NWS confirms tornado touched down in Southwest Ohio

One day after storms swept through the Tri-State region, the National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down northwest of Middletown, in Butler County. The Wilmington branch of the NWS is conducting a storm survey in the area where the agency suspects the tornado touched down. The NWS said it expects to release its final assessment by Tuesday evening. Just northwest of Middletown is Carlisle, where the NWS reported a radar-confirmed tornado on Monday in the midst of the storms.