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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.
Damage. $600 million (1974 USD) $3.97 billion (2024 USD) Areas affected. Midwestern and Southern United States, Ontario, Canada. Part of the tornado outbreaks of 1974. The 1974 Super Outbreak was the second-largest tornado outbreak on record for a single 24-hour period, just behind the 2011 Super Outbreak. It was also the most violent tornado ...
22:50. 46.2 miles (74.4 km) 4 deaths – One of the largest recorded tornadoes in the outbreak, over 1 mi (1.6 km) wide. A total of 120 homes as well as businesses and factories damaged or destroyed in the southern sections of Frankfort. 12 homes destroyed in the Alton area. Over 120 people injured.
The Xenia tornado was the deadliest and most powerful of what was later labeled the 1974 Super Outbreak, a series of 148 tornadoes that touched down across 13 states over 24 hours between April 3 ...
The front page of The Cincinnati Enquirer, April 4, 1974, reporting on the tornadoes in Xenia, Sayler Park and other sites in the region during the tornado outbreak. One man said it was like the ...
Paths of the 148 tornadoes generated during the 1974 Super Outbreak. The 1974 Super Outbreak was one of the most destructive tornado outbreaks ever known in United States history. Many notable tornadoes occurred, such as the Xenia, Ohio tornado which was an F5 tornado that killed 34 people and destroyed a large portion of the town. The Xenia ...
On the 50th anniversary of the Xenia tornado, AP is republishing a version of its original, unbylined report from the scene. Ohio Storms Kill at Least 35. Spring tornadoes mowed a murderous swath across southwestern Ohio Wednesday night, killing at least 35 persons, injuring about 500 and destroying millions of dollars in property.
Original – The Xenia, Ohio, F5 tornado of April 3, 1974. Reason. Extremely high EV (one of the most well-known tornado photographs in history). It does not pass the basic criteria for high technical standards nor high resolution. However, given what the event was and how famous the photograph is, the exception clauses can be played, given the EV.