One year later: Reflecting after multiple tornadoes hit Northeast Ohio
Multiple tornadoes touched down in the region, including a confirmed EF-1 that touched down in Brook Park and tore across seven cities. It covered 17 miles and sustained wind speeds above 100 MPH all the way to Bedford.
'I remember that we had to declare an emergency within, you know, less than five minutes,' Mayor Ed Orcutt said.
Orcutt told FOX 8 that severe damage to several roofs at Brook Park's Recreation Center is still being repaired a year later.
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The damage also hit numerous homes in the city.
Lyndsey Miller believes her home may have been hit the worst on Carol Drive.
Miller, whose entire family was home, watched as her garage got torn to shreds, a large tree came down in front of the home and siding, gutters and parts of her roof all flew away.
It's not an anniversary they will be celebrating. It had an impact on her two young kids, she said.
'Every time there's any kind of weather, they immediately think there's a tornado,' Miller said.
However, the fact that they're here to remember is the most important part to her.
'To be able to sit inside, not having power for a week or so, but you know, knowing that everyone was OK inside because we were home was a pretty impactful thing,' she said.
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Miller explained that she's looking forward to a community picnic for her ward in Brook Park. A similar picnic was held following the tornado.
She said she's looking forward to being with the community and people who were impacted.
Orcutt said the tornado brought a community that was already tight even closer together.
'The community became closer. We unified even more,' he said. 'Brook Park was a very unified community prior to the tornado, but then once the tornado hit, it definitely brought us together even more.'
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