Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Ohio, November 10, 2002

Straight line thunderstorm winds caused considerable damage across Wood County. Several homes and a garage were damaged in Tontogany. The Weston area was also hard hit. Several homes were damaged, a car was destroyed and 26 power poles were toppled on the northwest side of the town. Over a dozen trees were downed in Haskins and a semi truck was blown over on Interstate 75 near State Route 582. Scattered trees were also reported down elsewhere across the county.

A tornado touched down southwest of Jerry City and then moved northeast for approximately four and a half miles before dissipating. Seven homes sustained varying degrees of roof damage and three garages were destroyed on the southwest side of Jerry City. To the northeast a few hundred yards, the city maintenance garage was leveled. As the tornado exited Jerry City, it knocked a house off of it's foundation. From Jerry City, the tornado moved northeast across open farmland and destroyed a large barn as it crossed Huffman Road. A home on Bloomdale Road was slightly damaged with the tornado finally lifting near Reynolds Road just north of State Route 281. Several vehicles were destroyed by this tornado and hundreds of trees downed along the damage path which was no more than 50 yards in width.

Law enforcement officers witnessed a small tornado touch down in an open area near the intersection of U.S. Highway 20 and Stoney Ridge Road in Troy Township. The tornado was only on the ground for a few hundred feet and caused no damage.

A tornado touched down in a wooded area between Main Street and Hille Drive. The tornado then traveled northeast for approximately one half mile before dissipating along Fostoria Road just north of State Route 51. A home on Emily Drive lost it's entire roof and had a wall collapse. Four other homes in the area lost sections of roof. Around a dozen trees were toppled along the damage path which was less then 25 yards in width.

A tornado touched down south of Port Clinton and then moved northeast entering the city just west of the intersection of Wilcox Road and Fulton Road. The tornado moved through the heart of the city reaching Lake Erie at Lakeview Park. From there, the tornado moved northeast over Lake Erie to Catawba Island where it finally dissipated after a ten mile long damage path. Four people suffered minor injuries as a result of the tornado. Hardest hit was the Lakeview Park area where two condominiums were blown off their stilts into Lake Erie and many other structures where destroyed. The initial storm damage in Port Clinton occurred along 11th Street where several homes were heavily damaged or destroyed. Significant damage also occurred near 8th and Fulton Streets. As the tornado moved through the city, it damaged the local high school and a hospital. Significant damage also occurred on Catawba Island with several homes damaged and destroyed before the tornado finally dissipated. A total of 24 homes and 16 apartments were destroyed along the damage path with approximately 60 additional homes damaged enough to be deemed uninhabitable. Another 80 structures sustained minor to moderate amounts of damage. The damage path was typically no more than 50 yards in width. Dozens of vehicles were damaged or destroyed by the tornado and hundreds of trees and power poles were toppled.