40 Years Later, Conneaut Couple Recalls Experience with Deadly Tornado

Newton Falls community gathers for Tornado Walk

NEWTON FALLS, Ohio (WKBN) -- The community gathered Saturday in Newton Falls to tour the village and visit sites that were damaged from the 1985 tornado outbreak in honor of its 40th anniversary. The Tornado Walk included stops at the First Church of God, Veterans Park, and the Bash Home. Many shared stories of what they remember about the places and events during the storms. Some shared their personal experiences of witnessing the tornadoes. "I…

40 years ago today a rare and deadly tornado outbreak struck Pennsylvania. Are more in our future?

It was "one of rarest" tornado outbreaks on record, says a tornado expert, but "things like that are possible."

40 Years later, Conneaut couple recalls experience with deadly tornado

Friday night, we continued with our special series commemorating the deadly tornadoes that ripped through the region in May of 1985. Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of that tragic event. Before the first tornado hit the town of Albion, it developed in a more rural area southwest of the town. We came to Conneaut Township, to the farm of Art and Helen Harrington, to get their unique story about the tornado from down on the farm. 40th Anni…

40 years since Pennsylvania's deadliest tornado outbreak on May 31, 1985

21 tornadoes crossed the Keystone State, including the first and only F5.

People in Beaver County get ready to remember the upcoming 40th anniversary of a tornado that killed three people on May 31st, 1985 - Beaver County Radio

(File Photo: Caption for Photo: Tornado with dark storm clouds) Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News (Beaver County, PA) May 31st, 2025 is the 40th anniversary of the deadly tornado in Beaver County that killed three people, injured over 100 and left about 200 homes destroyed or damaged. According to a Beaver County Times report, the tornado first touched down in Beaver County around 8:15 p.m. in Chippewa Township, west of McKinley Road and no…