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sonofsam

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Jun 7, 2010 12:22 PM
I would think that this tornado would get an EF4 rating once the investigation is complete... Just too much damage.
Jun 7, 2010 12:22pm
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Jun 7, 2010 12:57 PM
A big part of that is the fact that the Lake Township police station was destroyed. That building was all block made. Couple that with the now non-existent Lake HS and many homes being flattened...a EF4 tornado would not be out of the question IMO.
Jun 7, 2010 12:57pm
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Jun 7, 2010 7:12 PM
karen lotz;381083 wrote:I'm not sure where the elementary schools are at but the middle school is at the same place as the high school is.

K-1 is not at the campus, everything else is. The single story building to the north is the elementary.
Jun 7, 2010 7:12pm
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Jun 7, 2010 7:15 PM
Thunder70;381028 wrote:Looks like students will be sent to Northwood, Genoa, and Eastwood in the fall.

Could I get a link? I find it hard to fathom that they will disband the school district and have the kids enroll at different schools?
Jun 7, 2010 7:15pm
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Jun 7, 2010 11:34 PM
It has been rated EF4 after further inspection of the damage
(only thing wrong in this release is they have not revised the death count down to 5)
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1025 PM EDT MON JUN 7 2010

...TORNADO IN WOOD AND OTTAWA COUNTIES IN OHIO RATED EF4...

LOCATION...NORTHEAST WOOD COUNTY AND EXTREME WESTERN OTTAWA COUNTY
DATE...JUNE 5 2010
ESTIMATE TIMED...1120 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF4
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...170 TO 175 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...300 TO 400 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...8 TO 10 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.33N / 83.33W
ENDING LAT/LON...41.35N / 83.22W

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
A TEAM OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DID AN EXTENSIVE
SURVEY OF THE TORNADO PATH IN NORTHEAST WOOD COUNTY AND WESTERN
OTTAWA COUNTY TODAY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A TORNADO WITH AN
INTENSITY OF EF4 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE WITH WINDS
APPROXIMATELY 170-175 MPH MOVED THROUGH THE AREA.

THE TORNADO FIRST TOUCHED DOWN NEAR I-80 AND OREGON ROAD (EAST OF
PERRYSBURG) AT 1120 PM AND THEN MOVED THROUGH THE SOUTHSIDE OF
MOLINE...THEN NEAR METCALF AIRPORT...THEN ACROSS THE NORTHWEST SIDE
OF MILLBURY AND THEN CROSSED INTO OTTAWA COUNTY FOLLOWING TROWBRIDGE
ROAD AND LIFTED AT 1135 PM JUST WEST OF CLAY CENTER. THE MOST
INTENSE DAMAGE OCCURRED IN TWO LOCATIONS. THE FIRST AT STATE ROUTE
795 NEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN AGAIN ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF
MILLBURY. THE DAMAGE NEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL WAS RATED A STRONG EF3
ON THE ENHANCED FUJITIA SCALE. THE DAMAGE ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF
MILLBURY WAS RATED IN THE EF4 CATEGORY DUE TO THE EXTREME DAMAGE TO
STRUCTURES. AT THIS TIME 7 FATALITIES AND NUMEROUS INJURIES WERE
ATTRIBUTED TO THE TORNADO.
Jun 7, 2010 11:34pm
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Jun 8, 2010 12:23 AM
http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-three-killed-wood-county-tornado-txt,0,2101138.story

Check out the surveillance video: Tornado in Action clip.

It's crazy when the Lightening strikes and you can see the Tornado. It also causes an explosion.

The video replays some of the clips in slow-mo so you can see it better.
Jun 8, 2010 12:23am
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Jun 8, 2010 12:35 AM
Not that this is important, but that stepfather in the video about the mother who died deleted the deceased's number from his phone (he had been talking with her, trying to tell her where to seek shelter) as soon as he heard the tornado take her?

"I heard the [makes tornado sound] and I then deleted her number, because I knew I'd never call her again."

Kind of unsettling.

What a terrible day for NW Ohio.
Jun 8, 2010 12:35am
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Jun 8, 2010 12:40 AM
That is very strange.
Jun 8, 2010 12:40am
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Jun 8, 2010 8:35 AM
It's not official. I just figured this to be true from talking to people at the sites. There would be no other place for them to go. They are estimating 1-3 years for a complete rebuild of the at least Lake HS. Genoa, Eastwood, and Northwood are the logical sites for students to go.
Jun 8, 2010 8:35am
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Jun 8, 2010 8:42 AM
Thunder70;382769 wrote:It's not official. I just figured this to be true from talking to people at the sites. There would be no other place for them to go. They are estimating 1-3 years for a complete rebuild of the at least Lake HS. Genoa, Eastwood, and Northwood are the logical sites for students to go.

It would be easier to logistically find a place to teach than to let go of an administration and a few hundred teachers. 90% of the population is bussed anyway, just bus them to JVC/Owens.
Jun 8, 2010 8:42am
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Jun 8, 2010 8:44 AM
Didn't think about that. A definite possiblity...
Jun 8, 2010 8:44am
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Jun 8, 2010 8:52 AM
I understand that Lake's graduation will be held tonight at Owens CC--it'll be a graduation/memorial service..my heart goes out to these graduates and their families--what a bittersweet ceremony
Jun 8, 2010 8:52am
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Jun 9, 2010 8:33 AM
Jim Witt, the school's superintendent, promised the 110 graduates and their families that the school would rebuild, saying that "Lake High School will be together somewhere come August."
Jun 9, 2010 8:33am
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Jun 13, 2010 3:00 PM
sjmvsfscs08;380913 wrote:


That last one is crazy in my opinion because, well, there aren't many houses near Lake HS. Where did that mattress come from?

The third grade teacher who classroom is in the photo indicates that there are farm houses along 795 and several houses on Martin Moline road near Main Street Church.
Jun 13, 2010 3:00pm
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Jun 14, 2010 10:05 AM
Ryan Walters, husband and father to the Mary and Hayden Walters (who were killed in the tornado a week ago) died yesterday from the injuries he sustained from the tornado. The lone survior from the family was the seven year old girl, Maddie.
Jun 14, 2010 10:05am
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Jun 14, 2010 3:39 PM
Thunder70;389169 wrote:Ryan Walters, husband and father to the Mary and Hayden Walters (who were killed in the tornado a week ago) died yesterday from the injuries he sustained from the tornado. The lone survior from the family was the seven year old girl, Maddie.

Very sad... Poor young girl. :(
Jun 14, 2010 3:39pm
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Jun 16, 2010 11:12 AM
Sonofanump;383968 wrote:Jim Witt, the school's superintendent, promised the 110 graduates and their families that the school would rebuild, saying that "Lake High School will be together somewhere come August."

Lake HS will be relocated to Owens Community College for the 2010-11 year, the same place that let them use their auditorium for commencement.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/06/16/future-debated-tornado-school.html?sid=101

Looks like they may have to stay for some, if not all of 2011-12 as well, as they project a complete rebuild would take until Jan. 2012 at the earliest.
Jun 16, 2010 11:12am