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March Madness: Tornados and heavy rain pound NW Ohio

TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - Northwest Ohio has been hit by strong storms. Areas have seen confirmed tornadoes touch down, damaging winds and heavy rains.

The National Weather Service confirms three tornado touchdowns in and around the Defiance area. One funnel touched down five miles west of Sherwood at Jericho Road and US-127.

The second hit at Buck Road and US-127and a third twister struck US-24 and State Route 66.

A barn was blown over two miles northeast of Sherwood. We also found trees and wires down. The storm knocked out power throughout the county.

Delaware Township Fire Department Chief Jeff Adams says the roof was blown off a house near the barn. He says Toledo Edison crews are on their way to help restore power.

In Whitehouse, dark clouds came rolling through around seven o'clock, but it never rained. Winds, did pick up in speed.

The strange weather only lasted about ten minutes, before the sun came back out.

Sunday's rains had drivers along Secor Road between Laskey and Sylvania, in West Toledo, dodging high water. The heavy rain caused one of the curb lanes to flood.

Many drivers drove through and splashed water feet into the air.

RIVER FLOODING UPDATE:

To check out levels in northwest Ohio click here and here for southeast Michigan click here.

The Huron River at Milan is in major stage flooding.

The Blanchard River in Findlay is forecast to experience major flooding.

The Maumee River at Waterville and Grand Rapids will experience moderate flooding.

TORNADO REPORTS:

AT 720 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY PERRYSBURG POLICE NEAR INTERSTATE 75 AND ROUTE 795.

AT 632 PM EDT...TORNADO SPOTTED NEAR MEIJER STORE AT US24 AND ST RT 66 IN DEFIANCE.

AT 623 PM EDT...FUNNEL CLOUD 2 MILES SOUTH OF MARK CENTER/DEFIANCE COUNTY.

AT 623 PM EDT... (DEFIANCE COUNTY) NEY FIRE DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING A FUNNEL CLOUD AT THE BEND AND MOTTER ROAD. DAMAGE AT BUCKSKIN ROAD AND 127...BARN DOWN AND TREES DOWN. HOMES DAMAGED AT 1100 BLOCK OF ST RT 18 IN SHERWOOD. NO INJURIES.

AT 608 PM EDT... (DEFIANCE COUNTY) FUNNEL CLOUD APPROACHING SHERWOOD OHIO. TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORT IT KEEPS TOUCHING DOWN AND GOING BACK UP.

AT 604 PM EDT... TORNADO 5 MILES WEST OF SHERWOOD (DEFIANCE COUNTY) JERICHO RD AND US 127. TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND BY 2 SPOTTERS.