Dayton Area/Miami Valley DUers, check in

[irisblue]

Tornados hit Dayton around 11pm tonight

Sean Cudahy (@SCudahyWHIO) Tweeted:
PHOTOS: Just got a first look at damage on Bruns Ave in Celina. Virtually an entire neighborhood destroyed. Hard to show all homes in dark, but MANY look like this @whiotv https://t.co/RMX7B52iYD

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Jo Ingles (@joingles) Tweeted:
Scanner traffic in #Dayton is crazy busy right now. Getting calls for people who are trapped in their homes. Lots of damage.

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Breaking News Global (@BreakingNAlerts) Tweeted:
BREAKING: Snowplows are being used to clear debris from Interstate 75 in Dayton, Ohio. https://t.co/XA7ZCrA1hb

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[irisblue]

1. More photos

Breaking News Global (@BreakingNAlerts) Tweeted:
BREAKING: Photo shows tornado looming over metro Dayton, Ohio. Catastrophic damage is reported. https://t.co/1o2crTxWcl

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[irisblue]

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Breaking News Global (@BreakingNAlerts) Tweeted:
BREAKING: A MCI (Mass Casualty Incident) has been declared in Dayton, Ohio.

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[irisblue]

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Breaking News Global (@BreakingNAlerts) Tweeted:
To be clear - this does NOT mean any injuries or deaths are confirmed (although injuries ARE being reported). When this is declared it allows for more resources to be activated when the local authorities are overwhelmed (which they are).

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[Demovictory9]

3. Dailymail lead story

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7076851/Extremely-dangerous-tornado-touches-Ohio.html

[Blue_playwright]

4. I've never heard of a mass casualty event declaration

Wow. That looks worse than Joplin.

[irisblue]

9. Trying to do urban search & rescue in the dark is gotta be awful

[tblue37]

20. Makes me think of the monster F5 tornado that devastated Topeka, KS in 1966:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_sequence_of_June_1966

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1966_Topeka_Tornado.jpg

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:June_8_1966_Southwestern_Topeka_Kansas_tornado_damage.jpg

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Topeka.PNG

[Blue_playwright]

27. Yikes.

I’m a Kansan and never heard of that one. Udall was the monster I grew up hearing about.

[elleng]

5. WOW!

Family in the area, and DU friends moved there, madinmaryland. HOPE they're ok.

[madinmaryland]

28. We're ok. The tornados were about ten miles north of us.

Power flickered a few times, but it stayed on. No running water in Montgomery county. The pumps do not have power.

[Hekate]

6. Stay safe, DUers

[calimary]

19. No kidding!

[sprinkleeninow]

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[Demovictory9]

8. ..

[FarPoint]

11. Yes, that is very near my house...

I sense it must of gone over my house...it sure was intense here...

[FarPoint]

10. Clayton/ Englwood area here....

OMG! This was loud, like a huge waterfall of rain, wind intense, hail....I'm safe but it was a close call I believe...

[orleans]

12. glad you're safe

[FarPoint]

24. Thank You!

I'd guess to say the range of tornado action F-1 to F-4....really messed up a lot in a hit-skip fashion...Our local News channels have good pictures...

WHIO TV, WDTN TV



https://www.wdtn.com/

https://www.whio.com/news/local/storm-damage-power-outages-leave-businesses-closed/P5NC4o9Y9cWPMCFzdqF2PN/

WHIO has a drone picture cam view going...

[Takket]

13. Going to be a LONG night for first responders and everyone trapped

Best wishes to everyone to make it out safe.

[BigmanPigman]

15. I can't imagine anything scarier than a tornado except for one at night.

Stay safe!!!!

[elleng]

16. Tornado wreaks havoc on Dayton, Ohio, area.

The National Weather Service confirmed a "large and destructive" tornado near the Dayton suburb of Trotwood just after 11 p.m.


'A large and dangerous tornado raked across the Dayton, Ohio, area Monday night and several people had been reported injured. Extensive damage was reported in areas north of the city, and thousands of customers were without power, utilities reported.

The National Weather Service declared a tornado emergency for northern Montgomery County, urging residents to take cover in Englewood, Northview and surrounding areas. It confirmed a "large and dangerous" tornado on the ground near the Dayton suburb of Trotwood in Montgomery County just after 11 p.m.

Trotwood Mayor Mary McDonald told NBC affiliate WDTN of Dayton that several apartment complexes were being evacuated because of the potential of gas explosions. McDonald said on Facebook that power lines and trees were down across the city of 25,000 residents.

In Mercer County, at least seven people had been transported to hospitals for injuries sustained during the storm, according to county officials. They did not detail the extent of the injuries.

WDTN reported that many trees were down and that numerous homes had been damaged in and near the town of Celina, about 55 miles northwest of Dayton. It said the roof of Brookville High School in Montgomery County about 10 miles northwest of Dayton, appeared to have been seriously damaged.

WDTN aired video of downed trees, damaged homes and smashed cars in the suburb of Beavercrook.

The Ohio Department of Transportation was using snow plows to remove debris off a highway after the tornado hit the area late Monday.

Transportation spokesman Matt Bruning said its crews were using several plows to scrape debris off to the side of southbound Interstate 75, trying to get the highway reopened as soon as possible.

"We'll do a more thorough cleaning after we get lanes opened," he told the Associated Press via text early Tuesday. He said tow trucks eventually will have to deal with damaged vehicles along the roadway, too. He said other crews are also clearing debris northwest of Dayton in Mercer and Darke counties.

This is a developing story.'

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/tornado-wreaks-havoc-dayton-ohio-area-n1010636

[irisblue]

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Just Jake (@speeddemon1017) Tweeted:
@ABC22FOX45 look at hara arena https://t.co/KRYB2iPpfN

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[OilemFirchen]

18. Just got back from a quick jaunt to my old neighborhood.

Northwest Dayton, just into Harrison Twp. Parts of buildings, massive trees, light poles strewn across Needmore and North Riverside. Couldn't get close to the old hood and it's miles east of Trotwood. Tomorrow is going to be a sobering day.

Power went out at 11:11 here in Inner East and most of the city. Not expected to be restored until at least Wednesday night.

Scary trip. Glad to be home.

[airmid]

21. I am in Preble Co. but my cousin is a police dispatcher in Dayton. She said it's bad and that her

house is severely damaged. She said calls are pretty much constant to the station and now the water pump stations have lost power.

[Dirty Socialist]

22. Kettering/Centerville Area Here

We had no tornado and no power outage. Saw wiped out buildings on Wagner Ford Road while driving to work in Vandalia. Power outages in parts of downtown Dayton too.

[EarthFirst]

25. Glad to see a Kettering resident check in...

Our extended family on my fathers side are all from Kettering.

It appears as though only injuries are reported in the heaviest hit area NW in Trotwood.

Here’s to a quick recovery and cleanup for you folks in Dayton...

[madinmaryland]

29. Hey neighbor! We're in Kettering also.

[elleng]

30. Hey mad, been thinking of you.

Family in/around Kettering OK.

[malaise]

23. This is horrific

[JesterCS]

26. I live 20 mins south of dayton

It's really bad.

[FarPoint]

31. Our town has been through a massive disaster.

I am in shock....