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Tornadoes Ravage Dayton Area

SMW Local 24 Members Rally to Help Others

An outbreak of 15 tornadoes touched down in the Miami Valley area in late May, leaving a path
of destruction, affecting multiple communities, including the properties of some Dayton-area Sheet Metal Local 24 members.

Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 Dayton Tornadoes

A member of SMW Local 24 helps clean up tornado debris.

The tornadoes ranged in strength from an EF0, with winds between 65 mph and 85 mph, to an EF4, which the National Weather Service said had maximum winds of about 200 mph. The devastating storms struck between 9:48 p.m. on May 27 and 12:23 a.m. on May 28. Continue reading →