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A New Summary Series Soon!
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It’s Monday morning! And you know what that means…..
It’s time to get hooked on tornado history!
Quick peek at this newsletter edition:
A new summary series coming soon!
A look back at an F3 in Selma, AL!
A recap of the 2023 hurricane season.
🌪 We have been working a LOT on our first summary series for our April 3-4, 1974 project! We will be telling the tale of the F4 that struck from Avenstoke through southern Frankfort, KY to Stamping Ground. We had so much material, it has been a challenge getting through it all and organizing it, but we are close! This will be a set of premium summaries for Patreon members along with a Free overview. We will have more updates coming soon in this newsletter and on social media!
Image from the March 30, 2014 Edition of The State Journal.
📽️ Here is our latest This Week In Tornado History Video! During the early morning of December 6, 1983, an F3 tornado crossed through parts of Dallas County, AL in the Selma Area. It developed near Alabama Highway 22 west of Selma and moved northeastward for 13 miles. At least 103 structures were damaged/destroyed along the path.
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🌪️ This Week In Tornado History
December 4, 1925 - Yazoo City, MS: A possible F2 tornado moved through the eastern parts of Yazoo City, MS. About 100 homes had damage. Two women were killed.
December 5, 1953 - Vicksburg, MS: “They had always said Vicksburg would never have a tornado because of the river” – Marie Renaud, survivor of the 1953 Vicksburg Tornado! We have a summary about this event AND an archived podcast episode!
December 6, 2004: Brown County, TX: An F1 tornado tracked for six miles across northeastern Brown County, Texas. Along the path, numerous trees were downed, and some trailers and metal farm buildings were damaged.
December 7, 1996 - Riverview, FL: Most of the damage from this F2 tornado was to the Cowley Cove mobile home complex. A total of nine mobile homes had some degree of damage. Three of the mobile homes were completely leveled and two others were severely damaged. One person was killed.
Image from Storm Data.
December 8, 1890 - Jersey, GA: An F3 tornado destroyed a home and all barns on a farm three miles SW of Jersey, GA. Debris was carried into Jersey. “A father and child were blown 300 yards to their death.” Source: Thomas Grazulis.
December 9, 1879 - Renick, MO: A possible F4 tornado moved northeast, passing three miles west of Renick, MO. Eight farms were heavily damaged, two were leveled to the ground. There was one fatality and seven injuries. Source: Thomas Grazulis.
December 10, 2004 - Orangeburg, SC: A quick-hitting F3 tornado struck just north of Orangeburg, SC. Along the 1.5 mile-long path, a brick church, several mobile homes, and some farm buildings were leveled.
Twister Tales
A home east of Braggadocio, MO that was obliterated. Annistyn Rackley lost her life here. Image from the NWS Memphis.
In December of 2021, many of us watched as storms tore apart lives and communities across Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, and Kentucky. After events of this magnitude, images depicting seas of wreckage where homes and businesses once stood can blind us to the true nature of the loss at hand. Ranging from six days to 98 years of age, a total of 92 people lost their lives during the tornado event. They were cherished as friends or family by thousands. This article details the stories of every one of those people, as well as all of the 23 significant tornadoes that formed during this event.
Article of the Week
This week’s article is a NOAA recap of the 2023 hurricane season. They also highlight the new ways they have implemented to advance hurricane forecasting!
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