![]() It was behind Riverview (Health Care) and was sort of following the Portage River." "The tornado started funneling all the way down and touched the ground. There was kind of a green sheen to it," Stout said when he saw the funnel cloud above the trees and snapped a photo. Twisted trees and debris were spread in fields south of Oak Harbor near Ohio 19. The eastbound lanes opened after a delay but the westbound lanes remained closed for about 24 hours, reopening around 7:30 p.m. The Ohio Turnpike said both eastbound and westbound lanes near milepost 94 in Sandusky County were closed temporarily due to downed power lines and debris from the storm. 20 to 25 roads in Sandusky County blocked offĮmergency officials blocked off 20-25 roads due to downed powerlines and fallen trees, including intersections at such major thoroughfares as Ohio 53, Ohio 6, and Ohio 101, Kuelling said. She said wind gusts of 66 mph were reported in Toledo and hail 2.25 inches in diameter fell in Ashland Thursday night.Ĭlark said the NWS plans to release a report sometime Friday afternoon determining whether a tornado caused the damage. She said the storm originated near Toledo, moved south of Sandusky Bay, then redeveloped in Fremont and moved southeast toward Ashland. "We have reports of damage in that area, and the question is whether it's tornadic in nature or whether it's straight-line winds," Clark said. He said he had not heard any reports of injuries from the storm, which struck Northwest Ohio starting around 7:30 p.m. along Ohio 19 about two miles south of Oak Harbor, where several barns were flattened, utility poles and wires were sprawled across roads, and some trees appeared to have been shredded. Petersen was surveying the damage around 8:30 p.m. "There are trees lying in different directions and by the nature of the damage" it appears it was caused by a tornado. Up to a dozen homes were severely damaged, dozens of roads were closed, a number of barns and outbuildings were leveled and countless trees and utility poles were toppled by severe winds and a possible tornado Thursday evening along the border of Sandusky and Ottawa counties.įred Petersen, director of the Ottawa County Emergency Management Agency said Thursday he's "99% confident it's a tornado," but the National Weather Service is expected to survey damage and make the call. Online condolences can be expressed to his family at funnel cloud was photographed shortly before touching down near the Ottawa County Fairgrounds on Thursday night. Memorials can be made in his honor to the family or Donor’s Choice. Burial will take place at Greenlawn Memory Gardens, Clyde, OH. at the funeral home with Minister Sean Rizor officiating. Services are Friday, December 16, 2022, 11:00 a.m. at Wonderly Horvath Hanes Funeral Home and Crematory, 425 E. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 4 p.m. Baker sister, Sue Gruber brothers-in-law, Bill Wagner and John Gefeke. He was preceded in death by his parents daughters, Brittany N. Baker children, Michael (Angie) Baker, Greenwich, OH, Angela (Eric) Hughes, Fremont, OH, Brandon Baker, Fremont, OH, Matthew Baker, Norwalk siblings, Linda (Jeff ) Holcomb, Gibsonburg, OH, Jennifer Wagner, Gibsonburg, OH, Dan (Katie) Baker, Fremont, OH, Sandy (Joe) Warchola, of Alaska, Connie Gefeke, Fremont, OH and Mary (Larry) Brockmueller, Fremont, OH twelve grandchildren, four great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mike is survived by his wife of forty-one years, Janet F. He played in many pool and golf leagues and enjoyed watching baseball and football. Mike was a member at the VFW and Sycamore Hills Golf Course. He also worked at Advance Auto for over twenty years. He worked as a Night Manager at Kroger and retired in 2019 after forty-eight years of service. Pannell on Septemin Fremont, OH and she survives. He was born on Februin Fremont, OH to Richard and Georgia (Hunt) Baker. Baker, 67, of Fremont, OH passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, Decemat Toledo ProMedica Hospital. ![]()
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