Place:Masury, Trumbull, Ohio, United States

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NameMasury
TypeCensus-designated place
Coordinates41.208°N 80.537°W
Located inTrumbull, Ohio, United States
Also located inBrookfield, Trumbull, Ohio, United States    
Hubbard (township), Trumbull, Ohio, United States    
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Masury is a census-designated place (CDP) in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,618 at the 2000 census. It is part of the YoungstownWarrenBoardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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The community has the name of Colonel Fred L. M. Masury, a first settler.

At 7:10  p.m. on May 31, 1985, Masury was struck by an F-5 tornado as it passed through Hubbard into Wheatland, Pennsylvania. One person died in Masury as a result of the tornado. The base of the tornado spread over half a mile and wind speed was estimated at over 300 mph. The storm moved through Masury quickly and went on to destroy nearly 95% of Wheatland's industrial area.

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