Tornado — Summit, Ohio

1995-05-29 · near Copley Center, Summit, Ohio

Event narrative

A tornado touched down just north of the intersection of Hametown Road and Copley Road and moved east to Copley Center. Several businesses were damaged including a plastics manufacturer where an office building and warehouse suffered roof and structural damage. Several trucks were overturned. A lumber and home center just outside of Copley Center suffered signifcant damage, estimated at about $500,000. About 20 homes suffered minor to moderate damage. Numerous trees were downed. A local haunted house business was struck and several dummy bodies were blown from the building. Residents mistook the dummies for real bodies and reported them to the police.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10339690. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.