Happy New Year!

January 01, 2024

🥂 Happy New Year Everyone from Tornado Talk! 🥂

Hope you and your family are having a great holiday season! Can’t believe it is 2024 already! Excited to see what this year brings for Tornado Talk as we continue to grow. Thanks for being a part of this journey with us!

  • We have now released four chapters of our writing series on the Frankfort, KY F4 Tornado - April 3, 1974! Each chapter is available to Patreon supporters. When all chapters are released, we will produce a Free Overview!  

  • Starting off the New Year with a NEW “This Week In Tornado History” video! Two F3 tornadoes occurred on January 3, 2000 in the state of Kentucky. They were both spawned by one long-track supercell. This video and our summary look at one of those significant tornadoes that moved through Daviess County, and the town of Owensboro.

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🌪️ This Week In Tornado History

January 1, 2011 - Noxubee County, MS: 2011 was one of the most active tornado years on record and it started off with seven twisters that traveled through portions of Mississippi. One of the strongest, was given an EF3 rating. It tracked close to nine miles through Noxubee County.

Image of an embedded lawn chair in a tree from NWS Jackson.

January 2, 1897 - Mooringsport, LA: A possible F3 tornado moved thorugh Mooringsport, LA. It passed through town “like an army of demons.” Two were killed a small home and three other died in another house. Southwest of town, three large homes were destroyed. There was a total of 21 injuries.

January 3, 1906 - Albany, GA: A possible F2 tornado moved along the northwest part of Albany, GA. “Dozens of homes were damaged or destroyed in a 12-block-section of town.” Four people were killed. There were in a rural home. A machinist died in the destruction of a chemical plant.

January 4, 2007 - Lydia-Loreauville, LA: Between Lydia and New Iberia, three mobile homes were flipped and destroyed. Seven people, including children, crawled out of the rubble with minor injuries. Another mobile home was destroyed as the tornado crossed Highway 90. Two of the occupants were killed and three others were injured.

Image from newspapers.com.

January 5, 1892 - Milltown, AL: A possible F3 tornado moved 15 miles through parts of Chambers and Randolph Counties in Alabama. 14 homes were destroyed. Five miles south of Roanoke, three were killed in homes. Buildings at a college and a church were destroyed in Milltown. “Large areas of timber were leveled.”

January 6, 2019 - Santa Cruz, CA: A waterspout crossed the Santa Cruz Warf in Santa Cruz, CA, becoming an EF0 tornado. It tore 35% of the roof off of the Dolphin Restaurant and tossed picnic tables.

January 7, 1989 - Allendale, IL/Vincennes, IN: Six tornadoes were produced during the late afternoon/early evening of January 7, 1989. The most significant twister of the day hit the small town of Allendale, IL, in Wabash County. Per the Storm Data Narrative from January 1989, “much of the town was obliterated.” Fifty-five people were injured along the 22-mile path.

Aerial image taken by Dr. Fujita showing the path of devastation across town.

Thread of the Week

Our friend and Tornado Talk supporter Brandon Skalniak posted this on X on December 31. It is his list of interesting 2023 radar images! Check it out!

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