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April 15, 2024

Happy Monday Tornado Talk Fans and Supporters! Here are a few updates:

  • First of all, I do want to report something personal. Last Tuesday, I had to say goodbye to my 17-year old kitty Cee Cee. For those who watch WeatherBrains, you saw her regularly as our special panelist. There is a hole in my heart with the loss of her but I know she is no longer in pain and with her brother across the rainbow bridge.

  • We had a brainstorming session Saturday discussing next steps for the company. This includes more writing and research for the 1974 project and writing about other events too along with how we can grow to be able to do even more. We are looking for partnership opportunities!

No new video this week! Dusting off this video from the podcast archives about the Oak Lawn, IL F4 - April 21, 1967! We have a summary about this event and the two other F4s in IL that day!

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🌪️ This Week In Tornado History

April 15, 1879 - Lisbon, TX: An F2 tornado passed through Lisbon, TX, 7 miles SSW of Dallas. 15 homes were destroyed and six were damaged. The twister was described as a “green rimmed cone that rose and fell in its motion like a monster wave.” 25 people were injured. Grazulis does not list fatalities, but newspaper accounts do.

April 16, 1939 - Haynesville, LA: A tornado given an F4 rating moved from SW of Haynesville, LA to the NW part of the town. 40 homes were destroyed. 8 people were killed. They occurred in six different homes in the “Dawson” subdivision. 50 people were injured.

April 17, 1963 - Kankakee Co., IL and NW Indiana: An F4 tornado traveled 70 miles from NW of Essex, IL to just west of Medaryville, IN on this day in 1963. Per Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes, “In Illinois, damage was near-F5 as several houses literally vanished.” The SPC lists the max width at 130 yards. 70 injuries were reported and 1 fatality.

Image from newspapers.com.

April 18, 1877 - La Vergne, TN: An F4 tornado “moved E, passing 1m S of Newburg, 9m N of Columbia, 12m SE of Nashville, and eventually passing through and ripping apart the town of La Vergne. Damage was reported as very intense in valleys and less intense on hilltops.” 10 fatalities and 50 injuries occurred. Source: Thomas Grazulis.

April 19, 1882 - Pennsville, PA: An F2 tornado moved 8 miles through parts of Fayette County, PA. At least 50 homes had some degree of damage at Pennsville. There was a fatality at a nearby mining community. 20 people were injured.

April 20, 1973 - Ada, OK: A bit after midnight on April 20, 1973, an F3 tornado moved through parts of Pontotoc County, OK including the town of Ada. Officially from the Storm Prediction Center, the path length was 7.9 miles, the width 100 yards and there were 21 injuries.

Image from newspapers.com.

April 21, 2007 - Cactus, TX: An EF2 tornado ripped a 27-mile path through Moore and Sherman Counties in Texas. The town of Cactus was hard hit, with several homes being damaged or destroyed. The twister was 3/4 of a mile wide, and 14 people were injured.

Post of the Week

A tornado, given a rating of EF1, moved through parts of St. Johns County, FL last week. Below is security camera footage in the World Golf Village area. News article from Action News JAX.

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