“Everything is to the northern part of the city, is where all the damage is,” Rismiller said.Īs of mid-evening, there were no reports of injuries associated with the storms, according to the Miami County Sheriff’s Office. Damage to trees, power lines and some homes was visible in that area. Police closed a stretch of Kessler-Cowlesville Road between South County Road 25A and Peters Road, just after 6 p.m., allowing only local traffic and first responders through. Houses behind the Meijer warehouse also were damaged. Spealman said she does not work in the area that sustained the significant damage, but said she is thankful it appears no one was hurt.Įmployees were sent home for the rest of their shift, and Spealman said she has no idea whether workers will be able to return to work Thursday. It was not until workers went outside that they noticed part of the building had collapsed.įirefighters are shown near the damage at the Meijer Distribution Center in Tipp City near Interstate 75 after a tornado struck the area on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. “After that we heard a big boom and then a bunch of debris started blowing around,” Spealman said. “I just thought it was a big storm … heavy rains and stuff” said Meijer employee Cheryln Spealman of Dayton.ĭuring the storm, she said the lights went on and off a few times in the huge facility. “We are thankful it wasn’t worse.” From the Meijer facility “It could have far worse,” Eggleston said of the damage. Only one city power pole was broken by the tornado, along Kessler-Cowlesville Road, he said.ĪES, which also provides power in the area, had vehicles in town, Eggleston said.Įggleston said there was some residential roof damage and trees downed, but there were no reports of catastrophic damage to residential structures as of 8:30 p.m.
Police from Piqua and Troy responded to help with traffic control and Vandalia fire crews came to help at the Meijer property, Eggleston said.Įggleston said the hopes were that the city electrical department would get the city power outages resolved later Wednesday evening. The traffic signal at County Road 25A and Tipp Cowlesville Road was working again later in the evening, while others including those at the Interstate 75 interchange nearby, were not. Tim Eggleston, city manager in Tipp City, was driving the community later Wednesday evening checking on damage. The Tipp City Fire Department, with assistance from surrounding agencies, was working at structures before turning them over to the owners for clean-up and repairs. A car was flipped upside down and moved one parking spot over during Wednesday's tornado that tore through the area of Industrial Park Court in Tipp City.
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