Gov. Mike DeWine is giving an update on storm damage at the Ohio Emergency Operations Center in Columbus on Aug. 11.
The press conference was set to start at 2 p.m.
Strong storms swept through Ohio overnight and into the morning on Aug. 11 with heavy rain and powerful winds that knocked down trees, flipped a car and damaged buildings.
The National Weather Service suspects a tornado passed through Dublin and moved down to Ohio State University in Franklin County about 10:30 a.m. Aug. 11 during a series of intense storms that hit central Ohio.
The weather service did not issue a warning for Columbus at the time of the suspected tornado because there weren’t clear enough signs of one on the radar, but it did issue one in nearby Madison County.
Observers recorded 82 mph winds at John Glenn International Airport and 52 mph winds at Ohio State University Airport.
Damage from the storms forced the Akron Zoo to close on Monday so crews could repair damage from fallen trees. The Akron Zoo reopened on Tuesday.
This story will be updated.
State government reporter Laura Bischoff can be reached at lbischoff@usatodayco.com and @lbischoff on X.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Gov. DeWine to give update on Ohio storm damage.
Reporting by Laura A. Bischoff, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
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