Update
While the survey is not complete, four tornadoes are confirmed to have occurred during severe weather May 7.
According to the National Weather Service, damage around the Hickory Woods Campground in Franklin County, Indiana (northeast of Brookville) has been determined to be tornadic, and EF1 in nature in this area.
Damage will continue to be assessed into Butler County.
The second tornado was in Auglaize and Mercer counties, with damage beginning in Mercer and extending into Auglaize west of New Knoxville.
A third (Mercer County west of Coldwater) and fourth (Darke County around Greenville) tornado have been confirmed via survey.
As of Wednesday afternoon, details were still being finalized from the survey, according to the National Weather Service.
Original story
Severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes once again struck western and southwestern Ohio on May 7.
Tornado warnings were issued for Darke County, where damage was reported in the Greenville area.
City schools are closed today due to storm damage at Greeneville High School’s athletic field, according to WHIO.
The Darke County Sheriff’s Office says damage reports started coming in about 8:23 p.m. at Hillgrove-Southern Road and St. Rt. 502 west of Greenville.
The sheriff’s office says the storm continued east of Greenville through Greenville Township and Adams Township to the Miami County line. So far, one injury has been reported.
The Darke County office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management said trees and power lines are blocking streets in the area and asked people to avoid traveling in the area.
The National Weather Service will send investigators today to storm-damaged areas to determine whether or not tornadoes touched down.
Flash flood warnings were issued for Butler and Warren counties as heavy rains fell in those areas.
