Storm Hits Urbana Hard | Dayton News

Dayton News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 11, 2026 · 1m

Severe weather slammed Urbana and Champaign County, leaving trees down, power outages widespread, and the Champaign County Fair abruptly shut down mid-event as tents were wrecked by torrential rain. One witness described their van rocking violently like it was about to flip. Elsewhere, a tree landed on a house in East Ward Street, power lines snapped across Todd Street, and a Mechanicsburg family returned to find their fence flattened in their driveway. AES Ohio is racing to restore power with 40 crews across the Miami Valley — even if you don’t see a truck nearby, crews may be working on…