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🌪️ Tornado Talk Updates!

Hello Tornado Talk Fans! I am still on the road, now in the state of Texas and stopping at a couple of libraries this week to do some research while visiting with family as well.  

We had the WeatherBrains 1000th show on March 17 and it was SO much fun! I have been a part of the show for 5 years and it is such an honor to be on there with such wonderful people. If you didn’t get a chance to watch the show, I have included the YouTube version below. We had a great time being together in person and reminiscing on 16 years and 1000 episodes!

We have released to our Patreon members (at the $5 level and higher), the first few chapters of the Guin narrative. Our goal is to button up the rest and have a full release by April 15 and we will also sell a standalone version in our Patreon store. More to come!

After Guin, our focus will turn to the virtual tornado memorial!

🌪️ This Week In Tornado History

March 24, 1975 - Georgia: It is called the “Governor’s Tornado.” This twister moved 14.8 miles through parts of Fulton County, GA, on this day. It began in West Atlanta, moved to the northeast at approximately 50 miles, and ended in the Brookhaven Area. It hit an industrial area, two large apartment complexes, several businesses, and hundreds of “fine homes.” It also hit the Governor’s Mansion located off West Paces Ferry Road. 550 families were reported homeless. The damage was estimated at $56.5 million.

March 25, 1901 - Alabama:  An F3 tornado crossed 15 miles from the southern part of Birmingham, AL to Avondale and Irondale. The twister “bounced like a ball of rubber” and demolished 200 homes. “Prominent citizens were killed, but most of the dead were poor people living in shacks.” Thomas Grazulis documents 17 fatalities but mentions there may have been over 20.

March 26, 2009 - Mississippi: An EF3 tornado struck Magee, MS. 60 homes were damaged or destroyed, and 25 people were injured.

March 27, 1994 - Alabama: The Palm Sunday Outbreak of March 27, 1994: It was a devastating day across the South. Per the SPC, there were 29 tornadoes across 5 states: Texas, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. 7 were rated F3 and 2 were rated F4. This summary will review the most deadly tornado of the outbreak (and the deadliest for 1994). An F4 moved 50 miles through St. Clair, Calhoun and Cherokee Counties in Alabama and lifted just over the Georgia state line in Floyd County. There were 150 injuries reported and 22 fatalities. Most of the fatalities occurred at the Goshen United Methodist Church in Cherokee County, AL.

March 28, 1938 - Arkansas: An F3 tornado moved NNE from east of Texarkana, AR and lifted near Mandeville. Path length was 10 miles. Four people were killed and 17 injured.

March 29, 1940 - Louisiana:  An F3 tornado struck the fishing village of “Pierre Part” in Assumption Parish, LA. 26 homes were destroyed. Six were killed, mainly children in those homes.

March 30, 1897 - Oklahoma: An estimated F4 tornado crossed 18 miles through Lincoln County, OK. It plowed into the town of Chandler. “It seemed as if the multiple vortex tornado would pass just to the west of town, but it tunred to the NE and passed driectly through town. Every building was damaged, and many were swept completely away. Fires broke out throughout town, as wood stoves overturned, and burned despite a heavy rain.” Grazulis lists 14 deaths but there may have been more.

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