In 1924, Lorain was a bustling lakeside city of nearly 40,000, home to a booming steel industry.

June 28 started off like any warm summer day, but soon became a day the city would never forget.

Today, the Lorain-Sandusky tornado remains the deadliest in Ohio history, and the 24th deadliest in the United States. Eighty-five people lost their lives that day, hundreds were injured.

"It's not the strongest or the biggest tornado that's hit Ohio, but it hit this busy neighborhood, so it did a lot of destruction and we lost a lot of lives in the tornado," said Kaitlyn Donaldson, Curator at the Lorain Historical Society.

The devastation began when a tornado first touched down in Sandusky, killing eight people, destroying 100 homes and damaging 25 businesses. It then mowed back over Lake Erie, where it gained power before coming ashore again in Lorain, where at least 72 people lost their lives.


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