1985 Tornado Newton Falls Ohio

This is the most comprehensive coverage of the May 31, 1985 F5 tornado damage to Newton Falls, Ohio that I have seen.

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[indyfan22k]

looks like a pretty decent college/uni video project.

[MVKirk]

@indyfan22k It was actually High School. Edited on 3/4 inch decks back in 1986. I added the digital titles at the beginning recently.

[trucker908]

I live in east palestine and a f2 tornado came in columbiana county and mised east palestine but hit unity just north of us during this outbreak

[MVKirk]

@trucker908 Indeed, that was a terrifying, yet exciting day.

[trucker908]

@MVKirk where were you when this happened?

[MVKirk]

@trucker908 I was in Newton Falls outside of town. I saw the tornado come through about 3/4 of a mile from my house. I thought it was a flock of birds, but it was actually debris spinning and flying through the air. I immediately headed for the basement and I was joined by a purolator courrier driver that saw my door open. The tornado didn't hit me, but I went uptown right away and everything was destroyed.

[eminemWWEfan]

@zestyguy87 ya thats real nice i live there but i aggre newton falls is fucked up

[murzda]

I remember that day. I lived in Lordstown and was outside with my dad playing. It sounded like a frieght train. Since we had train tracks fairly close by, we first thought it was a train until the sirens started going off. Then we went to the basement. Afterward we went to check on friends in Newton Falls to make sure they were ok. It is a day I'll never forget. Thank God nobody was fatally hurt.

[zestyguy87]

Newton falls needs another tornado to wipe it clean....their judicial system is almost completely corrupt

[johnpetak]

We lived in McDonald, Ohio at that time and remember it very well.  May 31st is my mother's birthday.

[shiftshafer]

i was at my house when i herd the sirons go off and man i had 6 friends over no basment and we ran across the street to get in there basment tey had spiders down there!