Tornado warning expires for Lucas County

7/8/2008
BLADE STAFF

A tornado warning was in effect until 3:30 p.m. Tuesday for Lucas County and northwestern Ottawa County.

Shortly before 3 p.m., the National Weather Service showed a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near Holland and 7 miles southwest of Toledo, moving east at 38 mph.

A flood warning has been extended for the Tiffin River near Stryker, affecting Defiance, Fulton, and Williams counties.

In the Toledo area, there were reports Tuesday afternoon of flooded roadways, including both eastbound and westbound I-475 near Corey Road.

The mid-300 block of Utah Street in Toledo also was closed because of the storm.