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One of the Most Damaging Tornadoes in Utah History!
A possible tornado in Virginia in 1818...
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🌪️ This Week In Tornado History
August 11, 1999 - Utah: August 11th, 1999 is a day that many Utahns will never forget. One of the most damaging tornadoes in Utah state history descended upon downtown Salt Lake City, tragically killing 1 person and injuring 80 others. The #tornado carved a path of destruction 4.3 miles long through the heart of Salt Lake City, causing over $150 Million in damages to the state capital and surrounding neighborhoods. This widely visible tornado was rated F2 and became a stark reminder of the unique meteorological setups that can occur along the Wasatch Front. Click the link above for our summary about this event. Here is our archived podcast.
August 12, 1893 - Kansas: An F2 tornado moved through portions of Logan County, KS. Two children were killed near Winona. A collapsed wall of a sod house landed on them. All livestock and chickens on a farm at the end of the path were killed.
August 13, 2004 - North Carolina: Tropical Storm Bonnie spawned an F2 tornado near Rocky Point, NC. Three people were killed, and 29 were injured as 17 homes were destroyed and nearly 60 others were damaged.
August 14, 1988 - Michigan: The strongest of four tornadoes this day in Michigan tracked 26 miles through Ingham and Livingston Counties, from East Lansing to near Unadilla. Rex Bates was killed when a large oak tree fell on his camper north of Stockbridge. Moments earlier, his wife had left the trailer to go into their home, narrowly escaping the collapse.
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August 15, 1818 - Virginia: “The ‘Potomac Gale’ caused the death of as many as thirty people when several boats were overturned. This storm may have been a tornado or related to a tornado. The event crossed the Potomac River a few miles S of Quantico, Virginia.” Source: Thomas Grazulis
August 16, 1994 - South Carolina: Spawned by the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl, an F3 tornado tracked 8 miles from south of Lexington to Lake Murray. Forty people were injured. Nearly 200 homes were damaged, along with major damage to the Glassmaster factory and Village Square Shopping Center.
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August 17, 1946 - Minnesota: Thomas Grazulis documented an F4 that occurred on this day in 1946 in Blue Earth County, MN! Eight farms were hit, three homes were destroyed. Eleven people were killed and it is noted that the deaths and most of the 100 injuries occurred in 26 cabins at the Green Gables tourist camp, three miles SW of Mankato.
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