Two tornadoes touched down at least four times, once in Warren County and Clinton County, and twice in Fayette County, according to the National Weather Service.
The scouts were moved from tent shelters to lodges Wednesday night, and awoke Thursday and finished out their week at Camp Stonybrook.
“Other than hiking and swimming, all normal activities went on as planned,” said Katelyn Scott, marketing and communications manager. “Everyone is safe.”
The rest of the camp season will be held at Camp Butterworth in Maineville, while crews repair tent sites and other facilities damaged by toppled trees, Scott said.
The scouts and staff practice emergency preparedness, readying them for the storm. American Camp Association procedures were followed, Scott said.
“Our staff and volunteers did an excellent job,” she said. “Girl safety is always our top priority.”
Across the region, no one was injured, despite winds of more than 100 miles per hour reported by the weather service.
The storm blew a path across more than 20 miles.
“We got a pass on this one,” said Waynesville Mayor Dave Stubbs, who was without power Thursday after the storm.
Winds ripped two roofs off barns at a farm on Clarksville Road, east of Waynesville, but the elderly couple inside the farm house, built in 1846, was unharmed.
Toppled trees also crushed the roof of a home on Ohio 741, at Ryan Road, in Springboro. But the home was vacant.
Residents of a home on Township Line Road, one in a wheelchair, were unhurt by a house fire sparked by a lightning strike, according to Wayne Twp. Fire Chief Paul Scherer.
But due to smoke damage, the family was living elsewhere, thanks to American Red Cross.
“It’ll be a month or so,” Scherer said.
In Springboro, the Coffman YMCA was left without power and closed Thursday, but was able to reopen Friday, although winds damaged the roof.
Dale Brunner, CEO of YMCA of Greater Dayton, returned home to Springboro Thursday from vacation to a power outage that prevented him from immediately getting into the house. He also faced problems at the local Y.
“We appreciate everything Duke Energy did to get us back up and running,” Brunner said.
Some residents were still without power Friday, but utility crews were working to have everyone - except those with other problems preventing their electricity from resuming - back on the grid by the end of the day.
“Definitely, storm issues will be wrapped up,” Duke spokeswoman Sally Thelen said.
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