Event Type : Tornado History

This devastating event began at Cooks Valley, about 2 miles west of Bloomer. The tornado clipped the NW part of the town. Approximately 50 homes were demolished. 100-150 other homes and businesses sustained damaged. The tornado traveled a total of 19-20 miles.

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Image Courtesy of the Atlas of the Edmonton Tornado and Hailstorm, 1987. Labeled “At Full Force”. Unknown location.

It was a day that came to be known as “Black Friday”. On July 31, 1987, one of the most powerful tornadoes in Canadian history struck Edmonton, Alberta and parts of Strathcona County. It is the deadliest known tornado for Alberta and the second-deadliest for the country. This significant tornado was given a rating of F4 with maximum winds estimated at 260mph.

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Eight tornadoes were recorded on July 31, 1966 across the Dakotas. The strongest was later rated F3. It tracked from south of Ashley, ND and into North Dakota, north of Long Lake.

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It was a quick-hitting (1 mile path) tornado confirmed in Carroll County, VA on August 1, 1965. It hit about 2 miles east of Groundhog Mountain upsetting a trailer home. The home toppled down a bank and the 5 people inside were injured. 200+ trees were damaged and crops were flattened.

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It was an F3 that developed quickly, tracked about 1 mile and hit portions of Dane County, WI. It moved SE to the Northwest shore of Lake Mendota and lifted over the lake. Three cottages were destroyed and several other homes were damaged. Per Thomas Grazulis, “the cottages had appearance of F4 damage but probably not well constructed.”

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As with some past events, I had to put on my Sherlock Holmes hat with this one and do some sleuthing to figure out what exactly happened. The SPC has one tornado listed on August 3, 1963 and this is it: An F3 with a path length of 0.1 miles in Allegheny County, PA. There are several discrepancies that expand across our different sources.

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This tornado had a short path of 2 miles in Redwood County, MN near the Lucan area.

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Storms produced wind damage and at least one tornado in Jefferson County, TX on August 5, 1964. The tornado had a very short path of less than 1/2 mile near Keith Lake. This is the only tornado recorded on this day.

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Close up of the damage at Boulder Lake (NWS Duluth/Joseph Moore).

This summary looks at three of the most notable tornadoes of the Northwoods Outbreak on August 6, 1969. Included is a look at the fifth-deadliest tornado in Minnesota state history, the Outing tornado.

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Damage in Old Towne Petersburg (NWS Wakefield) .

18 tornadoes ravaged Virginia on the Afternoon of August 6, 1993. This summary looks at the most violent tornado, an F4 that hit Petersburg. Old Towne Petersburg and a large shopping center in Colonial Heights were demolished. Three women were killed in the destruction of a Walmart. The tornado caused $47.5 million in damage, the costliest in Virginia history.

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Tornado at Palm Beach Gardens. (Photo/Jeff Hooper) courtesy South Florida Sun-Sentinel via NWS Miami.

Four tornadoes are found in the SPC Database for August 7, 2003. Two were in Palm Beach County, FL. The NWS Miami summary described this event as “unusual” for August to see such a strong tornado form in South Florida.

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Photo of the Tornado. (NWS Grand Forks)

On August 7, 2010, 11 tornadoes were reported by the SPC. This summary looks at the most violent, an EF-4 that affected parts of North Dakota and Minnesota. This photogenic tornado was captured on video as it leveled a farm in Wilkin County, MN.

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This early morning tornado is listed in the SPC database as one event starting in Staten Island moving across the Verrazano Narrows and moving into Brooklyn. When you read through the Storm Data Narratives though, it would appear we had a family of tornadoes.

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This tornado developed 8 miles NNE of downtown Cincinnati. Numerous communities were hit in Hamilton and Clermont Counties. Per the Storm Data Narrative, “the greatest damage and most injuries were from Hartwell to Reading.”

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Fig. 3 Map showing location and F-rating of tornadoes on Aug. 10, 1980 generated at Midwest Climate Center website using the Storm Prediction Center svrgis database.

A Funnel Feature by Guest Writer Lon Curtis analyzing the tornadoes produced by Hurricane Allen in Central TX in August of 1980.

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This tornado moved 5 miles and was rated EF2. A woman was killed in her mobile home in Mayes County.

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The tornado as it tore through Downtown Salt Lake City (NWS Salt Lake City).

On August 11, 1999, the most damaging tornado in Utah history carved a 4-mile long swath through the heart of Salt Lake City. Tragically 1 person was killed and over 80 people were injured. 300 buildings were damaged or destroyed.

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USGS aerial imagery taken in 2014 shows the stationary vortex mark created by the tornado.

