Big, strong, violent tornadoes don't happen that often around here. That all changed on May 31, 1985. At the time, the National Severe Storms Forecast Center noted that the atmosphere was ready for an ...

It's been 40 years since western Pennsylvania endured one of the worst tornado outbreaks ever to hit the area. On May 31, 1985, over the span of nine hours, more than 40 tornadoes touched down in Ohio ...

(WKBN) – It’s been 40 years since the 1985 tornado outbreak, and there hasn’t been another weather event in the Valley that has compared since then. Decades later, we are more equipped and prepared ...

The last few years have proven that tornadoes do happen in western Pennsylvania. We’ve had dozens of touchdowns since 2021. But nothing has ever come close to what happened forty years ago on May 31, ...

44: Number of tornadoes recorded that day in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Ontario. 10: Duration of tornado outbreak that day in hours. 89: Number of deaths from all tornadoes that day. 18: Number ...

NILES, Ohio (WKBN) — Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of the 1985 tornado outbreak. On May 31, 1985, the F5 tornado created 27 miles of destruction in Trumbull County with wind speeds up to 318 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — On the evening of May 31, 1985, a series of large and deadly tornadoes swept across northeastern and central Ohio, leaving wide paths of destruction. Victoria Piasecka, a ...

A devastating tornado struck Beaver County, Pennsylvania, on May 31, 1985, resulting in three fatalities, over 100 injuries, and widespread property damage. Communication technology at the time ...