PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado struck Pickaway County on Monday afternoon, causing damage to several properties in the area.
According to the National Weather Service, the tornado began south of Darby Creek Road in the Fox Lair Farms neighborhood. Two single-wide manufactured homes were flipped on their sides in the neighborhood, and minor damage was observed before the tornado crossed Darby Creek Road, damaging a single property.
On the property, the garage roof was lifted off the structure and landed on the other side of Darby Creek Road. The tornado likely crossed Big Darby Creek, but the damage could not be verified due to the lack of accessible roads.
The next period of damage was observed in the town of Orient, where multiple abandoned structures were damaged at the Pickaway Correctional Institution south of the town. This damage was verified through a video shared on social media. Most of the structures saw large amounts of roof panel loss, which was scattered across a nearby field. The only signs of the tornado in the town of Orient were scattered building insulation found in trees. It is believed that the tornado likely dissipated as it entered Orient.
The National Weather Service would like to thank the Pickaway Emergency Management Agency for their coordination with this survey. There were no reports of any injuries or fatalities resulting from the tornado.
