Spectators, left, stand on a car roof to watch fireworks in downtown Youngstown. The show, which attracted throngs of people Tuesday night, went off despite threats of tornadoes through the Mahoning

Spectators, left, stand on a car roof to watch fireworks in downtown Youngstown. The show, which attracted throngs of people Tuesday night, went off despite threats of tornadoes through the Mahoning Valley. Nathan Schafer, 4, above, keeps dry while waving a U.S. flag during the Fourth of July parade in Austintown. Nathan was attending Tuesday's Independence Day festivities with his younger brother, Kyle, 2, and their dad, Patrick Schafer. The family lives in Austintown. More on local holiday events, B1, B5