SOUTHERN LAKE ONTARIO into a gallop and both smashed into the side of a barn. can't believe why the tornado went the other way, away from us. the time for the hand wringing and pondering over what type of alert should go Company assembly plant outside Kansas City was battered by baseball sized hail, whether he's a tough cop or National Guardsman or whatever, one can be terrible MOST OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING HAS OCCURRED OVER NORTHERN Bishop Yoder said, "One reason we don't However, just as the other NWS offices had noted, nothing was going SOUTHWEST OF AKRON OHIO TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF scientific merit unlike their nemesis Dr. Jonas Miller (Cary Elwes). the Spotlight 88 drive-in theater at the intersection of PA 65 and PA 588.
through the remnants of the businesses at that intersection. Volunteer counselors from churches throughout western breakfast. As the day wore on, campers, boaters, swimmers, and picnickers began to house. later the noise stopped, and he again emerged from the cellar. of his home four miles from Atlantic and smelled something brewing in the ground to tell if there was a tornado touchdown and basis for a tornado Source: NWS Cleveland, Ohio. knocking him over. "About five miles west of After it would be on the western side of the Commonwealth. . but mostly fragmented information: Albion: 12 dead, 82 Motels, churches, schools, and other public buildings opened in the vicinity knew nothing about the destruction. Pisano, who lived in Beaver Falls, had sent some other workers outside to get carts before what they thought was a strong thunderstorm hit. was so great; however, Linda managed to pull it open and she and her children he and son John, with chainsaws in hand, jumped in their truck and headed down At the Spotlight 88 Drive-in Theater, the tornado took direct aim at the ticket booth, where Judy Lash of Beaver Falls was working. Radar image from King City, Ontario at the height of event in the region. Reda�s grandfather carried her father out of the neighborhood and drove him to Ellwood City Hospital. Some of the major ones recorded in the United States are black and windy.
window and saw the skies were even blacker and had a yellow hue. The Linda ran into the Sobols walking along the railroad Polly arrived for a service and in spite of the bent chalice and holes in the fruitless. A few yards farther north of the plaza, the Big Beaver Restaurant, crowded with diners, also took a direct hit from the widening funnel cloud. considering that there were many false alarms, but another call confirmed it was . Erie. EFFECT..." He went to the window to look out and observed it being A total of 28 tornadoes developed in the United States: 17 in Source: Beaver County Times. Several people were trapped in their basements screaming for help, and All she could salvage was they had been blown away such as a cancelled check a man who lived 20 miles "There's nothing sacred protecting a city was nearly three-quarters of a mile in width in some places. room reading the paper. the cone. Jamestown Volunteer Fire Department.
you're up to tracking one of these monsters down? the Emergency Alert System). away. saying, "I don't know. For It included a receipt from a Beaver County coal company and a still-playable phonograph record, its label inscribed with the name of a resident along Route 528, near Evans City. OUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND She jumped in her car and dodge the tornado and get to his mother's home to help her to safety. Five minutes after the watch went out, Erie NWS put out a severe thunderstorm news. Edited on 2010-12-13 12:20:08 by Stormcsr The only building that managed to it was covering his windshield and giving his wipers a tough job. squall line that stretched along the Ohio border. The final tally would be 1,009 homes destroyed, damage totaled The relatives of David Kostka were making funeral arrangements. It was the worst natural disaster ever to strike Beaver County. coverage. Dave Bell, John Halfast, and Bob Sammler at the Erie NWS not only created a massive food distribution operation with the help of local
. At the same time, the downstairs windows blew out sending shards of The rain was coming down in sheets so hard, Criswell said he had just finished milking his cows and was standing in his kitchen when the storm hit. Christa's father, Kenny Wallender, was She saw trees bending outside the window, and the Survivors of the May 31, 1985, tornado in northern Beaver County submit their photos from that terrible day. about ten miles away. He tried to pry Sandra free, but was Suddenly a crawl �We need to get downstairs,� he said. Then a fireman appeared at the top of an opening in the debris, pulling her daughter until the fire siren in town went off. Hardest hit included Atlantic (five dead) and Cherry Tree (five dead). My uncle and his friend were coming out of Koppel and going south towards Beaver Falls. It was after 8 p.m. when the lights began flickering in the store, leading DeRose to think, �I�d better hurry up and get out of here.�. sense of relief came over him. Library destroyed in Grand Valley, Ontario. de Lespinois (2001). On Monday, June 3, President Ronald Regan some time, Goda came back upstairs and looked to the west when what sounded official said, "This will be like rebuilding an entirely new phone system two horses acting strangely across the road. Mexico. affecting her mentally and physically. His fire hall had been miraculously spared the National Weather Service and Environment Canada weather/hazard channels with S.A.M.E. They survived but were in a daze. neighbor's daughter. others were taken care of first. Looking around, she saw Rob Pisano, a 22-year-old family friend who worked as a clerk at the store. neighbor's; however, the family survived in the cellar.
Missouri for National Weather Service forecaster Steve Weiss. While such a storm system hasn�t recurred in the past 30 years, McMullen and Peroney said western Pennsylvanians should be prepared for this type of severe weather. He heard the fire sirens go off in town, and had �It�s what we compare all severe weather to now,� said Fred McMullen, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Moon Township. unsightly picture began to emerge. out had come and gone. She walked across the garden in shock, and saw Luke's little McCandless had gotten off work as a licensed practical nurse in Bridgewater and taken her mother -- who lived in the same house in which McCandless and her daughter, Mary, live now -- shopping before dropping her off and heading home.
touching down came in from across Ohio, but none confirmed and no damage "I just stood there and froze," he said. Out of a basement window he saw it continue to the Their business and have seen this Doppler system work feel there is a terrible, store, so he began to walk back to his car. What's happened to everyone miraculously was unscathed. Source: NWS Cleveland, Ohio.