1924 Sandusky–Lorain tornado

Natural disaster in Ohio, USA May 2025 February 2025 1924 Sandusky-Lorain tornado Ohio - Lorain - NARA - 68146880 (cropped).jpg 300 Damage in downtown Lorain June 28, 1924 F4 ≥85 fatalities, ≥350 injuries >$12 million [1920 USD] Grazulis Thomas P Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991 July 1993 The Tornado Project of Environmental Films St. Johnsbury, Vermont 1-879362-03-1 Northern Ohio The 1924 Sandusky–Lorain tornado was a deadly F4 tornado which struck the towns of Sandusky and Lorain, Ohio on Saturday, June 28, 1924. It remains the deadliest single tornado ever recorded in Ohio history, killing more people than the 1974 Xenia and 1985 Niles-Wheatland tornadoes combined.Moorwood Victoria 15 March 2024 6 of the most deadly and destructive tornadoes in Ohio history going back to 1924 https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2024/03/15/worst-deadliest-tornadoes-ohio-history/72986969007/ 3 June 2025 The Columbus Dispatch Meteorological synopsis and tornado summary On that day, a low pressure system moved from Iowa towards Michigan and Ontario. Temperatures were in the lower 80s across most of northern Ohio, which is typical for late-June across that area. The tornado formed over the Sandusky Bay during the late afternoon and hit the city of Sandusky where it killed eight and destroyed 100 homes and 25 businesses.https://books.google.com/books?id=QANPLARGXFMC&q=1924+lorain+tornado&pg=PA254 Thunder in the Heartland: A Chronicle of Outstanding Weather Events in Ohio Thomas W. Schmidlin Jeanne Appelhans Schmidlin 254–258 9 August 1996 Kent State University Press Google Books 15 March 2019 9780873385497 After moving east over Lake Erie for several miles, the tornado then struck the town of Lorain just west of Cleveland, where greater than 500 houses were destroyed and 1,000 others were damaged in addition to many businesses in the downtown area. At least 72 people were killed here, including 15 people inside a collapsed theater and eight others inside the bath house at Lakeview Park where the tornado came ashore. This tornado still ranks among the deadliest in United States history.US F4 , F5 TORNADOES https://web.archive.org/web/20070228122104/http://www.castorweather.com/USF4F5.htm 2007-02-28 1924: Lorain Tornado https://web.archive.org/web/20080319131507/http://www.ohiohistory.org/etcetera/exhibits/swio/pages/content/1924_tornado.htm 2008-03-19 10 July 1924 Ohio Tornado Destroys Lorain - Business District https://archive.org/details/sim_enr_1924-07-10_93_2/page/54/mode/2up?q=%22State+Theater%22+Lorain+tornado Engineering News-Record 93 2 54:56 Internet Archive There were uncertainties as to whether or not the Sandusky-Lorain tornado was a single tornado event due to the 25-mile path of the storm across Lake Erie between Sandusky and Lorain; however, many eyewitnesses reported a single storm crossing the lake before coming onshore again in Lorain.http://www.avonhistory.org/jean/torn24.htm NOTES on the Lorain Tornado of 6-28-24, Avon, Ohio April 2, 2008 November 19, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081119230701/http://avonhistory.org/jean/torn24.htm dead Other tornadoes struck Castalia (Erie County), Huron Township (Erie County) and Geauga Lake (Portage County) in addition to Erie and Meadville in northwestern Pennsylvania. At least five additional people were killed by other tornadoes on the same day.Snedden Jeffrey 9 January 2018 The cyclone of '24: A forgotten disaster https://www.timesonline.com/story/lifestyle/columns/2018/01/09/the-cyclone-8217-24-forgotten/16351233007/ 8 July 2025 The Times Response and recovery Police in Lorain were short-staffed at the time due to financial difficulties within the City and were unable to manage the situation alone.Hawood Herbert H. The Lake Shore Electric Railway story Indiana University Press 2000 0253337976 Bloomington 101 Within hours members of the Ohio National Guard