EF0 tornado in Huron County, Ohio

An EF1 tornado touched down about a mile west of Steuben on the south side of State Route 162. The tornado moved north and damaged a couple large grain bins. The bins were caved in on their south facing sides. Towers on the top of the bins were toppled in different directions. A semi truck near the bins was knocked over. The tornado then crossed State Route 162 and damaged a home and a barn. The house lost a section of roofing which was found scattered to the south of the house. The tornado damaged another small grain bin before lifting over open farmland. This tornado was on the ground for just over a half mile.

A cold front moved across the Ohio Valley and southern Great Lakes on the afternoon of Sunday, November 5th, 2017. Unseasonably warm and humid air was in place across the region ahead of the front. The cold front gradually progressed across the Ohio Valley and thunderstorms initiated and swept east ahead of the front. The storms formed in a very strong wind field and allowed the storms to move very rapidly east at speeds of 60 to 80 mph. A large macroburst formed and swept east just south of Cleveland and produced winds in excess of 100 mph. The most concentrated damage stretched from southern Lorain County across Cuyahoga County and into northern Summit, northern Portage and southern Geauga Counties. A 105 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at Aurora in Portage County. In addition to the damaging winds, at least 13 tornados were reported. Three of the tornadoes reached EF2 intensity with eight EF1 tornadoes and two EF0 tornadoes. Tens of thousands of trees were downed by these storms and widespread power outages occurred. In the Cleveland area alone, over 100,000 electric customers lost power. It took several days for power to be completely restored. Dozens of homes, buildings and barns were damaged or destroyed by the tornadoes.