The largest of this year’s Memorial Day tornadoes pulverized Brookville’s Terrace Park neighborhood. Nearly 70 percent of the 192 homes in the subdivision were affected; one in three destroyed or severely damaged.
That’s where Dayton Daily News reporters Chris Stewart and Josh Sweigart, joined by News Center 7 Chief Meteorologist McCall Vrydaghs, take listeners on the second episode of the new podcast: Walking the Path of the Storm.
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They spoke to families about their experience that night, when residents huddled together in hallways as the storm raged. Reporters investigated obstacles residents face to rebuilding today. Many of the homes there are still in shambles.
Look for a full story on their findings in Brookville in Sunday’s Dayton Daily News.
Our coverage started in the Perry Twp. soybean field where the tornado began, and with an interview with the owners with the first house it destroyed.
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