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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Large Tornado Hits Dayton Ohio |
| 2019-05-28 |
| A 'large and dangerous' tornado has wreaked havoc in western Ohio after tearing through and causing widespread damage and injuries. The destructive tornado first touched down in the city of Trotwood, just outside Dayton, at about 11pm on Monday night before moving through the state. The National Weather Service described the tornado as 'extremely dangerous' and warned residents to remain in their shelters as it tore through the heavily populated area. 'This is a life threatening situation,' the NWS warned in a grave tweet. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 From the Cincinnati link in my early morning comment, which was updated 40 minutes ago: Governor Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency for the three affected counties [Greene, Mercer and Montgomery], allowing them access to disaster relief funding and personnel from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency. President Donald Trump tweeted his well-wishes late Tuesday afternoon. One person, 81-year-old Melvin Dale Hannah, died when a tornado flung a parked car through the walls of his Celina home. Hundreds more were injured. The cities of Celina, Circleville and Trotwood — about 70, 76 and 10 miles from Dayton, respectively — were among the hardest-hit. The response would require a "multi-day restoration effort," Dayton Power & Light said in an early morning tweet. At about 12:15 p.m. the company said 70,000 customers have been impacted, and 360 out-of-state crew members were coming to the area to assist. The city of Dayton urged residents to conserve water after the storms cut power to water plants and pump stations, and issued a boil advisory for all Dayton and Montgomery County water customers. This does not impact jurisdictions with separate systems, said Dayton City Manager Shelley Dickstein. On Facebook I saw that Dayton-area friends are posting that they are available to help with the clean up, they just need to be pointed at those in need. So people aren’t waiting for the professionals to handle things for them. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-05-28 20:23 |
| #8 I swallowed my tongue. Thanks, Skid |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-05-28 19:07 |
| #7 Skidmark, I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read that. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2019-05-28 18:35 |
| #6 Pan, didn't you date that girl once? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-05-28 17:49 |
| #5 Greensburg survivor, "Then it starts getting really interesting when the water gets sucked out of the toilet." |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-05-28 17:31 |
| #4 At least one dead and 35 injured in Ohio after 'rapid-fire' tornadoes ripped roofs from homes and left five million people without power |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-05-28 10:35 |
| #3 Grew up just north of Cincy and went through one of these in 1974..no desire to repeat the event |
| Posted by: Warthog 2019-05-28 09:34 |
| #2 More today forecast |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-05-28 07:36 |
| #1 As of five minutes ago, no deaths reported according to Cincinnati local news. It passed well north of Cincinnati. Prayers for those it touched — we’ll know more after the sun comes up. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-05-28 04:56 |