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Tornado Talk Weekly (July 10, 2023)
A New Newsletter!
You are receiving this email because at one point you signed up for the Tornado Talk newsletter! After a small hiatus, we are BACK with a brand-new look! We introduce, the Tornado Talk Weekly! You will receive this publication each Monday AM right in your inbox! It contains:
This Week In Tornado History: Tidbits of information on twister events that occurred in the past!
Twister Tales: Each week, we will highlight one of the amazing stories we have documented from one of our summaries!
Company Updates: New summaries, project updates, website changes and more!
Article of the week: We will pass along a tornado or weather-related article we think you might be interested in!
This Week In Tornado History!
July 10: Only two F4 tornadoes have been recorded in the state of Connecticut since records began in 1950. One occurred on July 11, 1989. It slammed into New Haven County. Close to 350 homes and 40 businesses were destroyed. Our summary.
Tue, Jul 11, 1989, Page 1, Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), Newspapers.com
July 11: On this day in 1976, an F2 tornado tracked for nearly 29 miles through Jefferson County, PA. A trailer park near Brookville was destroyed, and a woman there was killed. Several frame homes and a gas station were ripped apart.
July 12: An F2 tornado moved through portions of St. Croix and Dunn Counties in Wisconsin on this day in 1927. Barns were destroyed on three farms between Boyceville and Downing. A boy was killed in one of the barns. Source: Thomas Grazulis.
July 13: On this day in 2015, a photogenic EF3 tornado leveled a poorly built house near Nickerson, KS.
Photo from NWS Wichita.
July 14: Two men were killed at a sawmill on the south edge of Stillwater, MN on July 14, 1893. All buildings at the sawmill and brickyard were destroyed. Six people were injured. Thomas Grazulis rated this tornado as F2.
July 15: On this day in 2013, an EF2 tornado tracked for 25 miles through the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Roosevelt County, MT. It caused extensive tree damage, and a tree was even debarked. One farm sustained minor damage.
Photo from NWS Glasgow.
July 16: On this day in 1821: “A boy was killed by a “whirlwind” at New Orleans. Another man was critically injured.” Source: Thomas Grazulis.
Twister Tales!
An aerial view of downtown. Image taken by a NWS survey team and exclusively provided by Chris Darden.
On April 27, 2011, an EF4 tornado moved through Cullman, AL. It plowed through downtown. From businesses to public facilities to historic homes, the damage was widespread. One of those businesses was the Busy Bee Cafe, established in 1919. Kitty Crawford (formerly Spears) and her late husband Steve became the owners in 1989. On April 27, 2011, Kitty was at the cafe and knew about the threat of storms. She let the employees go home early but stayed back to close. In an interview for CBS 42 on April 27, 2021, Kitty expressed that other business owners around her begged her to leave, but she decided to stay. “I didn’t want to drive in it so I was just waiting,” she said. “I never realized it would pass right over me. I looked up and I can see it coming across the bridge and I didn’t have time to do anything so I just came under the counter as far as I can get.” The entire building crumbled, and Kitty was buried. First responders dug her out of the rubble and used a tabletop as a stretcher. Kitty suffered a broken pelvis and back injuries. She decided to rebuild the business, and the diner re-opened on April 27, 2012.
Company Updates!
Main writer Nelson Tucker has been working for months on a comprehensive set of writings about the Delta Outbreak of February 21-22, 1971. That series contains FIVE premium series and an overview and all is now complete! Here is the FREE overview with links to all summaries!
We are embarking on a journey documenting tornadoes from the April 3-4, 1974 Super Outbreak. Learn more about our project and how you can help! 1974 Super Outbreak Project
Tornado Talk is now on Patreon! We have a growing community and several support tiers to choose from. We could NOT do all of our research, writing, website work, admin tasks and more without the support of our members! Find out more about our Patreon efforts here!
Article of the Week!
Determining the Location of the 22 May 1855 Chicago Area Tornado
From the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society - Link
Staff from the National Weather Service in Chicago and from The Des Plaines History Center searched historical records, newspaper articles, property maps and genealogical information to determine the location of the May 22, 1855 Chicago Area Tornado. This twister is regarded as the first to impact Chicago.
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