Ohio Police Confirm 2 Dead in Fierce Storm That Damaged Homes and Businesses in 3 States

Published on March 15, 2024

WINCHESTER, Ind.—Police in Ohio confirmed two deaths resulting from a fierce storm system that unleashed suspected twisters and damaged homes and businesses in parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana on Thursday. Chief Deputy Joe Kopus of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office in Bellefontaine, Ohio, confirmed the fatalities in an email to The Associated Press early Friday. He said there likely would be more fatalities discovered, noting there was heavy damage in Lakeview, Midway, Orchard Island, and Russells Point. The Indiana State Police said there are “many significant injuries” after a tornado tore through the community of Winchester. “There have been many, many significant injuries, but I don’t know the number. I don’t know where they are. I don’t know what those injuries are,” Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas Carter told reporters just before midnight Thursday. “There’s a lot that we don’t know yet.”...