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The Interview of a Lifetime!
Research, writing and more!
Happy Monday Tornado Historians! Let’s dive into the newsletter!
For those who don’t know….I wear many hats! I am a radio broadcast meteorologist, owner of Tornado Talk AND panelist on The WeatherBrains podcast!
The interview of a lifetime occurred last Monday, February 26 on WeatherBrains! We had on the show one of the world’s most knowledgeable experts on tornado climatology. He is a hero to many in meteorology and Tornado Talk would not be what it is without him! Thomas Grazulis, author of many books including Significant Tornadoes joined the show with his wife Doris, his right hand in helping him throughout his journey in tornado history.
Check out our show page with links to audio and video and you can download the show on your favorite podcast app!
The Tornado Talk Team is in writing and research mode this week….And instead of being spread out across the country, we are together this week in Ohio. We are working on researching the Xenia F5 from the April 3, 1974 Super Outbreak as well as continuing our writing on the Guin F5. We also took some time this past Saturday to travel two of the paths of tornadoes that hit near Springfield and London, OH during the early morning of February 28, 2024. We plan on doing a quick writeup about what we saw and who we talked with!
Damage near Springfield. Photo from Nelson Tucker.
Here is our latest “This Week In Tornado History” Video: We look back at two tornadoes from March 6, 1956!
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🌪️ This Week In Tornado History
March 4, 1842 - Tuscaloosa, AL: Thomas Grazulis documents a tornado in Tuscaloosa, AL on this day. It moved through the western part of town leveling one home and damaging several others. One person was killed and ten were injured.
March 5, 1963 - Bessemer, AL: This F4 tornado had a 14.9 mile path. 35 people were injured. At Bessemer, 200+ buildings were damaged, 29 were destroyed.
Image from newspapers.com.
March 6, 1930 - Skene, MS: A possible F3 tornado moved east for 2 miles near Skene, MS. Two large homes and 12 smaller ones were destroyed. Five plantations were hit and there were two fatalities in tenant homes. Thirteen people were injured.
March 7, 1830 - Meadesville, VA: Thomas Grazulis documents a tornado that moved through portions of Halifax County, VA. Cabins and barns were demolished south of Meadesville. “Three people were killed by a falling chimney after they had survived the destruction of a home.”
March 8, 2009 - Fayetteville, IN: 26 tornadoes occurred on this day. The strongest was this quick-hitting twister in Indiana, given a rating of EF3. The tornado destroyed the above-ground portions of two homes. There was major damage to a trailer home.
Image from Storm Data.
March 9, 1901 - Wills Point, TX: An estimated F3 tornado traveled 15 miles from Wills Point, TX to four miles west of Emory. Four children were killed in three separate homes. A four foot piece of sheet iron fell east of Cooper, 50 miles NE of Wills Point. “It probably originated at a cotton gin in Wills Point.” Source: Thomas Grazulis
March 10, 1876 - Hazel Green, WI: A possible F3 tornado moved through Hazel Green, WI. It was described as “a solid mass of heavy rubbish.” Grazulis states that parts of a church steeple were carried more than three miles. Reports of people “crushed beyond recognition” in their houses. “Two children were carried 400 yards and set down, badly bruised by alive.” A total of nine people were killed and 50 injured. Source: Thomas Grazulis.
Post of the Week
A look back at the tornado outbreak across Middle TN on March 3, 2020 from FoxNashville.
Four years later. 🙏💔 Today we remember the lives lost in the deadly tornado outbreak across Middle Tennessee on March 3, 2020.
— FoxNashville (@FOXNashville)
2:06 PM • Mar 3, 2024
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