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State Route 2 (SR 2), formerly known as Inter-county Highway 2 until 1921 [3] and State Highway 2 in 1922, [4] is an east–west highway crossing most of northern Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line near Hicksville where the route becomes Indiana State Road 37 which continues to Fort Wayne, Indiana .
On April 21–24, 1968, a deadly tornado outbreak struck portions of the Midwestern United States, primarily along the Ohio River Valley.The worst tornado was an F5 that struck portions of Southeastern Ohio from Wheelersburg to Gallipolis, just north of the Ohio–Kentucky state line, killing seven people and injuring at least 93.
The Lakeland Freeway (often called "Route 2" in the section that carries solely Ohio State Route 2) is a limited-access freeway in the northeastern suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. It runs with and parallel to Interstate 90 , and follows the shore of Lake Erie , linking the suburban areas of Lake County to Cleveland and Cuyahoga County .
The Ohio tornado on April 3, 1974, killed 34 people in Xenia, making it the deadliest single tornado of that day's Super Outbreak. Ohio has a long history of deadly, destructive tornadoes .
The tornado in Xenia led to dozens of fatalities and an estimated $250 million in damages, but 1974, with its 25 confirmed sightings, was a relatively calm year for Ohio tornadoes.
An F2 tornado in Continental damaged multiple mobile homes, and 2 barns were destroyed. [52] An F3 tornado killed one person near West Union, and injured four others. [52] An F1 tornado tracked through Brown and Adams counties, causing minor damage to rural outbuildings and crops. [52]
Ohio's tornado count this year is tied with 1992 for the most tornadoes in a year in the Buckeye State. And it's only June. 2024 is tied for the worst year for tornadoes in Ohio history, expert ...
The 1974 Xenia tornado was a violent, large and extremely powerful F5 tornado that destroyed a large portion of Xenia and Wilberforce, Ohio, United States on the afternoon of April 3, 1974. It was the deadliest individual tornado of the 1974 Super Outbreak , the 24-hour period between April 3 and April 4, 1974, during which 148 tornadoes ...