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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.
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 ...
"WHAS Radio Covers the April 3, 1974 Tornado Disaster," excellent-quality recorded coverage of the tornado at LKYRadio.com; Super Outbreak 30th Anniversary Special; April 3, 1974 Live Breaking News Coverage: Part 1, Part 2; The short film Day of the Killer Tornadoes (1978) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
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 ...
Afterward, President Richard Nixon made an unannounced visit to Xenia as the Watergate scandal unfolded in Washington. 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 and April 4.
The F5 tornado touched down just before 4:40 p.m. on April 3, 1974 in the southwestern part of Xenia that included the center of town. There were 32 people killed and ...
For many older residents, their first and likely most prominent tornado story is from April 3, 1974. "It was my first memory in ... Outbreak: Residents remember 1974 tornado outbreak 50 years later
1 death – Tornado killed one woman as it destroyed a home. Majority of damage was reported on farms. Parent thunderstorm later produced the F4 Hamburg tornado. F3: N of Blue Mound to N Decatur: Macon: IL: 19:30 18.2 miles (29.3 km) 350 yards (320 m) 1 death – Tornado struck northwest side of Decatur, destroying 35 homes and damaging 120 more.