오하이오에서 확인되지 않은 토네이도가 Goshen Township 경찰과 소방서뿐만 아니라 수많은 가정과 학교에 심각한 구조적 피해를 입혔습니다., 수백 명을 옮긴다., county officials said Wednesday.
A severe storm ripped through the downtown area of Goshen around 2:30 오후. ET Wednesday, according to Pam Haverkos, Clermont County emergency management director.
Goshen, a suburb located approximately 30 miles northeast of Cincinnati, was hit with very little warning, township administrator Steve Pegram said during a news conference. “Our phones alerted, and the storm hit us about 90 여러 스크럼으로 이어지는,” Pegram said.
An uprooted tree in Goshen Township, 오하이오, after a possible tornado ripped through the area Wednesday.
Two elementary schools, a middle school and a high school were also damaged in the storm, said Mike Boehmer, the Goshen emergency management office spokesperson.
“They are all in close proximity to the fire department and the police department,” Boehmer said, adding that many homes are missing their roofs.
“We are really lucky that it happened in the middle of the day,” Boehmer said. “Most people were still at work when it happened and not in those homes.”
Radar and initial images from Goshen indicate a tornado is believed to be responsible for some of the damage, 에 따르면 국립 기상청.
Town officials said damage assessments are underway.
A disaster declaration was issued in the wake of the possible tornado, Haverkos said. 에 따르면 Poweroutage.com, 이상 56,000 customers in Ohio were without power as of late Wednesday night.
In a phone call to CNN, Haverkos said assessments of damage throughout Goshen are still being conducted.
Haverkos said thus far there have only been two reports of injuries: a resident and a firefighter who was injured with a chainsaw.
“Numerous residences were impacted, and we believe that several hundred people have been displaced from their homes,” 그녀가 말했다.
NWS is set to arrive Thursday to assess the damage and confirm whether a tornado touched down in the area.
