A string of tornadoes unleashing their fury across Ohio and Indiana overnight ripped apart communities and left a wide swath of debris as a two-week wave of severe weather continued its unrelenting assault on the nation's midsection. In Celina, Ohio, fire officials said one person was killed and seven injured when the apparent tornado roared through just before midnight Monday. At least 40 homes were damaged by the storms.
Celina resident Kylie Post, who said her home was spared, has no basement, so she and her son huddled under a mattress in a bathtub.
"We heard the tornado sirens and then it got really quiet," Post said Tuesday. "Next, it sounded almost like a train was near us that lasted for only a few minutes."
An area around Dayton, in Ohio's Montgomery County, saw some of the worst damage.
"A large, dangerous tornado touched down last night in northwest Montgomery County," the county said in a statement. "We are focused on supporting life-saving measures, such as shutting down gas lines or locating people who are trapped by debris."
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