Starting To Get Organized!

A Tornado Last Week in Cornwall, England!

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Updated on the Virtual Tornado Memorial Project: I took some steps this week to start getting organized! As soon as we are done with our Guin narrative, our focus will be on the memorial. I am going to start making smaller trips over the next couple of months closer to home to do research. In mid to late March, I am planning a larger trip to head south. The goal on these trips is to find out more information on various tornado events with a focus on the fatalities. We will be looking to make sure we have the names, ages, and stories of those who died as correct as possible so we can add to the website and build the memorial. While at libraries, history centers, etc….we will look for photos and any other tornado information to help enhance the narrative.

Last week, I went to Newark, OH (Licking County) and visited the genealogy society at the library. Four tornadoes have caused fatalities in the county, and I found myself diving into history books, obituaries, cemetery records and family trees. After three hours, I found a name of a teenager who was killed by what was called the “Burlington Storm.” It occurred on May 18, 1825. His name was Wait Wright, Jr. Two others were killed, brothers James and Lemuel Vance in far southern Knox County.

This is just the start of this very important project to honor the lives lost in tornado events.

Guin: I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel! Thank you for your patience as we continue with our Guin narrative. We are buttoning up writing and getting into map creation and photo choosing. A huge review will commence this week and we hope things get on the website within the next two weeks. This will be a premium narrative for monthly and yearly Patreon members. We are also going to explore selling the narrative as a stand-alone digital product through Patreon. More to come on that!

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🌪️ This Week In Tornado History

January 27, 1967 - Delaware: Per the Storm Data Publication, this was the first tornado to hit Delaware during the winter months (December through February). The twister moved to the northeast for only 1/2 mile. Four houses were destroyed. Seven people were injured.

Tornado Damage in Felton, 1967 State Highway Dept. Photo Collection (RG 1540.009) Photo Number: K2978-28

January 28, 1879 - Mississippi: Thomas Grazulis documents a potential F2 tornado that moved across the southern part of Iuka, MS. Approximately a 1/2 dozen small homes were destroyed. Four were killed and 20 injured. Newspapers reported six fatalities.

January 29, 1939 - Alabama: A possible F2 tornado moved northeast from the west side of Coker, AL in Tuscaloosa County. The path length was six miles. A school was demolished. Five people were inured in a home near the end of the path. Another six people were hurt in homes near Coker.

January 30, 2013 - Georgia:  44 tornadoes were confirmed on January 30, 2013. The strongest was given a rating of EF3. It tracked over 21 miles through parts of Bartow and Gordon Counties in Georgia. There were 17 injuries and one fatality.

Image from NWS Atlanta.

January 31, 2020: A tornado tracked for nearly five miles across parts of the Florida Everglades in Monroe County, FL. The tornado had a well-defined debris signature on the radar. Since it moved over swampland, no damage was found and was given a rating of EF-U.

February 1, 1983 - Florida: A line of storms pushed through the western Florida Panhandle. Per Storm Data, a bridge tender at the Bayou Chico drawbridge between Warrington and West Pensacola reported a tornado destroyed traffic barriers. In West Pensacola, damaged occurred to trees, power lines, traffic lights and roofs.

February 2, 2016 - Alabama:  An EF2 tornado was confirmed in Pickens County, AL, on this day. The NWS determined max winds to be around 135 mph. The tornado developed in the county’s SW part, south of AL Hwy 21 and west of County Road 87. It moved NE for a total of 26.2 miles. There was one injury.

Radar from NWS Birmingham.

🌪️Check This Out!

Storm Eowyn rolled through parts of Europe late last week causing heavy rain and howling, damaging winds. A tornado was reported to cause damage in Cornwall.

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