Storms kill one, knocks out power in Ohio

Strong thunderstorms that moved across Ohio knocked out power to about 18,000 homes and businesses and killed one person, authorities said.

Most of the damage from yesterday’s storms centred around north-central Ohio, where the National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado struck Shelby, and officials were investigating tornado sightings in Medina, Stark and Summit counties, said Walter Fitzgerald, a meteorologist with the agency in Cleveland.

In Marion, about 40 miles north of Columbus, a falling tree limb struck a sport utility vehicle, killing a 22-year-old woman as she drove during the thunderstorms, police said.

A line of heavy thunderstorms damaged buildings, tore the roof off of a high school and downed trees in other parts of the state.