Tens of thousands remain without power, water in Ohio

Tens of thousands remain without power, water in Ohio

CELINA, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of tornadoes in Ohio (all times local):

10:55 a.m.

Tens of thousands of people remain without power and water in the Dayton, Ohio, area in the aftermath of severe Memorial Day weather that spawned building-wrecking tornadoes across Indiana and Ohio.

The city of Dayton says some 60,000 of its customers had no water as of Wednesday morning, with about two-thirds of customers who have water urged to conserve it. Many people remained under boil water advisories.

Ice and water distribution centers were set up around the Dayton region.

Dayton Power & Light says it has restored power Wednesday morning to some 35,000 customers, nearly half of those hit by outages.

Forecasters confirmed at least eight tornadoes had hit the region, three of them rated as severe-damage tornadoes.

Authorities were wary of a potential wave of new thunderstorms expected Wednesday.

1:44 a.m. Strong Memorial Day tornadoes that spun through Ohio and Indiana smashed homes and businesses and sent thousands of people cowering in basements and closets, but just a single death was reported.

Hospitals said as many as 130 people were injured after the tornadoes pounded communities in and around Dayton on Monday night amid a severe weather outbreak. In hard-hit Celina (suh-LEYE'-nuh), site of the only Ohio fatality, Fire Chief Douglas Wolters cited alerts people received on their phones and extensive coverage by TV meteorologists ahead of the storm, giving residents a 10-minute warning.