Sunday, April 09, 2000
Lessons in the whirlwind
The Tornado: One Year Later
In the 1920s, 86 of Ohio's 88 counties have reported tornadoes, typically in the spring. Ohio averages 16 tornadoes causing four deaths each year, according to Ohio Emergency Management Agency statistics. In 1999, five Ohioans died in tornadoes, four here on April 9.
A year to the day later, the Enquirer focuses its coverage on lessons learned. They include:
Have a family plan for getting to a safe place, typically the basement, and practice it with your children.
Keep basic supplies there, including bottled water, a battery-powered weather radio, a first-aid kit, and a supply of any urgent-need prescription medications.
Monitor severe weather, ideally with a tone-alerting weather radio kept in your bedroom.
Know the fine print of your insurance policy and what to demand of a contractor.
Communicate with your neighbors.
Source: Hamilton County Emergency Management Agency and residents affected by last year's tornado
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Crisis response: 'I'm the person who saved my family'
Sense of humor turns overwhelmed to upbeat
Day of thanksgiving for those who helped
Disaster team helped, then quietly left
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Memories of kindness ease memories of fear
More and better sirens expand storms warnings
Painting portrays sunflower rebirth
The graveyard of the trees
The roof went straight up, the house flew away
Tree a reminder of a boss who cared
Tornado of '99 archive
