Tornado that ravaged parts of Ohio packed 170 mph winds

Associated Press
Friday, May 31, 2019 12:47 p.m. | Friday, May 31, 2019 12:47 p.m.

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A residents cleans up in a tornado damaged neighborhood, Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. Tens of thousands of Ohio residents were still without power or water in the aftermath of strong tornadoes that spun through the Midwest earlier in the week.

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Local volunteers on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Dayton Ohio, help organize relief support for victims of a tornado storm system Wednesday Tens of thousands of Ohio residents were still without power or water in the aftermath of strong tornadoes that spun through the Midwest earlier this week.

DAYTON, Ohio — The National Weather Service says one of the tornadoes that tore through western Ohio this week was the strongest in the state since 2010.

Survey teams have confirmed at least 18 tornadoes touched down in the region during storms Memorial Day evening and early Tuesday.

The Weather Service on Thursday upgraded one of three reported EF3 “severe” tornadoes to an EF4 , which signifies “devastating.” The service says the tornado that hit Brookville and swept through western Dayton had 170 mph winds.

The state’s last EF4 was in northwest Ohio’s Wood and Ottawa counties.