(NBC) – A series of tornadoes hit the Dayton area late Monday, destroying homes and knocking out power to around 68,000 households and businesses around Ohio. Officials confirmed several injuries in the wake of the storms and extensive damage in Celina in Mercer County, about 80 miles north of Dayton. The Ohio Department of Transportation used snow plows to remove debris off Interstate 75. “We probably
have more than a handful of tornadoes that we need to look at on the ground throughout the region, maybe even more,” said John Franks, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio. The weather service issued 36 tornado warnings overnight Monday across the region, he added. The National Weather Service confirmed a “large and dangerous” tornado on the ground near the Dayton suburb of Trotwood in Montgomery County just after 11 p.m. READ MORE
