Severe Storm Batters Columbus, Toppling Trees and Cutting Power as 82 mph Winds Spur Tornado Suspicion
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Updated · The Columbus Dispatch · Aug 11
Severe Storm Batters Columbus, Toppling Trees and Cutting Power as 82 mph Winds Spur Tornado Suspicion
3 articles · Updated · The Columbus Dispatch · Aug 11
Summary
Columbus neighborhoods spent Aug. 11 clearing widespread storm damage after a severe thunderstorm knocked out power, flooded streets and scattered fallen trees across Clintonville, Linden, the South Side and Hilliard.
Property damage ranged from a caved-in roof at the Columbus Pawn Shop on Parsons Avenue to a toppled gas-station canopy in Linden, shattered business windows and trees falling onto homes and roads.
AEP Ohio crews worked on damaged lines in North Linden while police blocked streets with leaning power lines, underscoring how debris and outages disrupted traffic and cleanup.
The storm followed a National Weather Service report that a tornado may have struck Columbus earlier, with 82 mph winds recorded at John Glenn International Airport and formal damage surveys delayed until Aug. 12 or 13.