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🌪️ Tornado Talk Updates!

Have made it back home after a very good trip that started in Huntsville, AL and ended in Poplar Bluff, MO. Made several stops along the way gathering tornado history information for our new virtual tornado memorial!

Zach and I will be working on finishing the Guin narrative and our goal is to have a full release for Patreon members at the $5 level and higher by April 15! We will review the work with some of our contributors and then release a standalone digital version followed by a Kindle version. Will keep you posted on the progress!

After that release, we will be pour our energy into the memorial. We have several things to do and a big part is organization! We will also work through our ideas on what this will look like on the website and how we can increase the crowd source effort with it!

It has been a very active severe weather period from about mid March through the current time. Hundreds of tornadoes have occurred and historic flooding. While in Poplar Bluff, we drove through the damage that occurred from the EF3 on March 14. It was heart-breaking to see. Our hearts go out to everyone who is dealing with upheaval in their lives due to the severe weather. Thank you to the NWS for their extremely hard work putting out life-saving information!

🌪️ This Week In Tornado History

April 7, 1903 - Arkansas: An F3 tornado moved through portions of White and Cleburne Counties in Arkansas. A man was killed in his home near Rosebud. North of Pangburn, 43 homes were destroyed. Six people were killed in one home and two in another.

April 8, 1998 - Alabama: On this day, an F5 tornado moved through parts of Tuscaloosa and Jefferson Counties, in Alabama. 32 people were killed and 259 others were injured. According to American Red Cross surveys, 608 homes were destroyed, 556 sustained major damage, and another 810 had minor damage. There were 1,164 families with homes that were unlivable. Forest service officials estimated 4,000 acres of timber was destroyed in Jefferson County and 1,000 acres in Tuscaloosa County.The worst damage occurred in the Oak Grove, area.

April 9, 1947 - TX to KS:  A devastating tornado family moved from 5 miles NW of Pampa, TX to near St. Leo, KS, a path length of 170 miles. In Texas, “The entire town of Glazier, and much of Higgins were destroyed.” At Woodward, OK, at least 107 were killed mainly in the northern half of town. Over 100 city blocks were demolished with over 1000 homes damaged/destroyed. Paper debris from Woodward, and from homes north of Arnett were found in SW Barber County, KS. “The path in Oklahoma may have been made up of five or more distinct tornadoes.” Source: Thomas Grazulis

April 10, 2009 - Tennessee: A substantial tornado outbreak swept across portions of the South throughout April 10, 2009. The strongest was an EF4 that rolled through the northern side of Murfreesboro. Major damage occurred, two people were killed, and over 50 others were injured.

April 11, 1939 - Georgia: An F2 tornado quickly pushed through Fulton County, GA at Crabapple. Over a dozen homes were destroyed. A car was blown 75 feet. Three people were injured.

April 12, 1945 - Oklahoma: An F4 tornado moved along the southeastern edge of Oklahoma City, OK. 160 homes destroyed at Valley Brook, Dell City and Choctaw. Eight were killed and 200 injured, most were families of personnel at Tinker Air Force Base.

April 13, 1980 - Mississippi:  An F3 tornado traveled 15.9 miles through parts of Harrison County, MS on this day in 1980. The max width was 400 yards and there were 25 injuries reported. Most of the damage was in the Gulfport area (estimated damage at $10 million at that time). Damage NE of Gulfport was more intermittent mainly in wooded areas. The tornado lifted on the Harrison-Jackson County line, 6 miles north of Biloxi. 35 homes, 5 mobile homes, 70 apartment units, 36 businesses, 19 cars and 7 boats were destroyed. A community center was “flattened” and the control tower at the Gulfport Regional Airport was damaged.

🌪️ More Tornado Information

Lake City, AR was one area hard hit by a significant tornado on Wednesday, April 2. The preliminary rating from the NWS Memphis survey is EF3. Storm Chaser Brandon Copic captured remarkable footage of this devastating tornado. Check it the timelapse below:

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