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Virtual Tornado Memorial: I was invited to be a guest on the Ohio Roots podcast this past week, hosted by the Ohio Genealogical Society! It will be out in May and I will send out the link then. This was a great opportunity to share about the virtual memorial. Genealogical societies are going to be so helpful in finding information. Please feel free to share about this new project!

🌪️ This Week In Tornado History

February 17, 2008 - Alabama: An EF3 tornado tracked through Prattville and Millbrook, AL, on this day. 50 people were injured, as 200 homes and 40 businesses were damaged or destroyed.

February 18, 1992 - Ohio: This F4 developed 1/2 mile north of the Van Wert/Mercer County line. This location was also 1/2 mile west of US Highway 127. It traveled a short distance of 2.8 miles. A house, mobile home, and two cars were destroyed. Nine other homes were severely damaged. The tornado drove several pieces of debris into trees. There were six injuries and no fatalities.

February 19, 1888 - Illinois: Thomas Grazulis documents a possible F4 tornado in Jefferson County, IL. It devastated the southeastern part of Mt. Vernon. Approximately 300 homes and 50 businesses were demolished. 24 people were killed and 80 injured. “Overturned wood stoves ignited many fires in the wreckage. Five businesses on the town square burned to the ground, as did a half dozen homes to the northeast of the square.”

February 20, 1937 - Missouri: An F3 tornado moved 32 miles through parts of Christian, Greene and Webster Counties in Missouri. 11 were injured. A dozen homes and two brick schools were destroyed.

February 21-22, 1971 - The Mississippi Delta Tornado Outbreak: On February 21, 1971, the Mississippi delta region was terrorized by one of the worst disasters in its history. Three massive tornadoes, along with dozens of smaller and undocumented twisters, raked across eastern Mississippi with catastrophic results. At least 119 lives were claimed, and another two were killed the following day in North Carolina. All told, nearly 1500 were injured, with small communities wiped from the map. As of 2023, only the 1974 Super Outbreak, the 2011 Super Outbreak, and the Joplin disaster have since surpassed this loss of life in the United States. The link above takes you to the overview of the outbreak. We have a series of very detailed premium narratives as well for Patreon members.

February 23, 1917 - Alabama:  An F3 tornado moved 17 miles through Hale and Perry Counties in Alabama. Six were killed in homes with poor construction in Hale County. “The worst damage was on four farms between Newbern and Greensboro.”

🌪️Tornado News from Last Week!

Another strong storm sparked severe weather, massive flooding and a few tornadoes across portions of the south this weekend. Some of the worst flooding was in portions of West Virginia and Kentucky. As of this writing, there have been nine fatalities in Pike County, KY. In Tennessee, an EF2 struck Gibson County.

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