Widespread damage from tornadoes late Memorial Day evening has been reported in the Miami Valley. Schools, homes and businesses have been damaged or destroyed. Tens of thousands were without power, emergency shelters have been opened and Montgomery County residents are being asked to conserve water.
At least 15 tornadoes, ranging in strength from EF0 to EF4, were confirmed in Auglaize, Darke, Greene, Mercer and Montgomery counties. Crews are working to confirm other damage.
Our teams have been working around the clock to keep you informed and safe during this severe weather event. We have compiled everything you need to know as we continue to cover boil advisories, damage and responses from local officials.
What you need to know Friday:
- How to help with tornado relief this weekend
- Construction crews take advantage of nice weather for tornado work before rain rolls in
- Tornado work to stretch builders even further: industry was already dealing with a shortage of skilled workers before tornadoes hit
- Upcoming fundraising opportunities for tornado relief in Dayton
- "Let's break the sound of silence and chainsaws with music," says Dayton radio personality with a big idea
- Bakery selling #DaytonStrong cookies for tornado relief
- Toys are needed for displaced children -- here's how you can help
- Residents impacted by tornadoes can now call Red Cross hotline for assistance
- INTERACTIVE MAP: Miami Valley tornadoes, water distribution and general help locations
How You Can Help:
- Cox Media Group Ohio partners with Dayton Foodbank to distribute food to areas devastated by tornadoes
- Red Cross needs volunteers for Miami Valley tornado recovery
- Tornado Relief: How you can help, volunteer
- Where to donate goods
- How, where to donate blood
How to Get Help
- SCAM ALERT: Tornado victims report scam calls claiming to be with Ohio Task Force 1
- County temporarily waives inspection fees for tornado damage
- Agency offers trauma, mental health needs for those affected by Memorial Day tornadoes
- Here's how to get your mail if delivery is suspended
- Lost property or issues with housing? Get free legal advice
- Need food? Here are locations for The Foodbank's mobile markets
- Residents impacted by tornadoes can now call Red Cross hotline for assistance
- Storm victims who are SNAP food clients must file this week to replace benefits
- Federal disaster money not coming soon, but process started
- Where to find free meals
- Disaster helpline available for people affected by recent tornadoes
- Crisis Cleanup hotline for free tornado, storm cleanup now available
- Tornado FAQs: 8 most-asked questions on what to know, how to get help
- United Theological Seminary in Trotwood open to community following tornadoes
- Need clean clothes? Mobile laundry trailer available starting Friday
- Have storm debris? Here's how to get rid of it
- Insurance companies set up in Dayton-area locations: What to know
- What you need to know about making insurance claims
- Where to get a shower if your water's out
- Where to get free ice, bottled water today
- Emergency shelter locations
- Miami County to open resource assistance center for those impacted by storms
- Local animal shelter busy with lost pet calls, offers free resource to help
- TORNADO CLEANUP: What to know about scams, safety and insurance claims
- How to avoid tree-trimming scams after storm
- U-Haul offers free 30-day self-storage to Ohio, Indiana residents after storms
- Verizon to offer free call/text/data program to Ohio, Indiana customers
- Verizon offers mobile unit for storm victims to charge phones, contact family
- AT&T offers network equipment, relief supplies to Ohio residents
- Greater Dayton Disaster Relief Fund set up to help those affected by tornadoes
- Tornado and storm cleanup hotline now available
- DAV to offer up to $1,500 in disaster relief for veterans
Safety Information:
- How to prevent house fires as utilities are restored
- Greene County offers wound care tips for injuries during tornado, storm cleanup
- Using a generator? Here's how to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning
- Food safety: What to do if you lose power after a storm or tornado
