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We've often discussed tornadoes and severe thunderstorms can sometimes flare up even in winter. On Dec. 18, 1957, 67 years ago today, an outbreak of strong tornadoes tore through southern Illinois ...
The Xenia, Ohio, F5 tornado of April 3, 1974.This was one of two tornadoes to receive a preliminary rating of F6, which was downgraded later to a rating of F5. [1]This is a list of tornadoes which have been officially or unofficially labeled as F5, EF5, IF5, T10-T11, the highest possible ratings on the various tornado intensity scales.
The 1974 Xenia tornado was a violent F5 tornado that destroyed a large portion of Xenia and Wilberforce, Ohio, United States on the afternoon of April 3, 1974. It was the deadliest individual tornado of the 1974 Super Outbreak, the 24-hour period between April 3 and April 4, 1974, during which 148 tornadoes touched down in 13 different U.S. states.
Another F5 tornado initially touched down in Ohio County in Indiana, before tracking into Kentucky and then crossing state lines into Hamilton County. 3 people were killed, and multiple homes were destroyed. [51] An F4 tornado moved through Cincinnati, destroying various structure in the northern portion of the city and killing 2 people. [51]
In 1974, an F5 tornado hit Xenia, destroying hundreds of buildings and leaving more than 1,000 residents injured. The tornado was part of a major two-day outbreak that saw 30 twisters of at least ...
Before the Moore tornado, the blockbuster tornado season in 2011 led to the confirmation of five EF5 twisters, including the Joplin, Missouri, EF5 that killed 161 people. A total of 50 tornadoes ...
Second tornado moved through portions of the damage path of the F5 tornado, picking up debris from the ground but did not cause any additional structural damage. [15] F0 NW of North Fond du Lac: Fond du Lac: WI: 00:27 0.2 miles (320 m) 50 yards (46 m) A barn, machinery and crops were damaged or destroyed. [16] F0 NE of Lomira: Fond du Lac: WI ...
Days after a powerful tornado tore through Andover, Kansas, residents have begun to pick up the pieces, and startling new imagery of the twister in all its fury has emerged. More than 1,000 ...