April 3 marks the anniversary of the catastrophic tornado outbreak of 1974, which remains one of the deadliest in the twentieth century.

"Before that time, in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati, if the weather man said there was a tornado watch or warning, people didn't give much heed to it," said Smith, 62, of Petersburg, Ky. "Tornadoes ...

There were 148 tornadoes in 13 states, and 12 touched down right here in Ohio, including an F-5 that destroyed the town of Xenia. Some around the Tri-State region refer to the event as the ...