PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES: May 8, 1969 tornado hit Kettering, Beavercreek
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In the early evening hours of May 8, 1969, residents in Kettering and Beavercreek Twp. were surprised by a powerful EF 3 tornado. The storm injured around two dozen people and damaged hundreds of homes and buildings, mostly in the Kettering area. Meteorologists at the time described the tornado as a freak event developing suddenly out of a unique weather pattern.