On August 11, 1993, one of the most unique tornadoes in history would form in among the Utah mountains of the High Uintas Wilderness. The highest elevation significant tornado and the strongest in Utah history, this event pushed the limits of tornadoes in rugged terrain farther than any other.

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Hitting Bud Lyness Farm 1 mile west of Ryan

This summary looks at a destructive tornado that hit Ryan, IA on August 12, 1974. It was given a rating of F4. 44 homes were hit, 20 of which were destroyed. A school, a church and several businesses were also destroyed.

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What happened August 13, 1952 in Saunders and Cass Counties, NE? Well, once again I had to do a little detective work to find clues and draw some conclusions. There were several discrepancies.

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This tornado developed in East Lansing and moved SE to near Dansville to north of Stockbridge and lifted near Unadilla. Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes notes this was not a continuous path but a skipping one. There were no recorded injuries but there was a fatality.

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It was a family of small tornadoes amidst straight line winds that covered a good 70 miles through parts of Lee, DeKalb, Kendall and Will Counties in Illinois on August 15, 1958. The SPC officially has this listed as one tornado with a path length of 74.5 miles. It was given a rating of F2.

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A tornado outbreak occurred on August 16, 1994 in association with the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl. The topic of this summary is on one of those tornadoes: a strong F3 in Lexington County, SC.

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Hurricane Danny came ashore near Pecan Island, LA on August 16, 1985. It quickly decreased in intensity as it tracked through the southeast. Numerous tornadoes were confirmed from August 15-17. Per a Monthly Weather Review article, there were 3 tornadoes on the 15th and 40+ on the 16th.

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There were 3 reported tornadoes on August 16, 1968. The strongest was an F3 that hit parts of Douglas County, NE and the city of Omaha. Significant damage occurred in the Bel Air section.

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People standing amongst the rubble of buildings that were leveled.

On the afternoon of August 19, 1890, four tornadoes occurred in Pennsylvania. The focus of the summary looks at the two most impactful. An F3/borderline F4 tornado crossed through parts of Columbia and Luzerne County. 4 people were killed as it swept away several homes. As that tornado dissipated another tornado formed and plowed into Wilkes-Barre. 16 people were killed as this tornado damaged or destroyed over 400 buildings in the city.

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An outbreak of 30 tornadoes occurred on August 19, 2009. The strongest was rated EF3 and tracked just over 24 miles through parts of Sangamon and Logan Counties in Illinois.

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Homes destroyed in the Empire neighborhood.

On August 20, 1914, an F3 tornado ripped through the eastern edge of Wilke-Barre. 7 people were killed and over 70 were injured as 25 homes were leveled and over 100 others were damaged. Four of the fatalities occurred in a silk mill that was demolished.

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This tornado event may or may NOT have been a tornado event. This was another head-scratcher as there are some discrepancies in the record.

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Two tornadoes occurred on August 21, 1977. There was an F2 in Carroll County, VA and a strong F3 that crossed through parts of Illinois. That event is the topic of this summary. Another event where I had to put on my sleuth hat!

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Catastrophic damage to North Rochester as seen from Cole’s Mill.

 At least three significant tornadoes occurred on August 21, 1883. By far the most damaging of the trio and the topic of this summary was a horrific F5 that tore through the Minnesota town of Rochester. Yet from the aftermath of this devastating tragedy, something wonderful would be created – the Mayo Clinic.

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14 tornadoes are recorded in the SPC Database for August 22, 1964. They hit parts of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin. The strongest was an F4 that crossed through parts of Ozaukee County, WI and the town of Port Washington.

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Pic by Mel Pfister via NWS Green Bay Summary

A strong F3 tornado moved just over 5 miles through parts of Door County, WI on August 22, 1998. It occurred during the evening time and lasted 14 minutes. According to the NWS Green Bay summary of the event, the width fluctuated from 1/4 to over 1/2 mile at times.

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EF3 damage.

It was one for the record books! A large, unexpected tornado outbreak occurred on August 24, 2016. 22 tornadoes were confirmed across parts of IN and OH. We look at five of them that hit in Howard County, IN including one of the strongest of the day.

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Andrew pushed across the Florida peninsula and made a secondary landfall on August 26, 1992 WSW of Morgan City, LA. Ahead of this landfall, on the 25th, tornadoes were spawned across parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. The first tornado was also the only killer tornado produced by Andrew and that is the topic of this summary.

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A severely mangled car in a shredded cornfield. Pieces of stalks or even their leaves appear to be embedded in portions of the vehicle (Greg Gust/NWS).

11 tornadoes struck parts of the High Plains on August 26, 2007. The strongest was a deadly EF4 that tore through the town of Northwood. In this summary, we look at the three significant tornadoes of the outbreak and the damage they caused.

