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• Zach and I have been deep in the research rabbit hole getting information on a tornado from the 1974 Super Outbreak. It was an estimated F2 that struck Knox County, TN. We will be doing an early release for paid Patreon members hopefully tonight or Tuesday and then a public release by the end of the week! Be on the look out on our social media platforms and on our home page for the link!

• ICYMI: Our latest Spotify audio is available! We share the story of the Keefeton, OK F4 Tornado - May 26, 1973! Please give us a follow and check out a new way to learn about tornado history!

🌪️ This Week In Tornado History

September 23, 1926 - Summitville, OH: An F2 tornado skipped its ways 17 miles across parts of Columbiana County, OH. Near Summitville, a rural properties in four townships accrued $30,000 in damages. The funnel was described as having “a wall of boiling, grayish water.” A two-year-old boy was killed and three others injured near Glasgow.

September 24, 2001 - Rixeyville, VA: On this day, one of the most significant tornadoes to ever hit the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area occurred. The focus of this summary on our website is on the strongest tornado of the outbreak, and one that has remained obscure for decades. Per the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), this F4 is one of only two in records going back to 1950 within the state of Virginia. The other one occurred on August 4, 1993, in Petersburg.

September 25, 1900 - Iowa: We go back to 1900 in this summary. Thomas Grazulis noted a “ball-like” tornado developed approximately 3 miles SW of Haverhill, IA and moved to the east-northeast. F3 damage occurred to a farm house SW of Ferguson. A hotel was “blown apart.” Eleven people were injured and two were killed.

September 26, 2018 - Columbus, OH: An EF1 tornado tracked for 3.75 miles through Columbus, OH, just east of downtown. Damage was mainly confined to snapped or uprooted trees, which fell onto homes and cars, and some garages were also destroyed.

September 27, 1923 - Nebraska: A home was leveled by an estimated F4 tornado five miles north of Seneca, NE. A couple was killed and their children injured. “The roar was reportedly heard for 10 miles.”

September 28, 2004 - Delaware: The remnants of Hurricane Jeanne spawned an F2 tornado in Wilmington, DE. It tracked for 5 miles causing significant damage. Five C-130 cargo planes were destroyed at the New Castle Airport, and several homes and businesses were damaged. There were five reported injuries.

September 29, 1966 - Cleveland, OH: There was one tornado on this day: An estimated F3 that moved through parts of the Cleveland, OH area. 22 people had minor injuries. Approximately 248 structures were damaged or destroyed. The tornado moved eastward near Warrensville Heights and North Randall. Per Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes, one home was “nearly leveled”. He also notes that the tornado was described as “a big pillar”. Read the full summary!

🌪️Check This Out!

A tornado caused damage in the Aldershot area of England on Friday, September 20. TORRO (Tornado & Storm Research Organisation) has given a preliminary rating of T1/T2. A look at this event in the video below from The Telegraph.

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