WESTLAKE, Ohio (WJW) — A FOX 8 viewer recorded a rotating cloud in the skies above Crocker Park in Westlake.
From his office window, Kevin Lesjak had a good view as powerful storms ripped through Northeast Ohio, splintering trees and knocking out power on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
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The National Weather Service first issued a tornado warning for Cuyahoga and Lorain counties on Tuesday afternoon. Similar warnings popped up for other counties in the following hours.
FOX 8 meteorologist Dontaé Jones said the cloud’s rotation can be seen in the video, and noted this particular storm did come with a tornado warning.
But to determine if a tornado is actually spinning up, meteorologists from FOX 8 and the National Weather Service would look at the direction of winds that are traveling in opposite directions, and how close those opposing winds are to …