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Guin Update: One of the team members came down with the flu and that is causing a small delay. We are getting so much closer to getting done and we should be able to release chapters to our Patreon members before the month is through. We appreciate your patience. We do not want to rush the process of putting together the most comprehensive narrative on this event that exists. Right now, it is about 18 chapters long with hundreds of photos, maps, GIFs, video and audio. It will be worth the wait!

Virtual Tornado Memorial: I am a guest on a podcast this week with the Ohio Genealogical Society promoting the project. Also, I am planning a trip in mid March to early April which will take me to various places across the south to find out more information about tornado events and those who lost their lives. So much more to do but we are starting to see lift off on this very important project!

ICYMI: We had a great WeatherBrains episode with Angela Mason, author of Death Rides the Sky: The Story of the 1925 Tri-State Tornado. Check out the replay!

🌪️ This Week In Tornado History

February 10, 1921 - Georgia: A devastating F4 tornado crossed through Wilkinson and Washington Counties in Georgia. It moved ENE from near Toomsboro to near Oconee. The poorly constructed homes in the mill village of Gardner were demolished. Per Thomas Grazulis, “An entire section of town literally vanished. Reliable reports indicate that at least seven bodies were carried over a half mile.” 31 people were killed and at least 100 injured along the eight-mile path.

February 11, 1894 - Mississippi: An F2 tornado moved three miles just north of Beauregard, MS, striking Newtown. Four homes were destroyed and five people were injured.

February 12, 1945 - Alabama: An F3 tornado moved 13 miles through Montgomery County, AL. It brushed the west side of Montgomery and then demolished 30 homes in the cotton mill community of Chisolm. Per Thomas Grazulis, “Deaths occurred in 15 different homes in a 20-block area, and losses totalled about $1,700,000.” A total of 26 people were killed and over 290 injured.

February 13-14, 2000 - Southwest Georgia: Late February 13 into early February 14, 2000, three devastating tornadoes struck portions of Southwest Georgia. Two were rated F3, and one was rated F2. There was a total of 19 fatalities, many in mobile homes. Approximately 200 injuries were reported.

February 15, 2018 - Pennsylvania: An EF1 tornado struck Uniontown, PA, on the evening of February 15, 2018. One person was injured, and 200-300 homes were damaged or destroyed along a 2.35 mile path.

February 16, 2001 - Mississippi: An F2 tornado hit Holmes County State Park near Durant, MS. A woman was killed at the park when she took refuge in a ditch, and her car was thrown onto her.

🌪️Tornado News from Last Week!

Tornadoes occurred across portions of the south last week. Tragically, in Morgan County, TN at Deer Lodge, there were two fatalities. According to an article at WBIR.com, Wendy Smith and her daughter, Felicia Williams were killed. Three others were injured in the area.

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