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It Was A Special Week!
A Look Back at Terrible Tuesday....
Happy Eclipse Day! Hopefully the sky stays clear enough for you (especially those in totality) so you can observe the eclipse today!
After months upon months of writing and research, we finally got to April 3 for the 50th anniversary of the Super Outbreak.
We did complete our comprehensive overview of the Xenia F5! We have only scratched the surface on some of the stories from this! More to come!
I was honored to speak in Louisville, KY on April 3 for their remembrance of the F4. I joined the mayor at the time, Harvey Sloane and Dr. Greg Forbes. I was very blessed to have Dr. Forbes as a professor when I attended Penn State! It was so good to see him and was glad he granted me a selfie :)
I drove to Xenia after, and attended their commemoration. There were over 250 people there. It was amazing to witness how bonded their community is after such a tragedy.
Zach Reichle had a similar experience in Guin, AL, where over 400 people were in attendance for their 50th anniversary ceremony.
We were humbled to be a part of these events!
No new video this week! Dusting off this video from the archives about Terrible Tuesday - April 10, 1979! We have a summary about this event as well.
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🌪️ This Week In Tornado History
April 8, 1998 - Oak Grove, AL: This F5 tornado traveled just over 30 miles. It demolished the Oak Grove School. 608 homes were destroyed, 556 sustained major damage, and another 810 had minor damage. There were 1,164 families with homes that were unlivable. Forest service officials estimated 4,000 acres of timber was destroyed in Jefferson County and 1,000 acres in Tuscaloosa County. 32 people were killed.
Image from NWS Birmingham.
April 9, 1947 - Woodward, OK: A devastating tornado family moved from 5 miles NW of Pampa, TX to near St. Leo, KS, a path length of 170 miles. In Texas, “The entire town of Glazier, and much of Higgins were destroyed.” At Woodward, OK, at least 107 were killed mainly in the northern half of town. Over 100 city blocks were demolished with over 1000 homes damaged/destroyed. Paper debris from Woodward, and from homes north of Arnett were found in SW Barber County, KS. “The path in Oklahoma may have been made up of five or more distinct tornadoes.” Source: Thomas Grazulis.
April 10, 1922 - Miller, Ash Grove, MO: An F4 tornado traveled 35 miles from five miles west of Miller, MO to just NE of Luck. A home was demolished at the beginning of the path. The owner was killed. Two more people died in their homes at Ash Grove. The school at Luck was struck and a 7-year-old student was killed.
April 11, 1965 - Russiaville/Alto/Kokomo/Greentown/Marion, IN: Part of the Palm Sunday Outbreak! The American Red Cross reported destroyed: 736 houses, 70 house trailers, and 495 buildings. Seventy-seven steel electric transmission towers were damaged or destroyed. 25 people were killed.
Photo Courtesy of the Kokomo Morning Times.
April 12, 1945 - Oklahoma City, OK: An F4 tornado moved along the southeastern edge of Oklahoma City, OK. 160 homes destroyed at Valley Brook, Dell City and Choctaw. Eight were killed and 200 injured, most were families of personnel at Tinker Air Force Base.
April 13, 2020 - Estill, SC: An EF4 tornado slashed a 24 mile path through Hampton County, SC. Five people were killed, and 60 were injured. The 175 mph winds damaged or destroyed many homes. The worst damage occurred near Estill.
April 14, 2012 - Kanopolis Lake, KS: Per the SPC, 83 tornadoes occurred on April 14, 2012. Just over half of them (42) were in the state of KS. The strongest tornado for the day was one of the 42: It was an EF4 that traveled through parts of Rice, Ellsworth, McPherson and Saline Counties. Total path length was 50.28 miles. The max width was 400 yards. There were no injuries and no fatalities reported.
Image from NWS Wichita.
Video of the Week
Here is the Guin Tornado Memorial from April 3, broadcast from the First Baptist Church in Guin.
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