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EF-1 tornado touches down in Wayne, Holmes counties Wednesday night

House, barns and trees pulverized

EF-1 tornado confirmed in Wayne, Holmes counties

By: Katie McGraw , Courtney Shaw

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WAYNE COUNTY, Ohio — The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Wayne and Holmes counties Wednesday night.

The survey team found evidence of an EF-1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 105 mph near Shreve, Ohio in Wayne and Holmes County (near the county line). The tornado was on the ground for 2.24 miles from 8:55 pm until 8:59 pm with a max width path of 100 yards.

1 (2).png — Map showing the path of the EF-1 tornado that touched down in Wayne and Holmes counties Wednesday night.

The National Weather Service said it started south-southwest of Shreve and 400 feet north of Centerville road and destroyed a barn. The tornado continue east-southeast heading along Centerville Road and destroyed another barn, damaged roofs of two additional barns and a storage shelter. Plus, many trees were snapped and uprooted. No fatalities or injuries were reported.

News 5 crews were able to see the severe damage to at least one house and one barn on the border of Wayne and Holmes counties left by the tornado. Another nearby building was also hit.

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A barn in the 10500 block of County Road 1 on the border of Wayne and Holmes counties was demolished by the storm. The house sustained heavy roof damage.