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Video Shows Wind Gust Flip Car on Interstate During Severe Storms
Traffic camera footage showed 82 mph winds tossing a car on Interstate 71 as severe storms triggered damage reports across Columbus.
- Traffic footage recorded a car flipping on I-71 near Weber Road in Columbus on Tuesday morning. The vehicle appears to have been lifted by intense wind or debris as other cars remained stopped nearby.
- Severe storms brought high winds to central Ohio, with the National Weather Service recording 82 mph gusts at John Glenn International Airport and 52 mph at The Ohio State University Airport.
- Strong winds caused widespread damage near Clintonville and the University District, with Police responding to reports of downed trees and powerlines. Derive Brewing had its window blown out and temporarily closed to assess damage.
- Transportation Press Secretary Matt Bruning posted the I-71 footage, while surveyors with the National Weather Service plan to visit Columbus on Aug. 12 or 13 to assess whether a tornado occurred.
- Tornado warnings were issued in Madison County before 10 a.m., but weather officials noted no clear radar signs of a tornado in Columbus, precluding a warning for the city itself.
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Video shows possible tornado flip car on Ohio interstate
Severe storms moving through Columbus on I-71 at Weber Road. @NWSILN pic.twitter.com/InoEZ4MoNl— Matt Bruning (@mbruning81) August 11, 2026 COLUMBUS, Ohio — A car was flipped onto its roof Tuesday while on Interstate 71 in Columbus by winds up to 80 mph, possibly from a tornado crossing the highway.
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Ohio storm flips car on highway
Severe weather continues through parts of the midwest on Tuesday. Video from the Ohio Department of transportation shows the moment a storm overturned a car on interstate 71 in Columbus, Ohio. The post CAUGHT ON CAMERA:Ohio storm flips car on highway appeared first on KYMA.
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