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The Calumet-El Reno-Piedmont-Guthrie EF5 Tornado - May 24, 2011

The Calumet-El Reno-Piedmont-Guthrie EF5 Tornado - May 24, 2011

Main writer Nelson Tucker poured his heart and soul into a series of summaries about the Calumet-El Reno-Piedmont-Guthrie EF5 Tornado - May 24, 2011! This is a complete overhaul of the summary we previously had written.

Click on the image above the title to go to the FREE Overview page of this event. There you will find links to two PREMIUM summaries, exclusive to Tornado Talk members.

Grapeland, TX F2 Tornado – February 8, 1935

Grapeland, TX F2 Tornado – February 8, 1935

A squall line moved through Texas and produced four significant (F2 or higher) tornadoes on February 8, 1935. We take a look at the deadliest twister in this summary. It was an F2 that tracked from near Ninevah through Grapeland. Along the 24.6-mile path, 12 people were killed, and 70 others were injured. The Murray Plantation was laid to waste. This is a free update to the summary on our site.

Pinellas Park, FL F3 Tornado – October 3, 1992

Pinellas Park, FL F3 Tornado – October 3, 1992

NEW FREE SUMMARY! It was Saturday morning, October 3, 1992. Many residents in Pinellas Park were quietly making their way through their Saturday chores or working on home projects. Retired couples were watching their favorite shows in their recliners or playing cards in the front rooms of their mobile homes. Little did they know that unexpected severe thunderstorms were about to erupt across their little corner of west-central Florida. Five tornadoes were produced in the Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg area that morning. Two of the twisters caused fatalities. This summary details the strongest and most deadly tornado to occur on this day.

Uniontown, PA EF1 Tornado – February 15, 2018

Uniontown, PA EF1 Tornado – February 15, 2018

NEW FREE SUMMARY! An EF1 tornado struck Uniontown, PA, on the evening of February 15, 2018. One person was injured, and 200-300 homes were damaged or destroyed along a 2.35-mile path.

Ivy-Mechums River, VA F3 Tornado – September 30, 1959

Ivy-Mechums River, VA F3 Tornado – September 30, 1959

One of the most devastating tornadoes to ever hit the state of Virginia was spawned by Hurricane Gracie on September 30, 1959. The twister tracked through a part of Albemarle County west of Charlottesville and east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This summary provides a detailed analysis of discrepancies in the path and the number of tornadoes to hit this day. It also focuses on the tragedy near Ivy. In mere seconds, ten members of one family lost their lives. This is a MAJOR update to the summary we had we already had on the site.

The South Dakota Tornado Outbreak of August 28, 1884

The South Dakota Tornado Outbreak of August 28, 1884

NEW PREMIUM SUMMARY! On August 28, 1884, a deadly localized tornado outbreak would unfold across portions of eastern South Dakota. One of these twisters would become the second earliest photographed in history. There are sharp discrepancies over which tornado that day was photographed, and there is no detailed summary of the event in its entirety. In this article, I attempt to solve both of these longstanding unknowns.

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On This Day: January 22! The deadliest January tornado occurred at Hazlehurst, MS in 1969, an EF3 struck Center Point, AL in 2012 and the coldest temperature in the US was recorded ! Get your daily dose of history!

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