Canton, OH is a High Risk area for tornados. Strong storm slams Northeast Ohio overnight . Digital access or digital and print delivery. The tornado touched down northwest of East Sparta at 12:22 a.m. Wednesday. The warning expired at 12:30 a.m.Thousands of homes and businesses remained without electricity Wednesday.At 5 p.m., the American Electrical Power Co. had less than 500 customers in Stark County without power.AEP Spokesman Scott Fuller said 6,200 homes and businesses had no power that morning. 1:28. Canton, OH is a High Risk area for tornados. Temperatures over the next few days are expected to rise only into the 40s and, Friday night into Saturday, the overnight low was listed at just 29 degrees.Reach Amy at 330-775-1135 or amy.knapp@indeonline.com.Reach Lori at 330-580-8309 or lori.steineck@cantonrep.com.Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. He yelled down to neighbors as he tried to assess damage to their homes.Across the street Sue McInnes and her husband, Greg, were waiting on a towing company.Three large pine trees — all at least 40 to 60 feet tall — on their property were toppled during the storm. "Precipitation may be a little above average, but it looks mostly normal even though there may be a slight chance of rain most days," he said.The average temperature for this time of year ranges between 56 degrees for a high and 36 degrees for a low.And while the winds won't be as strong on Wednesday, Kahn said residents can expect "gusty" weather Thursday.

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Three large pine trees on their property toppled during the storm. "Normally you see things fall on top of stuff not under it," McInnes said.The area was under a tornado warning for nearly an hour. Yearly Avg. According to records, the largest tornado in the Canton area was an F5 in 1985 that caused 310 injuries and 18 deaths. @NWSCLE pic.twitter.com/u7ZgQgaIcbA gust of wind that strong was recorded at 12:09 a.m. Wednesday at the Akron-Canton Airport, said Doug Kahn, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Cleveland.Kahn said that between 8 p.m. Tuesday and 1 a.m. Wednesday, between 0.75 and an inch of rain fell. We could get gusts of up to 35 or 40 mph," Kahn said, adding that the winds stem from a strong cold front expected to move through the area.The weather service forecast called for a daytime high of 67 degrees, falling overnight into Thursday to 44 degrees and rising Thursday only to 48. See a list of all of the Official Weather Advisories, Warnings, and Severe Weather Alerts for Canton, OH. The powerful overnight storm swept through Stark, Summit and Tuscarawas counties, packing up to 67 mph winds and leaving a path of destruction in its wake. No injuries were reported.The Rolling Hills Mobile Home Park of 27th Street on Massillon’s west side saw significant damage. The tornado began several miles northwest of East Sparta and tracked southeast towards the county line. According to records, the largest tornado in the Canton area was an F5 in 1985 that caused 310 injuries and 18 deaths. Tornado Information for Canton, Ohio. The estimated max winds were up to 90 mph, path length of 10.1 miles, and width of 100 yards. Portions of the region were under a tornado warning until as late as 12:30 a.m. The chance of rainfall overnight was listed at 80%. From the city of Barberton to the city of Green, this tornado impacted suburban areas of Akron. One - at least 60 feet tall- uprooted and lifted their RV. All rights reserved. "We may have a chance of rain later this afternoon into the evening hours, but not nearly as much as we received last night," he said.The wetter, cooler weather can be expected to hang around, too.Below average temperatures are expected for the next week or two, Kahn said. "It will be gusty Thursday afternoon. Confirmed tornado near Winter Springs Florida 4/20/20 - Duration: 0 ... Ohio Tornado - … #OHwx pic.twitter.com/MafOFvJBRpAn EF-0 tornado is the weakest tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.The storm boasted winds that gusted up to 67 mph overnight — just 7 mph below hurricane status — and caused damage that include knocked down trees, power lines and power poles. Lori Steineck CantonRep.com staff writer @lsteineck.REPAmy L. Knapp IndeOnline.com staff writer At the height of the storm, that number was 11,750.The hardest hit area, he said was the Canton South area where 3,200 homes and businesses still had no electrical power Wednesday morning.