaster dubbed "the 1974 Xenia tornado" claimed more than 30 lives. The impact in next-door Wilberforce has often gone ignored. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 14:17:44 GMT /2024-04-03/a-half-century-on-wilberforce-residents-reflect-on-ohios-deadliest-tornado Chris Welter, WYSO