LEESBURG, Ohio -- A tornado destroyed a barn early Wednesday morning in Highland County.
The damaging storm struck at about 3 a.m. on state Route 771 near Leesburg. No injuries have been reported, according to the Highland County Emergency Management Agency.
The National Weather Service confirmed Thursday that there had been a tornado near Leesburg. Meteorologists were still working Meteorologists were still working on a final assessment of the tornado and damage.
Elsewhere, damage was hit or miss. A few barns' roofs were blown off, trees were snapped in half and the front porch of a house was gone.
All of the trees lining this Leesburg driveway were snapped off by strong winds. A pole and few shingles are missing as well. @WCPO #cincywx pic.twitter.com/1ON1h9907E
— Ally Kraemer (@AllyKraemer) March 1, 2017
Other neighbors just lost a few shingles from their roofs and not much else, though fields and front yards were soaked from heavy rain.
EMA officials planned to spend Wednesday surveying the damage.
More damage in Highland County. NWS reporting a radar indicated tornado touched down here. No reports of injuries @WCPO #cincywx pic.twitter.com/8MXrgYXNVF
— Ally Kraemer (@AllyKraemer) March 1, 2017
