No damage reported as funnel clouds spotted over Tuscarawas Valley

There were several reports of funnel clouds being spotted in the skies over the Tuscarawas Valley as a storm rolled through the area Sunday evening, but it does not appear that any of them touched down.

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh received reports of funnel clouds on Sharon Valley Road south of New Philadelphia, Gnadenhutten, Uhrichsville and Bowerston. No damage has been reported in any of those areas.

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Kirstin Ritchie took a photo of a funnel cloud from her home on Sharon Valley Road south of New Philadelphia.

"I walked outside because we heard the storm coming," she said. "This was around 6:20. It was very calm outside. We looked up and saw the funnel and just thought, well that looks suspicious. Then it started pouring down rain. It was going towards Tuscarawas. I took two pictures and sent them to my dad, and he was the one that told me it was a tornado. I ended up calling the sheriff's office at 6:30 as my dad told me there had not been any warning or watches put out and at 6:33 the warnings were put out."

The storm did bring some flash flooding. The weather service reported that Ohio 416 was closed around 8:45 p.m. in Goshen and Crooked Run Road was closed near Ragersville at 8:13 p.m.

Tuscarawas County Engineer Joe Bachman said Monday that his crews were out dealing with downed trees. The rain also washed out some berms, but he added, "We've had lots worse storms."

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