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Quick Guin Update: We ran into some map snafus and are actively fixing them. This has caused a delay in getting the series out to a wider audience. Monthly and yearly Patreon members have access to this series right now. Once the maps are fixed, we will launch this in our Patreon shop and then proceed with a Kindle version! Thank you for your patience!

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🌪️ This Week In Tornado History

July 7, 2016 - Kansas: An EF3 tornado tracked through rural areas northwest of Eureka, KS. Damage was mainly confined to corn fields and trees, though a house was completely swept away toward the end of the path. Tornado Talk started off as a podcast in 2016 and one of our episodes was dedicated to this event. All of our archived podcasts are on our Youtube channel.

July 8, 2009 - North Dakota: Per the NWS Storm Data Entry, this EF3 tornado passed through Dickinson, ND on the far south side. It crossed just south of the Heart River. It was more than likely rain-wrapped and lasted only 15 minutes. 450+ structures were damaged with 100 of those declared beyond repair. Numerous vehicles were damaged or destroyed, some were on their roofs. Power lines were snapped, knocking out power to most of Dickinson, and tree damage was extensive. There were two minor injuries in homes. Estimated max winds were 150 mph.

July 9, 1926 - Indiana/Michigan: An F2 tornado moved through portions of LaPorte and St. Joseph Counties in Indiana and Berrien County in Michigan. Barns were destroyed and trees were uprooted north of Hudson Lake. Four cottages were leveled on Batchelors Island. “Three women at lunch in one of them were killed instantly. Three others in the cabin were seriously injured.” The island was “virtually stripped of trees.” Source: Thomas Grazulis

July 10, 1989 - Connecticut: Part of a major Northeast outbreak, this was one of only two F4 tornadoes on record in Connecticut. It tore through Hamden, destroying 350 homes and 40 businesses. Over 30 streets were blocked by fallen trees. There were 40 injuries and no fatalities.

July 11, 2016 - Minnesota: An EF2 tornado struck Litchfield, MN, causing significant damage to three homes and rolling a double-wide trailer.

July 12, 1927 - Wisconsin: An F2 tornado moved through portions of St. Croix and Dunn Counties in Wisconsin. Barns were destroyed on three farms between Boyceville and Downing. A boy was killed in one of the barns.

July 13, 2004 - Illinois: This F4 tornado had a 9.6 mile path through Woodford County. It crossed Route 117 and demolished the Parsons Manufacturing Plant. There were 140 people in the plant at the time and all made it to storm shelters in time.

🌪️Tragedy in Texas

The flood disaster in Texas is absolutely heartbreaking. Wanted to use this space to share a few things about this event. We will be having a deeper discussion on tonight’s WeatherBrains Episode. You can watch live at 8pm ET/7pm CT on our YouTube channel. (For those who may not know, I am one of the panelists).

Here is a great breakdown of the event and the watch and warning process July 3/4.

In this day and age of social media, when an event like this happens, people decide to argue or throw out conspiracy theories on both sides of the political spectrum and forget about the people impacted. We stay away from politics at Tornado Talk. We aim to focus on the people and remember those who have been lost. Even though this is not a tornado event, it is a weather event, and one of the deadliest non-tropical cyclone flood events in the US since the Big Thompson Canyon flood on July 31, 1976.

As of this morning, there have been at least 83 fatalities associated with the Central Texas Floods and there are still many missing including 10 campers and a counselor from Camp Mystic.

There is an overwhelmingly amount of information coming out about the victims. Each story is heart-wrenching. Our prayers are with the families as they grieve their loved ones and try to pick up the pieces and for the first responders who are still frantically looking for survivors and dealing with recovery efforts.

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