{"id":4014,"date":"2025-06-11T06:42:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T10:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/?p=4014"},"modified":"2025-06-27T04:14:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:14:50","slug":"weather-alert-ohio-tornadoes-hit-holmes-and-stark-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/06\/11\/weather-alert-ohio-tornadoes-hit-holmes-and-stark-counties\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather alert Ohio: tornadoes hit Holmes and Stark counties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4015\" src=\"http:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Ohio-tornadoes_1106.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2378\" height=\"1261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Ohio-tornadoes_1106.jpg 2378w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Ohio-tornadoes_1106-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Ohio-tornadoes_1106-1536x815.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Ohio-tornadoes_1106-2048x1086.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Ohio-tornadoes_1106-860x456.jpg 860w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Ohio-tornadoes_1106-1536x815.jpg 1535w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Ohio-tornadoes_1106-260x138.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2378px) 100vw, 2378px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tornado confirmed in southern Holmes County near Lake Buckhorn<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Monday evening<\/strong>, just before <strong>5:30 p.m.<\/strong>, a <strong>tornado touched down in southern Holmes County<\/strong>, specifically <strong>near Lake Buckhorn<\/strong>, as confirmed by the <strong>National Weather Service (NWS)<\/strong> during a storm damage survey conducted on <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>. The <strong>twister was classified as EF-1<\/strong>, indicating <strong>moderate strength<\/strong>, with <strong>winds ranging between 86 and 110 mph<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The tornado remained on the ground for approximately <strong>three minutes<\/strong>, leaving behind a trail of <strong>uprooted and snapped trees<\/strong>, as well as <strong>damage to multiple structures<\/strong> in the area. Fortunately, there were <strong>no reported injuries<\/strong>. The scene around <strong>Lake Buckhorn<\/strong>\u2014a normally tranquil area in <strong>Holmes County<\/strong>\u2014was quickly transformed by the <strong>sudden burst of severe weather<\/strong>, with widespread signs of structural stress and natural debris.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Beach City tornado in Stark County confirmed last week<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Earlier last week, another <strong>tornado was confirmed in Stark County<\/strong>, specifically impacting <strong>Beach City<\/strong> on <strong>Thursday, June 5<\/strong>. This <strong>EF-0 tornado<\/strong>, while weaker than the Holmes County event, still packed estimated <strong>wind speeds of up to 80 mph<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>short-track tornado<\/strong> carved a path of approximately <strong>25 yards<\/strong>, causing <strong>roof damage<\/strong> in the <strong>Beach City<\/strong> area. According to <strong>FOX 8 meteorologist Alexis Walters<\/strong>, the twister was part of a broader system of <strong>unstable atmospheric conditions<\/strong> moving across <strong>northeastern Ohio<\/strong> at the time. Again, <strong>no injuries<\/strong> were reported, but localized structural damage left residents rattled.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Widespread impact but no injuries reported<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Despite the brief lifespan of both tornadoes\u2014each lasting <strong>mere minutes<\/strong>\u2014their impact was <strong>clearly visible<\/strong> in the affected neighborhoods. The <strong>Holmes County EF-1<\/strong> was particularly damaging due to its <strong>stronger wind speeds<\/strong> and slightly <strong>longer track<\/strong>, while the <strong>Stark County EF-0<\/strong> illustrated how even the weakest category on the Enhanced Fujita Scale can still <strong>pose risks<\/strong> to structures and residents.<\/p>\n<p>Residents across both <strong>Holmes<\/strong> and <strong>Stark Counties<\/strong> are urged to remain <strong>vigilant<\/strong> in the coming days as <strong>June<\/strong> typically marks a <strong>peak period<\/strong> for <strong>severe weather patterns<\/strong> in <strong>northeastern Ohio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tornado confirmed in southern Holmes County near Lake Buckhorn Monday evening, just before 5:30 p.m., a tornado touched down in southern Holmes County, specifically near Lake Buckhorn, as confirmed by the National Weather Service (NWS) during a storm damage survey conducted on Tuesday. The twister was classified as EF-1, indicating moderate strength, with winds ranging [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":4015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Weather alert Ohio: tornadoes hit Holmes and Stark counties - United States - Weather America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/06\/11\/weather-alert-ohio-tornadoes-hit-holmes-and-stark-counties\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Weather alert Ohio: tornadoes hit Holmes and Stark counties - United States - Weather America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tornado confirmed in southern Holmes County near Lake Buckhorn Monday evening, just before 5:30 p.m., a tornado touched down in southern Holmes County, specifically near Lake Buckhorn, as confirmed by the National Weather Service (NWS) during a storm damage survey conducted on Tuesday. 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