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Tornado Damage Aftermath: National Weather Service Investigating

The National Weather Service is trying to determine how much damage was wreaked during Thursday's storms and tornadoes.

CLEVELAND — Tornado sirens howled in parts of Northeast Ohio on Thursday afternoon. As residents sought cover and tree branches snapped, parts of the region were left with only clean-up Friday morning.

The National Weather Service is now trying to determine how much damage Thursday's storms wrought.

"We are assembling two survey teams to investigate potential tornado damage that occurred yesterday evening. We will report our findings here as information comes in. If you had storm damage from yesterday, please let us know!" the agency announced on social media.

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The agency issued a call for Northeast Ohioans to share timestamped videos or images of the storm or its aftermath and several residents have already responded.

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Here are a few videos and images from yesterday's storms:

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