Ohio Tornadoes Kill Eight As Lake Erie SearcheS
Coast Guard and rescue crews hunted Lake Erie for about 200 missing after eight people died and more than 250 were injured as Fourth of July tornadoes lashed northern Ohio. Boats capsized and waterspouts fed heavy winds. Cedar Point and Cleveland areas reported major damage and emergency responses.
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Cleveland
UPI
Coast Guard
Lake Erie
Ohio
New York
Toledo
Ashtabula
Cedar Point
Ohio Highway Patrol
Wooster City
Flooding and Storm Damage Hit Several County Areas
Power outages and flooded streets affected North Ridgeville Amherst Sheffield Lake and Spencer as a storm felled trees and damaged a house at 4900 Rosewood Dr. Residents reported basements flooded roads washed away and debris cleared by city crews. No injuries were confirmed and officials noted extensive roof and siding damage from fallen lines and a lightning strike.
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North Ridgeville
Center Ridge
Maddock
Amherst
Cornell Street
Sheffield Lake City
Lake Road
Rosewood Dr
Sheffield Lake
Carlisle
Harold Bruce
Spencer
Ronald Stroup
North Main Street
Wellington
Church of Christ
Union Street
West Herrick Avenue
Lorain Sizzled by Worst Storm in 45 Years
A severe storm lashed Lorain causing widespread outages and damage. Ohio Edison and Lorain Telephone Co spokesmen said thousands lost power or phone service, with northeast and northwest Lorain hardest hit. Crews worked overnight to restore lines. full service expected delayed into Monday. Lightning damaged homes on East 36th and nearby streets, with one roof hole and several fires controlled. A coast guard helicopter rescued two men from Lake Erie after their runabout capsized five miles west of Vermilion. Traffic returning to normal as repairs continue.
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Coast Guard
Lake Erie
New York
Anthony Wayne Trails
Maumee
Toledo
Norwalk
Akron
Ashtabula
Pittsfield
Findlay
Willoughby
Lake County
Ohio
Lorain County
Lorain
Ohio Edison Co
Lorain Telephone Co
Ohio Edison
East Erie Avenue
Service Department
Vermilion
William Kocha
Forestdale Ave
Carl S. Fisher
West 48Th St
Reservoir Break Floods Norwalk Area
A reservoir failure near Norwalk Ohio sent water up to ten feet deep flooding the area. Huron County deputies said the city faced outages of water and electricity as another reservoir above the dam was poised to break. All homes in the vicinity were evacuated by the sheriff's office.
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Norwalk
Ohio
UPI
Huron County
Heavy rains set a local record in 12 hours
North Ridgeville weather observer Raymond Diederich reported 3.06 inches of rain from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., far surpassing any 24 hour total locally. He noted his rain gauge overflowed for the first time in recorded history.
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North Ridgeville
Raymond Diederich
Diederich
Monkey Bonny Slowing In Orbit At Ames Research Center
Space officials report Bonny the 14 pound male monkey shows reduced activity on his seventh day in orbit around Earth. NASA Ames researchers note the creature is not as active as earlier in the mission.
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Mountain View
Calif
Astromonk
Bonny
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ss Ames Research Center
Index snapshot features deaths births and society notes
The page lists a directory of obituaries births church listings and entertainment and sports highlights across sections marked by page numbers including deaths births and society notes with calendar references. Notable items include Dr Steinerohn and an overview of community events in Elyria.
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Steinerohn
Elyria
Train of explosives derailed near Huntington in storm
An Akron Canton and Youngstown freight train carrying explosives derailed south of Huntington during a storm. The engine and eight cars were burning with the engineer escaping by swimming from the cab. Three Army demolitions experts rushed to the scene as high water cut off the area and Wellington Fire Department stood by.
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Huntington
Here
Akron, Canton
Youngstown
Wellington
Damages heavy at Saddle Inn in Avon Lake storm
A violent storm hit the Avon Lake Stop 65 Shopping Center at 8 p m causing extensive damage to the Saddle Inn Avon Lake Drug Store and Vanity Beauty Shop. Guests evacuated as the portico collapsed and windows were blown out. Power lines down and closures followed with widespread debris and detours.
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Avon Lake
Saddle Inn
Avon Lake Drug Store
Vanity Beauty
Phillip Tanner
Frielingsdorf Corp
Lake Road
Tanner
Audrey
Gina Vasey
Vanity Beauty Shop
Saddle
Lake Rd
Lake Erie
Miller Road
Moore Road
Weather: Fair and cool with clearing afternoon
A weather summary notes thundershowers ending this afternoon, followed by partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures. Low tonight in the lower 60s, with fair weather tomorrow and highs in the upper 70s. Sunset today at 9 04 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 6 a m. Details on Page 2.
Sandusky Cut Off as Storm Floods Ohio Roads
Sandusky and Huron County faced widespread flooding after a night storm. Cars and trailers were submerged, basements collapsed, and rescuers aided stranded residents. No confirmed deaths. eight to nine inches of rain fell in Huron County with several bridges washed out.
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Huron County
Norwalk
Medina County
Spencer
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Gev
James A. Rhodes
Adj
Sylvester del Corso
National Guard
Lakewood
Oak Harbor
Ottawa County
del Corso
Camp Perry
Edgewater Beach Park
THE
Erie
Perry
Perry High School
Fairport Harbor
Lake Front
WDOK
Lakewood Park
Charles Petro
Greta Schwartz
Dagmar Dolejs
Petro
Sammy Butler
Elmer Wachhaus
Ernest Paszczykowski
Point Place
All County
John Fazio
Gene Conway
Arizona Avenue
Ing
Anselmo Vargas
Lewis Kamnikar
West 40Th St
Kamnikar
Harold Nelson
North Hogan Dr
Myron P. Russell
King Ave
Ludwig Vidrick
East 36Th St
John McRobert
Dakota Ave
Norwalk's Reservoir
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Sandusky City
Bob Eisenbarth
Sandusky
Erie County Sheriff's Office
Erie County
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Valley Beach
Huron
Leroy-Lodi
Rts. 76
Medina Post
Massillon
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