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🌪️What We are Working On…..

• Many thanks to our new contributor Sawyer Delatte for putting together a detailed update to a summary that was on the website. He took a deeper dive into one of the strongest hurricane-spawned tornadoes that occurred on August 25, 1992. It was generated from Hurricane Andrew. Read the LaPlace-Reserve, LA F3 Tornado – August 25, 1992 summary!

• Zach, Nelson and I met late last week to touch base on our Premium update for the Guin F5 that occurred on April 3, 1974. We have a lot of photos and stories to get through and this will be our focus over the next several weeks!

• Want to thank everyone for supporting our work. We appreciate everyone who reads this newsletter, follows us on social media and supports us via Patreon. We could not do any of this without you!

🌪️ This Week In Tornado History

August 26, 2007 - Northwood, ND: Eleven tornadoes moved through parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota on August 26, 2007. Four of these came from two merged supercells in North Dakota. Three were significant (EF2+), the only strong tornadoes of the day. This summary documents those three and focuses on the community of Northwood and their experience with a devastating EF4. This was the first F/EF4 in North Dakota since the July 18, 2004, Marion event, and the last until June 17, 2010.

August 27, 1854 - Louisville, KY: A significant tornado moved through Louisville, KY. At least 25 people were killed, most in the destruction of the Third Presbyterian Church at Walnut and 11th Streets. Many buildings were destroyed including an orphan asylum, a hemp factory and a school. A new steamboat was wrecked.

August 28, 1990 - Plainfield, IL: It was the deadliest and most damaging tornado of 1990. It crossed just over 16 miles in less than 30 minutes across parts of Kendall and Will Counties in Illinois. There was an estimated $165 million in damages. A total of 470 homes were destroyed and another 1000 were damaged. 29 people were killed and 350 more were injured. To this day, this is the only recorded F5/EF5 in the month of August.

August 29, 2005 - Roopville, GA: Hurricane Katrina spawned a killer F2 tornado in Georgia. It tracked for 5.5 miles through parts of Heard and Carroll Counties, near Roopville. Several homes and farm buildings were destroyed. A farmer was killed when he stepped outside of his house to check on his poultry.

August 30, 1920 - Ohio: Thomas Grazulis documents an estimated F2 tornado that hit parts of Richland County, OH. Two men were injured as several buildings were destroyed in the Bangorville area.

August 31, 2017 - Alabama: The remnants of Hurricane Harvey spawned a long-tracked EF2 tornado in Alabama. It moved for 31.24 miles through Pickens, Lamar, and Fayette Counties. Six people were injured. Several homes were destroyed, and there was extensive tree damage.

September 1, 1971 - Dumont/Horton, IA: A significant F4 tornado traveled through parts of Butler and Bremer Counties in Iowa on this day. Per Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes, the tornado began NW of Dumont and ended NE of Horton. Several farms along the path were “leveled”. It was reported at one farm that fruit jars were “sucked out of the basement” after the house was swept away.

🌪️Check This Out!

On Saturday, August 24, 2016, a “surprise” IN & OH outbreak occurred. We document this event on our website. There is also an excellent paper about this event by Kevin Gray and Jeff Frame. Check it out here!

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- Jen Narramore, Owner Tornado Talk