Cedarville, Ohio Tornado: EF3 Tornado Confirmed; Farmstead Destroyed, Two Injuries Reported

A narrow but intense tornado ripped through an Ohio farmstead shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday while sparing the nearby town of Cedarville. The National Weather Service says two people were injured.

Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service in Wilmington confirmed an EF3 tornado hit the area, packing winds as high as 145 mph. Cedarville is 20 miles east of Dayton and nine miles northeast of Xenia, the site of a massive F5 tornado that killed dozens during the Superoutbreak of April 4, 1974.

"The tornado itself looked like it was a football field width," Cedarville Police Chief Chris Gillaugh told 10TV.com. "It was picking up debris. You could see when it was just hitting telephone poles and it was pulling them right out of the ground."

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Several homes were hit by the tornado, and a pickup truck was thrown into a field. 10TV.com also reported seven people, including three children, had a close call with the twister but survived by hiding in a basement. The home collapsed above them.

Several area residents photographed the tornado as it passed by. Here are some of those photos, as well as images of the aftermath left behind by the storms.

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