Severe thunderstorms cause damage, power outages

Winds from a strong line of thunderstorms caused damage throughout Greater Cincinnati Tuesday evening, and it's not over yet.

A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect for multiple counties throughout the area until about 7:30 p.m. The National Weather Service warned of winds gusting up to 50 mph and told people to seek shelter.

The National Weather Service in Wilmington is calling for a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m., but meteorologist Myron Padgett said if a thunderstorm does move through, it is not expected to be as severe as the first round.

Showers will likely continue into the early hours Wednesday, possibly tapering off after 7 a.m. There's a 60 percent chance of rain overnight, but the chance for another thunderstorm will only remain until about 2 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

It took about an hour for the quick-moving storms to pass through Greater Cincinnati, which left fallen trees, downed power lines and damaged traffic lights in their wake.

A tree reportedly fell through the roof of a house on Beech Crest Lane in East Walnut Hills, according to emergency communications.

Wires and traffic lights fell into the street near Westward Northern Blvd and McHenry in East Westwood. And those are just a few of the many damage reports that came through in the hour following the storm.

More than 8,000 Duke Energy customers were without power throughout the region.

These storms follow a line of storms that dumped just over an inch of rain on the area Monday. The rain moved out by 6 a.m. Tuesday, giving way to sunny skies and a high of 75.

The overnight low will fall to 52 degrees as a cold front moves in.

The forecast doesn't get any better as the week goes on, with scattered showers possible through the next week and falling temperatures - into the 50s by Friday, with overnight temperatures sinking into the 40s.