Tornado hits southwest Ohio, NWS says [Video]

HIGHLAND COUNTY, Ohio — The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in southwestern Ohio on Friday, just days after four twisters hit the state earlier this week.

The NWS said the tornado hit in northwest Highland County during the storms. Video from a viewer shows what appears to be the tornado traveling in the distance for nearly a minute.

The weather agency said additional details will be provided after a survey is completed Saturday.

Much of Ohio was blanketed with consistent, heavy rain to start the day and stronger storms followed. Tornado warnings were issued in several counties.Thousands of AEP Ohio customers lost power. To view their outage map, click here.

On Monday, a barrage of storms moved through the state which sparked four tornadoes.

New Carlisle and Middletown each had an EF1 tornado touch down, meaning that winds were between …