A potent line of severe thunderstorms tore through the Columbus, Ohio, area Tuesday, spawning a possible tornado along Interstate 71, flipping a car and leaving a trail of damage.
Ohio Department of Transportation cameras along I-71 near Weber Road captured the tornado-warned storm sweeping through the area. Visibility dropped to near zero before a car could be seen flipping as the storm passed.
A car flips on I-71 near Weber Road in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday during a tornado-warned storm. Photo courtesy Ohio DOT
The severe weather that roared through Ohio on Tuesday morning was one of multiple lines of intense thunderstorms that swept through the Midwest and Ohio Valley throughout the day.
Around 10:45 a.m. CDT, tornado sirens sounded across Chicago as a separate line of powerful storms moved through the city. AccuWeather had placed the corridor from Chicago to north-central Indiana at a high risk for severe weather on Tuesday, with damaging winds the primary threat and a few brief tornadoes possible. Straight-line winds were also concerning, with a home weather station in Kane, Ill., recording a 97-mph gust.
