Belleville residents look back

On that evening a tornado with winds of 160 mph hit the community, destroying some houses, leaving others untouched and killing one man.

Blair Auvil said he was at home when the tornado hit.

"It was about 7 p.m. my brother and I were on the front porch, watching the lightning, listening to the thunder and the roar of the storm. We thought it was going north of us," he said. "I saw the dark clouds."

Auvil lives on a hill that overlooks the valley where the storm crossed the Ohio River from Reedsville to Belleville. [Read the complete article here]

Regional Threat Preparedness Coordinator

Regional Threat Preparedness Unit