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Another active week of severe weather!
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It’s another Monday and another active severe weather week expected! Today especially is looking extremely dangerous across portions of the Plains. Please be weather aware and keep those weather radios by your side if you live in OK, KS, MO and NE.
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No new video this week. Meteorologist and structural/forensic engineer Tim Marshall has been called upon to lend his expertise in surveying some of the tornadoes that have occurred lately. In 2016, we interviewed Tim during the podcast days! Give this one a listen!
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🌪️ This Week In Tornado History
May 6, 1915 - Clarksdale-Jonestown-MS: An F2 tornado moved 11 miles from 8 miles west of Clarksdale, MS to near Jonestown. There were six fatalities, three of which occurred on two plantations. A total of four plantations were heavily damaged in the northern part of Coahoma County.
May 7, 1971 - Huntingdon, TN: An F4 traveled 50 miles through parts of Gibson, Carroll, Benton and Humphreys Counties. The max width was 100 yards. There were 137 injuries and 3 fatalities reported. The tornado left an almost continuous path of destruction through Huntingdon and Buena Vista in Carroll County to Eagle Creek in Benton County.
Image from newspapers.com
May 8, 1905 - Marquette, KS: A devastating F4 tornado moved 20 miles from about 11 miles South of Marquette, KS and crossed right through the town. “Homes of both poor and good construction were swept away, and entire families were killed.” A total of 34 fatalities occurred, and 50 injuries. Source: Thomas Grazulis.
May 9, 1930 - Arpelar, OK: An F2 tornado killed two people and injured four in Pittsburg County, OK. The path was only one mile. One home was destroyed 2 miles NW of Arpelar. A farmer here died of head injuries and a woman visiting succumbed to her injuries.
May 10, 2008 - Picher, OK-Neosho, MO: There were 37 tornadoes recorded on May 10, 2008. The strongest, an EF4 that caused extensive damage in the town of Picher, OK. 200 homes were destroyed here and 6 people were killed. The tornado remained significant as it crossed into Missouri. In Newton County, several people were killed in automobiles, including a firefighter who was storm spotting. One vehicle near the intersection of Highway 43 and Iris Road was thrown 5/8 of a mile.
Image from NWS Tulsa.
May 11, 1943 - Selma, AL: Thomas Grazulis writes about an F2 tornado that moved from Cahaba, AL to SE of Selma to near Burnsville. Tenant homes were destroyed on four plantations near Selma. A child was killed after being thrown 400 yards from a home site. 20 people were injured.
May 12, 1956 - Flint, MI: The tornado developed in the southeast part of the city around 6:25pm ET just west of where the present-day I-475 runs adjacent to Thread Lake. It dissipated northwest of Atlas. Per the Climatological Data National Summary, 71 homes, 5 commercial buildings and 71 other structures were destroyed. 285 homes and 14 commercial buildings were damaged. Three people were killed.
Image from newspapers.com.
Post of the Week
One of the tornadoes that Tim Marshall surveyed at the end of April was an EF3 at Sulphur, OK. Here is Tim describing why it was not rated EF4.
EF-3: The Sulphur, OK tornado has been confirmed as an EF-3 with estimated peak winds of 165 mph.
Tim Marshall, a leading storm damage/survey expert, was there and explained why the decision was made that the storm is an EF-3 rather than an EF-4. #OKwx
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation)
8:43 PM • Apr 30, 2024
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