'Catastrophic' Damage From Deadly Ohio Tornado Revealed in Photos

A deadly tornado that tore through Ohio on Thursday night left catastrophic damage in its wake.

Severe thunderstorms ravaged the Midwest on Thursday night. A tornado watch spread across Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. The storms produced a significant tornado in Logan County, Ohio, near Indian Lake, around 70 miles northwest of Columbus. The tornado hit a trailer park and caused at least two deaths and extensive damage.

On Friday morning, photos of the tornado's devastating impact began to surface on social media.

"Catastrophic damage to the community of Indian Lake in northwestern Ohio from the wedge tornado last night," extreme storm chaser Reed Timmer posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday morning.

Photos attached to the post showed rubble, debris and collapsed buildings in the aftermath of the severe storm.

Timmer shared video footage of the powerful tornado in an earlier post on X on Friday.

"Powerful wedge #tornado on the other side of Indian Lake, Ohio causing severe damage and casualties. Devastating scenes of damage this morning," Timmer posted with the video.

"Here is some of the [devastation] that took place last night with the tornado that pummeled Indian Lake," user @Buckeyecardnut posted on X. "I fish here a lot throughout the year. It's hard to see a place I cherish so much in such ruins. Pray for the people of Indian Lake."

"Thinking about the people up around Indian Lake this morning," user @torgandelliott posted. "A few of the photos shared from folks on social media after the Tornado came through the area last night."

A National Weather Service spokesperson told Newsweek that the NWS office in Wilmington, Ohio, plans to conduct storm damage surveys on Friday.

Tornados also occurred in Indiana and Kentucky. The extent of the storms resulted in a mass casualty incident.

In Ohio, police confirmed the deaths of two people, according to a report by the Associated Press. Newsweek has contacted Logan County Sheriff's Office in Bellefontaine for confirmation via email.

Despite reports of three people dying in Winchester, Indiana, state police told USA Today they couldn't confirm any deaths as of Friday at 12:15 a.m. ET, Newsweek previously reported.

Indiana State Police Sergeant Scott Keegan said at a news conference Thursday night: "I wish we had more information about the loss of life or significant injuries. There have been many, many significant injuries but I don't know the number. I don't know what those injuries are. None of us do."

The severity of the mid-March storms took some experts by surprise.

"This is going to go down as one of the more notable and significant severe storm episodes in March in a while," meteorologist Noah Bergren posted on X with radar footage from the storm.