The Lorain Tornado, 1924 : Marker #8-47
N 41° 28.079 W 082° 10.602
17T E 401740 N 4591377
383 Broadway Avenue
Lorain, OH 44052
Waymark Code: WM9F5
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2006
Views: 34
Just after 5:00 P.M on June 28, 1924, a tornado swept off Lake Erie directly into downtown Lorain. Within five minutes, seventy-eight people lost their lives. Fifteen died in the old State Theatre that stood upon this site, as an audience of two hundred watched a Saturday afternoon musical performance. More than one thousand suffered injuries. The tornado did extensive damage to the business district, destroyed 500 homes, and damaged a thousand more. The city's largest industry, the American Shipbuilding yards, was severely damaged. The tornado, which had hit Sandusky before striking Lorain, continued along the shoreline and struck Sheffield and Avon minutes later. Contemporary accounts listed eighty-two deaths resulting from the deadliest tornado in Ohio's history.
Marker Number: 8-47
County: Lorain
Significance of Location: Event
Website address: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
Bicentenial Mark: Not Listed
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