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Tornado damage in Lorain, Ohio The Xenia, Ohio tornado from the 1974 Super Outbreak. This tornado was rated by Ted Fujita himself as an F6 , but it was retroactively downgraded to F5 [ 1 ] Tornadoes in the state of Ohio are relatively uncommon, with roughly 16 tornadoes touching down every year since 1804, the year with the first recorded event ...
The first killer tornado of 1950 was a lone F3 tornado on January 13 which struck Polk County, Arkansas killing one and injuring another. A rare F2 tornado also touched down in Northeastern Illinois on January 26. This is one of only two tornadoes to hit that area in the month of January with the other being an EF3 tornado on January 7, 2008.
9 deaths – A very brief but devastating tornado struck a residential area, leveling a few small homes on the hilltop. Two parents and their six children were inside one of the homes that were swept away. The structure, which was poorly built, was lofted 85 yd (255 ft) before disintegrating, killing all nine occupants. An injury occurred as well.
Tornado Warning including Bellefontaine, Russells Point and Belle Center OH until 8:30 p.m. Tornado Warning including Greenville, Union City IN and Union City until 8:30 p.m.
Tornadoes affected six different states, with Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma receiving most of the tornadoes. A tornado struck downtown Sabetha, Kansas, and a series of tornadoes struck the North Oklahoma City area. (3 significant) Upper Great Lakes severe weather outbreak of August 23, 1998: August 23, 1998: Wisconsin, Michigan: 3: 1 fatality ...
A history of twisters: Search a database of tornadoes in Ohio since 1950 "Tornado alley" is a long swath of land that stretches over the great plains region of the U.S. and includes Oklahoma ...
It was an EF2 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with estimated peak winds of 120 mph reached in the area of Route 800 and Minder Road, according to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh ...
An F4 tornado near Erie, Michigan on June 8, 1953. Photo courtesy of NOAA. The F4 Scottsbluff, Nebraska tornado passing the Scottsbluff airport on June 27, 1955.. This is a list of tornadoes which have been officially or unofficially labeled as F4, EF4, IF4, or an equivalent rating in the 1950s.