- Gas line safety: What to do after storms, tornadoes
- How to use a chainsaw safely on downed trees
- Pet Safety: Recovery tips for pets after storm, tornado
- Over 300 storm-related injuries reported across Dayton-area hospitals
- Portion of Stanley Avenue to close so DP&L can string new transmission lines
Power Outages, Water, Gas Service:
- Power restored to impacted areas after tornadoes
- GAS UPDATE: Vectren restores service
- UPDATE: Boil advisory lifted for all
Helping Hands:
- Reds, Indians to donate money from online Split the Pot raffle to Dayton tornado relief
- Bill's Donut Shop customers step up once again for disaster relief
- MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Shining a spotlight on those helping with Miami Valley tornado relief
- Lin-Manuel Miranda, Judd Apatow, other celebrities donate money to help Dayton following 14 tornadoes
- Family of 6 rescued by state patrol during Memorial Day tornadoes
- Rob Lowe to help raise money for Dayton tornado relief
- Bane Staffing to deliver 700 free lunches today in hard-hit areas
- Brookville: Neighbors help woman find urn among rubble
- MillerCoors brewery sending 50K cans of drinking water to Dayton
- American Red Cross offers shelters, food, supplies and assistance to those affected by tornadoes
- Chamber of Greater Springfield collects bottled water for Dayton tornado victims
- Clark, Champaign County rally around Memorial Day tornado victims as fallout from storms continues
- Proceeds from Levitt Pavilion's opening concert going to tornado relief
- Middletown businesses accepting donations for Dayton tornado victims
- Hundreds of volunteers pitch in to clear away tornado debris in Trotwood
Storm Damage & Impact:
- PHOTOS: What Trotwood neighborhood looks like 2 weeks after tornado
- PHOTOS: What Harrison Twp. homes, businesses look like 2 weeks after tornado
- BEFORE & AFTER PHOTOS: Aerial views of 3 neighborhoods hit by tornadoes
- Federal disaster money not coming soon, but process started
- Montgomery County tornadoes left more than 600 homes unlivable
- Stories of Survival: Tornado victims describe what happened to them
- EF4 tornado traveled 19 miles, was over half-mile wide; 15 Memorial Day tornadoes confirmed
- BY THE NUMBERS: Miami Valley sets records for number of tornadoes; EF-4 was strongest in county in 70 years
- HAVE YOU SEEN THIS WOMAN? 71-year-old Dayton woman remains missing despite searches using drones, K9s
- Harrison Twp. residents trying to find new homes after tornado hits apartment complex
- Area mall briefly closed due to power issues caused by tornadoes
- Trotwood tornado damages 500 homes
- Why no tornado sirens? Dayton officials respond
- Portion of National Museum of the U.S. Air Force closed following tornado damage
- INTERACTIVE MAP: Miami Valley tornadoes, water distribution and general help locations
- WATCH: Drone video of Hara Arena tornado damage
- Hara owner is hopeful arena can be saved for future buyer
- Wright-Patt cleared 331 pounds of debris from airfield; 12 homes destroyed
- Trotwood continues clearing paths into areas affected by tornado
- Some area youth sports complexes dodge tornado, others not so lucky
- Several EF-3 tornadoes touch down in the Miami Valley. What is the EF scale?
- State of Emergency declared in Brookville, fire ban issued due to water issue
- Multiple school districts cancel final days of year, including exams
- WATCH: Here's what it looked like when tornadoes moved through Dayton region
- WATCH: Celina tornado damage
- Tornado damage cleanup, repair keeping many area roadways closed
- City of Dayton on Tornado Damage
- WATCH: Drone video of tornado damage in Dayton
- PHOTOS: Harrison Twp. storm damage
- Storm survey confirms EF-2 tornado near West Milton, other surveys continue
- Gov. DeWine briefs President Trump; declares state of emergency in Montgomery, Greene, Mercer counties
- Ohio Task Force One mobilizes for search and rescue effort after overnight tornadoes
- National Weather Service: Storm surveys 'will likely take several days'
- President Trump: 'What ever we have to do, we'll do' following Dayton-area tornadoes
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