The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed multiple tornadoes touched down during a severe storm outbreak that swept across the Midwest last week – killing three people and causing a large swath of destruction in parts of Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. At least two of these tornadoes – one that touched down in Winchester, Indiana and another that struck Logan County, Ohio – were EF3s, meaning they registered wind gusts between 136 and 165 mph.
In total, the NWS received over 400 reports of severe weather from Thursday, March 14 to Friday, March 15 – the highest number of reports since August 2023. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear both declared states of emergency for the parts of their states that were affected by the tornados.
