The NWS said that a tornado was indicated by radar at 3:17 p.m. near New Carlisle in Clark County, and in Greene County at 3:26 p.m. near Cedarville and 3:28 p.m. over Jamestown. Meteorologists are currently gathering damage reports, and will likely have survey teams in the area Tuesday.
Clark-Shawnee and Southeastern were among those that delayed the dismissal of students for their safety.
Pike Twp. resident Jerome Thomas said that he and his son were outside when they saw severe weather forming.
He and his two children who were home went into the bathroom to ride out the storm. He described the noise outside as sounding like a freight train.
Inside, though, Thomas said, “All we were saying in there was ‘Jesus, Jesus, Jesus’.”
Thomas added that he had two more children who were at school when the storms passed through.
In addition to the damage in Clark County, the NWS received reports that a barn was knocked down at about 4 p.m. near Christiansburg in Champaign County.
