Extreme weather risks are growing in Northeast Ohio

Tom Silver Jr. inspects the damage of an April 17, 2024, tornado that hit Windham Township. Jeremy Brown/The Portager

Extreme weather risks are growing in Northeast Ohio

- Wendy DiAlesandro

If recent weather seems wonky, that’s because it is.

That’s the word from Portage County Emergency Management Agency Director Ryan Shackelford, whose job it is to track potential disasters and help communities respond to them.

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