were in Lorain to assist the Lorain community. Led by Brigadier General John R. McQuigg, three units composed of around 1500 guardsmen were stationed in Lorain.Mann Joshua 24 June 2024 A Look in the Attic https://www.ong.ohio.gov/about-us/history/twih/2024/2024-06-24.pdf 3 June 2025 Ohio National Guard The Ohio National Guard established camp in the Antlers Hotel and in other available buildings. They distributed emergency tents for people who had lost homes, monitored checkpoints, and patrolled the neighborhoods to protect against looters and monitor the recovery efforts.Doane Emily Grace 19 July 2008 The Lorain Tornado of June 28, 1924 https://www.doanefamilyassociation.org/paperjanemacdduff.html 3 June 2025 Doane Family AssociationWoytach Carissa 22 June 2024 'We had never heard the word tornado:' Sandusky-Lorain tornado of 1924 remembered for devastation, inspiration https://chroniclet.com/news/395233/we-had-never-heard-the-word-tornado-sandusky-lorain-tornado-of-1924-remembered-for-devastation-inspiration/ 3 June 2025 The Chronicle Telegram30 June 1924 MANY KILLED IN THEATRE. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1924/06/30/119040587.html?pageNumber=9 12 August 2025 New York Times 9 The search for people trapped in the wreckage of the State Theater and surrounding residential homes took days to complete.1 July 1924 Fear Death List May Grow. https://www.nytimes.com/1924/07/01/archives/fear-death-list-may-grow.html?searchResultPosition=5 12 August 2025 New York Times 23 The tornado gained national attention with accounts published in newspapers around the country, all with varying degrees of accuracy. The New York Times published an Associated Press article on June 29 which reported that 300 people were dead. Director of the Red Cross civilian relief Colonel D. H. Pond stated that they were distributing 1,000 emergency tents to relieve Lorain's citizens. The major concerns highlighted in the article included the destroyed homes and businesses, collapsed theater with trapped victims, bridges and railroads inaccessible, and as a result of looting, the city being placed under martial law.June 29, 1924 HUNDREDS KILLED BY TORNADO IN OHIO; 80 IN LORAIN THEATRE https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1924/06/29/101603761.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 6 May 2020 New York Times New York Times Mayors from Lorraine, France also expressed their condolences to Lorain through Myron T. Herrick, Lorain County native and Ambassador to France.2 July 1924 FRENCH EXPRESS SORROW. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1924/07/02/95454879.html?pageNumber=19 12 August 2025 New York Times 19 The Commission for Northern Ohio Tornado Relief organized the call for financial donations to provide aid for the communities damaged in this storm system. With advisement from the National Red Cross the organization asked for $600,000 in donations.13 July 1924 LORAIN NEEDS MORE HELP.; Ohio Tornado Victims Appeal for $600,000 Relief Fund. https://www.nytimes.com/1924/07/13/archives/lorain-needs-more-help-ohio-tornado-victims-appeal-for-600000.html?searchResultPosition=7 12 August 2025 New York Times 3 External links Lorain Historical Society 100th Anniversary Commemoration (2024) Lorain Historical Society's Online 1924 Tornado Photo Collection Lorain Tornado Souvenir and Memorial Book (1924) Lorain-Sandusky tornado damage gallery See also List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks References St. Louis, MO–East St. Louis, IL (1896) Costliest U.S. tornadoes on Record June 28, 1924 Tri-State (MO, IL, & IN) (1925) Category:F4, EF4 and IF4 tornadoes Category:20th-century tornadoes Lorain-Sandusky tornado, 1924 Category:Tornadoes in Ohio Lorain-sandusky Tornado, 1924 Tornado, 1924 Lorain-Sandusky Tornado, 1924 Lorain-Sandusky Category:Lorain, Ohio Category:1924 in Ohio Lorain-Sandusky tornado Category:Ohio National Guard Category:American Red Cross