The Tornado of 1985 - Tornado Memories On May 31, 1985, a series
of tornadoes hit Northeastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania,
leaving behind a wide path of death and devastation. Homes and
businesses were destroyed and it was many years before recovery
efforts were completed. The Local History and Genealogy Center
of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library has started a
collection of photographs, newspaper articles and reminiscences
from those who experienced the disaster. Our goal is to create a
centralized collection of information relating to the tornado,
so that future generations will have access to the events of
that night more than 20 years ago, and the courage and community
that arose in the hours, days and weeks following. See a sample
of photographs from our larger collection at the Photographic
Memories page. Read what others remember about the Tornado of
1985 at our Memories From Around the Valley page. (A complete
collection of written memories - including submissions not
available online - is