A severe storm in Millbury, Ohio, killed seven people late Saturday night. The storm also damaged a nuclear power plant in Michigan before reaching Ohio.
Millbury, Ohio, is slightly east of Toledo and about 40 miles west of Ohio’s popular Cedar Point amusement park. The town was ravaged by a large thunderstorm with a funnel cloud that touched down. Seven people have been reported dead, but the numbers could increase with time. One of the deceased is a child, reported the Associated Press.
A large path where the tornado tore through Millbury had rescue teams busy as they searched for missing people. No official number has been released regarding how many are injured, since the cleanup effort is ongoing.
“It’s a war zone. It’s pretty disheartening,” Millbury Police Chief Mark Hummer said to the Associated Press.
The storm caused some problems in the Southern region of Michigan but did not produce a deadly funnel cloud until reaching Ohio. More than 50 houses were destroyed in Ohio, and 50 others were slightly damaged. A local township police station was hit by the storm, with a dispatcher on duty in the building. She spoke to Hummer when the tornado hit.
“She started saying, ‘The building is shaking,’ and then another dispatcher came on and said, ‘The roof just blew off,” said Hummer.
Police Chief Hummer flew over the tornado’s path where the majority of the damage was done, and it appeared that the funnel cloud tore open a seven-mile long path that is close to one hundred yards wide. No estimates have been given regarding the total value of property that has been damaged. Broken wood, wrecked cars, and fallen trees are spread throughout the town of Millbury.
Millbury, Ohio, is slightly east of Toledo and about 40 miles west of Ohio’s popular Cedar Point amusement park. The town was ravaged by a large thunderstorm with a funnel cloud that touched down. Seven people have been reported dead, but the numbers could increase with time. One of the deceased is a child, reported the Associated Press.
A large path where the tornado tore through Millbury had rescue teams busy as they searched for missing people. No official number has been released regarding how many are injured, since the cleanup effort is ongoing.
“It’s a war zone. It’s pretty disheartening,” Millbury Police Chief Mark Hummer said to the Associated Press.
The storm caused some problems in the Southern region of Michigan but did not produce a deadly funnel cloud until reaching Ohio. More than 50 houses were destroyed in Ohio, and 50 others were slightly damaged. A local township police station was hit by the storm, with a dispatcher on duty in the building. She spoke to Hummer when the tornado hit.
“She started saying, ‘The building is shaking,’ and then another dispatcher came on and said, ‘The roof just blew off,” said Hummer.
Police Chief Hummer flew over the tornado’s path where the majority of the damage was done, and it appeared that the funnel cloud tore open a seven-mile long path that is close to one hundred yards wide. No estimates have been given regarding the total value of property that has been damaged. Broken wood, wrecked cars, and fallen trees are spread throughout the town of Millbury.
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