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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 ...
The tornado - on April 3, 1974 ... afternoon was part of one of the biggest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. Over a 24-hour period on April 3 and 4, more than 140 tornadoes were reported in 13 ...
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.
On April 3, 1974, an F4 tornado traveled more than 20 miles between Jefferson County ... He said the 1974 event was a first of its kind in the country and received its own name — "super outbreak."
Summary of tornadoes [2] 1974 was exceptionally above average with a record number of seven F5 tornadoes in one year. 366 deaths occurred and almost 7,000 injuries occurred. The worst tornado outbreak of the record-breaking year was the Super Outbreak, which spawned all seven F5 tornadoes.
Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Super Outbreak, the 24-hour period between April 3 and April 4 during which 148 tornadoes touched down in 13 different states. Thirty-nine people ...
The Lost Tapes is an American documentary series that ... 1974 Super Outbreak; ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; ...
Fifty years ago, on April 3, 1974, a “Super Outbreak” hit the Midwest. Over a 24-hour period, a total of 148 tornadoes touched down across 13 states in a swath from Alabama to Ontario, Canada.