Still she has hope. She said she’s had nothing but love come her way since.
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A man in Old North Dayton barely got his kids and girlfriend in the basement before the storm hit. He went a few houses down to check on his mother and got stuck outside when the tornado hit his house.
He had to hold onto the porch during the storm.
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A teacher in Trotwood lives in her parents’ “dream home” and on Monday it was hit by the tornado, ripping off her ceiling and destroying several rooms.
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One 27-year-old man who lives in Overlook Homes in Riverside had a tree come through his ceiling, nearly hitting him in the head and trapping him in his bathroom with his pets.
In Beavercreek Twp. a couple who had just repaired buildings on their farm hit by a tornado in 2018, were hit again on Monday.
Their steer survived both tornadoes.
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Our neighbors have been through a lot. Their stories give us hope as the region moves ahead.
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