Remembering the lives lost 14 years ago in the devastating Lake Twp. tornado
The deadly EF-4 tornado swept through northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan during the night of June 5, 2010. The deadly EF-4 tornado that killed seven people on June 5, 2010, occurred in Wood County, Ohio, and southeast Michigan. The twister hit in Millbury and Lake Township, killing seven people. The tornado destroyed Lake High School, which was used as a shelter for people huddled inside for shelter, and claimed the lives of seven people, including Lathrop, who was driving with his girlfriend, Bailey Bowman, and Kathleen Hammit, who died when the tornado hit. After the school was destroyed, the tornado continued to tear a path of destruction, moving across Main Street, leveling houses in its path. The storm also damaged homes and trees in Fulton County, causing damage to homes and thousands of trees at Oak Openings Preserve Metropark and the Maumee State Forest.
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The deadly EF-4 tornado swept through northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan during the night of June 5, 2010.
At 11:20 p.m., a devastating EF-4 tornado swept through Wood County. The twister touched down in Millbury and Lake Township, killing seven people.
In the hours that followed, first responders combed debris in search of people trapped or missing.
“The tornado picked me up and I landed in between two boulders and the whole building collapsed on me,” Lathrop said.
He was driving on SR 795 with his girlfriend, Bailey Bowman. The pair took shelter inside of a Lake Township building, which was destroyed by the tornado.
“They went out and found Bailey in the yard. She didn't make it,” Lathrop said during a 2014 interview.
Kathleen Hammit was also driving near the township building when the tornado tore through. She did not survive.
As the storm rolled through Wood County, it destroyed Lake High School. Several people huddled inside, using the building for shelter. The community would build a new school that opened in 2012.
The tornado continued to tear a path of destruction through Lake Township. After it leveled the school, it claimed the life of Ted Krantz of Millbury. Then, the twister moved across Main Street, leveling houses in its path.
The Walter family slept inside one of those homes when the tornado hit. Mary, the mother of the family, and her son, Hayden, were killed. Ryan, the father, later died from his injuries at the hospital. Their daughter, Maddie, survived.
That devastating tornado continued a path of destruction running 10 miles long. It packed wind speeds of up to 175 miles per hour and grew to a width of 400 yards.
A tornado also touched down in Fulton County, causing damage to homes and thousands of trees at Oak Openings Preserve Metropark and the Maumee State Forest. A separate twister hit Dundee, Mich., causing damage to properties and businesses, including Splash Universe Water Park.
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