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A Tornado In Columbus, Ohio in 2018!
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👋 Happy Monday, fellow tornado historian!
We've got a jam-packed week for tornado history! Here's what's in store for this edition:
A week’s worth of tornado history from 1878 to 2018, one being an F4!
An excerpt of one of the 86 tornadoes that occurred between February 5 - 6, 2008: This one in Jackson County, AL.
Proof that tornadoes don't happen only in the United States - one hit Eastern China earlier this week!
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🌪️ This Week In Tornado History
September 25, 1878: Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes documents a possible F2 tornado in Ionia County, MI. There were three injuries. A husband and wife had severe injuries when their home was destroyed near Pine Lake. A man was killed by debris as he entered his barn in a wagon.
September 26, 2018 - Columbus, OH: An EF1 tornado tracked for 3.75 miles just east of downtown Columbus. Damage was mainly confined to snapped or uprooted trees, which fell onto homes and cars, and some garages were also destroyed.
September 27, 1923 - Seneca, NE: A home was leveled by an estimated F4 tornado. A couple was killed, and their children injured.
 Image from NWS Mount Holly. | September 28, 2004 - Wilmington, DE: the remnants of Hurricane Jeanne spawned an F2 tornado. Five C-130 cargo planes were destroyed at the New Castle Airport, and several homes and businesses were damaged. |
September 29, 1938 - Charleston County, SC: Five tornadoes moved through parts of this county on this day. Two were given F2 ratings. The first moved NNE from the edge of Seabrook Island to the city of Charleston. Five were killed and 20 injured. The second F2 was more devastating. Many buildings collapsed on Market and Broad Streets on James Island. People were crushed and 27 were killed.
September 30, 1959- Ivy, VA: An F3 tornado produced by the remnants of Hurricane Gracie hit on this day in 1959. In Ivy, a devastating event occurred at a duplex that was used as the apple pickers’ bunk house. Ten members of the Ervin Morris family died at this location. |  Image from newspapers.com |
October 1, 1927 - Hunt County, TX: An F2 tornado described as “a gigantic funnel of smoke and fire,” moved nine miles through this county. Per Thomas Grazulis, A house and barn were destroyed 8 miles SW of Campbell. “Leaves fell in Commerce from this tornado but also fell in Greenville from an unknown and unlisted tornado.”
Twister Tales
Between February 5-6, 2008, a historic record-breaking swarm of 86 twisters swept across large portions of the South and Midwest. The event became known as the 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak. We have a summary about a killer tornado that moved through Jackson County, AL. Here is an excerpt:
“The tornado then crossed County Road 78, where two homes were destroyed, including a trailer. Another neighboring house had most of its roof peeled away. One of these belonged to Charles and Frances Miller. “It was awful it was the worse thing that happened to us,” said Frances in a May 5, 2008 article by WAFF. The Millers did not have insurance. But they did have a loving society. “You know it’s not only us it’s the whole community it’s affecting, but if it weren’t for the friends and stuff and people doing, we probably would be just sitting there thinking about what we are going to do,” Charles said.”
Read more about the Miller family and others impacted by this tornado in this FREE summary!
Video of the Week
Deadly tornadoes in Eastern China
Video report from the Weather Channel about devastating tornadoes that hit Eastern China last week!
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