Ohio man, 21, killed while sleeping as winds topple tree onto home, officials say

Severe upwind slams Ohio Valley connected Monday

Powerful storms raced crossed portions of the Ohio Valley connected Monday producing ample hail and damaging upwind gusts that damaged homes and vehicles and snapped trees similar twigs. FOX Weather Meteorologist Zack Green breaks it each down connected Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

BARBERTON, Ohio – The beingness of a 21-year-old Ohio antheral came to a abrupt extremity erstwhile a ample tree, brought down by beardown winds, crashed into his home.

Noah Hall was discovered successful his chamber aft archetypal responders arrived astatine the country successful Barberton astir 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to FOX Weather.

Authorities said that Hall was recovered successful furniture with a information of the fallen histrion resting connected him. Despite the accelerated effect of exigency personnel, helium was pronounced dormant astatine the country astir 2 hours later, the Barberton Fire Department said successful a statement.

An autopsy has been conducted to find the precise origin of death, according to the aesculapian examiner.

Data from a upwind reporting presumption successful adjacent Akron recorded a highest upwind gust of 40 mph astir the clip of the incident. The circumstantial benignant and size of the histrion progressive has not yet been released.

Barberton Mayor William B. Judge issued a connection Wednesday, thanking the exigency crews and a section histrion and crane work for their timely and nonrecreational assistance.

"Their efforts person genuinely exemplified work and attraction during these challenging times," helium said. "As we determination forward, fto america gully spot from 1 different and thin connected the shared consciousness of transportation that defines Barberton. Together, we volition heal and turn stronger."