"One tornado was about a football field wide and stretched for about 2 miles from near East Sparta in Stark County to the Tuscarawas County line, weather officials said. The second tornado tore a path across Medina County. The videos, shot by Jared Svoboda and posted just after midnight, show a funnel-shaped cloud seen from a Brunswick neighborhood, illuminated by streaks of lightning.The city is asking residents to move all branches and limbs to the tree lawn or yard near the sidewalk for pickup.News 5 meteorologist Bryan Shaw used radar imagery to show the likely start of the tornado, or tornadoes.The storm followed a northeast to southwest concentrated path with a width covering an area from approximately Highland Drive to a block or two south of Lafayette Road.
"Fortunately, it doesn’t look like any water got in from this one, thankfully. The tornado formed around 11:30 p.m. in Grafton in Lorain County and continued for some 11 miles through the city of Medina. The EF-1 tornado produced maximum winds around 90 … April 7-8, 2020 - Overnight Severe Storms; Hail, Damaging Winds, and 3 Tornadoes Discrete supercells formed across Lake Michigan/western Lower Michigan Tuesday evening ahead of surface low pressure and an attendant cold front. Pictures of Storm Damage From Barberton/Green Tornado .
At one point, there was a tornado warning in effect for several counties including Medina. We have a lot to be thankful for.\"Many were grateful for their health amid the coronavirus and thankful to emerge from the wreckage of their homes unscathed.Across the street, the tornado ripped off part of the roof of a CVS and continued to uproot trees well south and sow destruction into Wadsworth. Storms caused widespread damage in Medina, Ohio, over night Wednesday, April 7, 2020. Medina City Council President John Coyne said that given the amount of structural damage, it is a miracle no one was killed.The home that is used on the square so kids can visit with Santa is stored by the city in barn off East Smith Road.Some could be without power for days.\"There were sparks flying and dust everywhere,\" she said.The perfectly square home built in 1900 on South Elmwood Avenue shook and rattled.Medina County has seen its share of tornadoes in the past, but Feron said this may be the most significant one to ever hit the city.Craig Webb can be reached at cwebb@thebeaconjournal.com.The tiles became projectiles and sliced into the ground below.Weary residents from throughout the Akron area woke up to scenes of utter destruction Wednesday morning with trees uprooted and just about anything that wasn't tied down tossed about like toys.They made it as far as the bottom step of the first floor when the sound of a freight train hit and everything went black.Somehow, Lempner said, the home appears to have been spared major structural damage.Weary residents from throughout the Akron area woke up to scenes of utter destruction Wednesday morning with trees uprooted and just about anything that wasn’t tied down tossed about like toys.Tom Lempner and his wife, Bridgette, were able to get their children Adah, 12, Elijah, 10, Naomi, 6, and the family's 7-week-old dog Lincoln into the basement before all the stately trees — two of which were over 100 feet tall — came crashing down around their Lafayette Road home.But it was also a day to give thanks.One man had to be rescued after the truck he was driving became suspended in mid-air by downed wires.Castle Noel, the popular museum on the square dedicated to all things Christmas, was not damaged but Santa's house was.City officials said dozens of homes and businesses were damaged, mostly by trees toppling on structures.She said she woke up the others in the house, including her sleeping daughter and granddaughter, to head to the basement.Bronk said it felt like the floor was going to collapse into the basement.The biggest clusters without power were in Barberton, the city of Medina, Doylestown, Akron, Green and Coventry Township.The Medina Historical Society's McDowell-Phillips house on South Prospect Street was in the storm's path. An EF-1 tornado is the second-weakest on the Fujita-Pearson scale.It was one of three tornadoes confirmed Wednesday by the NWS. With winds of around 80 miles per hour, it was strong enough to down trees and damage homes. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The National Weather Service in Cleveland on Wednesday confirmed that overnight storms included a tornado that damaged some buildings in southern Lorain and northern Medina counties.Storm survey teams are looking at additional damage in southern Medina County near Wadsworth, Mullen said.NWS meteorologist Martin Mullen said the twister had an initial point near Ohio 57 and Ohio 303 in Grafton and continued into northwestern Medina County.
The EF-1 tornado produced maximum winds around 90 mph and was about 100 yards wide.