CLEVELAND — The National Weather Service on Friday confirmed an EF1 tornado touched down in Cleveland when severe storms rolled through the state this week.
According to NWS, the tornado had an estimated peak wind of up to 110 mph and traveled for more than a quarter mile.
NWS said the tornado began on Thursday evening, just before midnight, near East 71st Street and Chester Avenue and traveled near the area of Cleveland Clinic Main Campus before ending near East 89th Street and Euclid Avenue.
There was extensive tree damage with some homes suffering minor damage from the storms.
NWS said multiple light poles were bent near the base at a shopping center on East 79th Street and at the intersection of East 89th Street and Euclid Avenue.
WKYC reports that there were no injuries or deaths associated with the tornado.
Several parts of central Ohio were also under a Flood Watch on Thursday when heavy rain and storms rolled through the area.
The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
- EF0 - Weak 65 to 85 mph
- EF1 - Weak 86 to 110 mph
- EF2 - Strong 111 to 135 mph
- EF3 - Strong 136 to 165 mph
- EF4 - Violent 166 to 200 mph
- EF5 - Violent >200 mph