July 4, 1969 Storm – Lorain Journal Coverage

Tomorrow is the big 50th Anniversary of the July 4, 1969 storm. Are you old enough to remember it?

Although it was not on the same scale as the 1924 Lorain Tornado, the terrible flooding that occurred as a result of that storm is still fresh in the memory of many Northeast Ohio residents – especially Vermilionites.

I remember that my family headed down to our basement as we did whenever a storm seemed particularly threatening. But I remember more how we took a drive over to Vermilion a day or so later to check out the flooding by Mill Hollow.

My parents saved the Journal from the next day. That's it as the top of this post. (Gee, the paper sure was a lot wider back then. And I still think the Morning Journal should bring back 'Today's Chuckle.')

Here's the bottom half.

And here are some of the photos and news reports from that awful event. Avon Lake seems to have been hit particularly hard.

Anyway, I’m sure the 50th Anniversary will attract more media attention than the 40th.

Tomorrow: The aftermath of the storm in Vermilion

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UPDATE (July 8, 2019)
Here's the article about the four boys who were checking out the flooding at the Lorain Country Club and accidentally got stranded in two trees before eventually being rescued. The article ran in the Journal on July 6, 1969.

I have to admit that the comment by the mother of one of the rescued boys is hilarious!