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August 27, 1964: The first tornado on record in Arizona to cause fatalities. It was a quick-hitting tornado later rated F2. It hit an Indian Settlement near the San Xavier Mission about 4 miles from Tucson.

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It was the deadliest and most damaging tornado of 1990. An unusual, late August F5 tornado crossed just over 16 miles in less than 30 minutes across parts of Kendall and Will Counties in Illinois. It caused an estimated $165 million in damages. A total of 470 homes were destroyed and another 1000 were damaged. 29 people were killed and 350 more were injured.

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There are 2 tornadoes that are a part of the SPC Database for August 30, 1971. One in Whitman County, WA and an F2 in Maricopa County, AZ near the Tempe and Mesa areas. That is the topic of this summary.

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Two tornadoes were confirmed on August 31, 1977. The strongest traveled through a good part of Marathon County, WI. There is a discrepancy in the rating.

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A significant tornado traveled through parts of Butler and Bremer Counties in Iowa on September 1, 1961. There is limited information in the Storm Data entry about this event. It only states the movement to the ENE ending in NW Bremer County and losses were over $1,000,000.

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6 tornadoes were confirmed on September 2, 2002, all in the state of Wisconsin. There were 2 F0s, 2 F1s, 1 F2 and 1 F3. We take a look at that F3 in this summary. The tornado struck around 420pm on Labor Day 2002 just to the west of downtown Ladysmith.

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Damage to a trailer court on Buck Tail Road in St. Marys (Ray Biemel).

Three tornadoes were reported on September 3, 1963. This summary looks at the strongest, an F3 that hit St. Marys in Central PA. The rating is disputed, Thomas Grazulis Rates it F2. 20 people were injured as the tornado damaged or destroyed 100-150 buildings across the Lynchville neighborhood in St. Marys.

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A total of 9 tornadoes are a part of the SPC Database for September 3, 1980. Four were in Stearns County, MN with the strongest an F3 that skipped from 5 miles SW of St. Cloud, passing through the city and lifting NE of town. There was tremendous damage at Bel Clare Acres. 13 mobile homes were destroyed and there was 1 fatality: A 15-month-old girl.

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North Robinson Damage

There was one tornado confirmed on Labor Day of 2017 (Sept 4). It traveled almost 17 miles through parts of Crawford and Richland Counties in Ohio. There were several areas that received EF2 damage with estimated max winds of 130 mph.

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A total of 19 tornadoes occurred on September 5, 1979. All but one were in association with the remnants of Hurricane David. Eight tornadoes were spawned from “David” in the state of Virginia. Two were rated F3 and the rest given an F2 rating. We are looking at one of those F3s in this summary.

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This F2 tornado hit during the late morning of September 6, 1973. Most of the damage was to roofs and there were garages that were destroyed. There were no injuries and no fatalities.

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The MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Frances on August 31, 2004 at 17:55 UTC (1:55 PM EDT). At the time this image was taken Frances was located approximately 230 km (140 miles) north-northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico and was moving towards the west near 26 km/hr (16 mph). Maximum sustained winds were near 225 km/hr (140 mph) and the storm’s minimum central pressure was down to 942 millibars. http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=6584

Per the NHC report, “A total of 101 tornadoes have been reported in association with Frances – 23 in Florida, 7 in Georgia, 45 in South Carolina, 11 in North Carolina, and 15 in Virginia. Many of the tornadoes occurred in an outbreak over South and North Carolina on 7 September.” We look at one of those tornadoes in this summary.

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Not a lot of information to be found on this small tornado from 1989. Per the Storm Data entry, the tornado skipped about 14 miles through parts of Fremont County between Thurman and Randolph. The summary states that an RV was blown off of I-29 and 3 people were injured.

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Tornado south-southeast of Sidney. Photo Courtesy of Jeff Frame via NWS East Central Illinois

There were 6 tornadoes confirmed on September 9, 2016. 4 were in the state of Illinois including the strongest – an EF2 that crossed through parts of Champaign County.

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Hurricane Carla as seen by WSR-57 radar at Galveston, Texas. Arrow designates location of tornado which occurred near Kaplan, Louisiana. Monthly Weather Review, December 1962, p. 515.

In today’s summary we look at one of the tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Carla. Per Thomas Grazulis: This tornado moved northwest from 2 miles southeast of Kaplan and it passed through 27 blocks of town.

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In today’s summary, we look at another strong tornado spawned by Hurricane Carla. At 5:50pm on September 11, an estimated F3 quickly hit Channelview outside of Houston causing $200,000 in damage, 22 injuries and 0 fatalities.

