OHIO VALLEY — Multiple Tornado Warnings were issued across portions of the Ohio Valley Saturday evening as severe thunderstorms moved through the region, bringing strong winds, power outages, and scattered reports of storm damage.
The first warning was issued shortly before 7 p.m. for parts of Belmont, Monroe, and Guernsey counties in eastern Ohio after weather radar detected rotation within a storm south of Barnesville.
Meteorologists closely monitored the storm, but the warning was canceled before its scheduled expiration after the rotation weakened and no longer posed an immediate tornado threat.
A second Tornado Warning was issued about 30 minutes later for Monroe County, Ohio, as well as Marshall County and portions of Wetzel County in West Virginia. Forecasters reported a stronger area of rotation within a storm moving through the region.
That warning remained in effect until approximately 8 p.m. before conditions improved and the rotation weakened. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning continued for parts of the affected area until around 8:30 p.m.
Officials reported that both tornado warnings were based on radar-indicated rotation. As of Sunday, no tornadoes had been confirmed from the storms.
The weather system caused scattered power outages and damage reports throughout portions of the Ohio Valley as strong winds swept across the region. Utility crews worked through the evening to restore service to affected customers.
Forecasters noted that additional showers and thunderstorms remained possible overnight as the unsettled weather pattern continued across the area.
