The Lorain Tornado, 1924

The Lorain Tornado, 1924 (HM19Z3)

Location: Lorain, OH 44052 Lorain County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 28.067', W 82° 10.583'

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Just after 5:00 P.M on June 28, 1924, a tornado swept off Lake Erie directly into downtown Lorain. Within five minutes, seventy-eight people lost their lives. Fifteen died in the old State Theatre that stood upon this site, as an audience of two hundred watched a Saturday afternoon musical performance. More than one thousand suffered injuries. The tornado did extensive damage to the business district, destroyed 500 homes, and damaged a thousand more. The city's largest industry, the American Shipbuilding yards, was severely damaged. The tornado, which had hit Sandusky before striking Lorain, continued along the shoreline and struck Sheffield and Avon minutes later. Contemporary accounts listed eighty-two deaths resulting from the deadliest tornado in Ohio's history.
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HM NumberHM19Z3
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number8-47
Year Placed2001
Placed ByThe Black River Historical Society-The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 12:19am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 401766 N 4591355
Decimal Degrees41.46778333, -82.17638333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 28.067', W 82° 10.583'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 28' 4.02" N, 82° 10' 34.98" W
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Area Code(s)440
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 204 Black River Ln, Lorain OH 44052, US
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