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Hurricane Carla continued to produced tornadoes in Coastal Texas during the wee hours of the morning of September 12, 1961. We look at two that moved through Galveston, TX.

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There were 2 Texas tornadoes confirmed on September 13, 1974. The strongest is in the SPC Database as an F3. Thomas Grazulis lists the rating as F2. The tornado traveled 3-3.5 miles through parts of Fort Bend County hitting the Rosenberg and Richmond areas.

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An estimated F4 tornado tracked a good 65 miles through parts of Central Oklahoma on September 14, 1957. All of our sources have the tornado developing in the Wayne, OK area near the McClain/Cleveland County line. It moved along a skipping path.

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Hurricane Ivan at landfall in Baldwin County, Alabama on the U.S. Gulf Coast via NWS

In this summary, we look at an F2 spawned by Hurricane Ivan. Per the September 2004 Storm Data Publication, Ivan made landfall as a category 3 hurricane on September 16, just west of Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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EF3 Tornado damage near Reedsville, OH

15 tornadoes are recorded in the SPC Database for September 15, 2010. The strongest was an EF3 that made a trek from Meigs County, OH near Reedsville over the Ohio River into Wood County, WV near Belleville. The estimated maximum winds were estimated between 150-160 mph. Per the Storm Data entry, in Meigs County, 22 structures were destroyed or had major damage.

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April 1, 2006, aerial imagery taken by the Commonwealth of Virginia one and a half years later. It was recovered from the USGS archives and shows the partially logged stationary vortex mark.

38 tornadoes tore across parts of Virginia on September 17, 2004 – the largest outbreak in state history. This was the result of Hurricane Ivan. While officially an F2, the Stanardsville tornado was likely the strongest and widest not just that day but ever in its immediate region. It also traversed mountains over 2,000 feet in elevation.

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Per the Tornado Project, Hurricane Ivan produced a total of 120 tornadoes in 3 days. That is the largest outbreak on record associated with a tropical system. In this summary, we will focus in on the strongest tornado reported in the entire outbreak. It occurred in Fauquier County, VA near the town of Remington.

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5 tornadoes are a part of the SPC Database for September 18, 1986. We look at the strongest, an F3 that traveled from Jewell and Republic Counties in KS into Nuckolls County, NE. It hit the town of Hardy, NE.

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This summary looks at a hurricane-spawned tornado that hit Apalachicola, FL. Per Thomas Grazulis, there were 100 injuries and 2 fatalities. He gives it a rating of F3.

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It was the second time in 26 years that the town of Xenia, OH was hit by a major tornado. Some of the same areas struck by the 1974 F5 was hit again by this F4 on September 20, 2000.

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Reflectivity at 7:16 PM

There were 4 tornadoes confirmed on September 21, 2005, all in the state of Minnesota. A series of supercells pushed through the east central part of the state producing not only the tornadoes but large hail, flashing flooding and widespread wind damage. This summary looks at the strongest tornado to occur, an F2 in Anoka County. Along with the tornado, the NWS Twin Cities stated “a rear flank downdraft was also responsible for causing damage in parts of Coon Rapids and Blaine.”

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An F4 tornado with winds estimated near 210 mph, moved through Crosstown, Missouri on September 22, 2006 which created intense damage and destruction to the area. (Photo courtesy: NWS Paducah survey team.) Extracted from September 2006 Storm Data Publication.

Per the September 2006 Storm Data Publication, “On September 22, 2006, the WFO Paducah forecast area was struck by the worst tornado outbreak in its recorded history during the month of September. The first known F3 and F4 tornadoes, as defined by the Fujita Tornado Scale, in the month of September struck Perry County, Missouri and Massac County, Illinois. The combined result of these two tornadoes was about $8 million dollars in damage and eight injuries requiring hospital care.”

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A handful of tornadoes occurred across parts of the Deep South on September 23, 1985. We look at an F2 that skipped about 22 miles through Conecuh County, AL.

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The large home that was destroyed by the tornado from the front. Sourced from the NWS Baltimore/Washington.

In this summary, we look at an obscure F4 tornado that moved through portions of northern Virginia. It is one of the most powerful tornadoes in the Baltimore-Washington area, and officially one of only two F4s in the state.

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Tornado crossing over the University of Maryland via Langston Majette. Extracted from Sept 2001 Storm Data.

This summary looks at a significant tornado that moved through Princes George’s and Howard Counties in Maryland. It hit parts of the University of Maryland Campus and resulted in 2 fatalities.

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Going WAY back with this tornado summary: September 25, 1900. Per Thomas Grazulis, the path length was 6 miles. He gave this a rating of F3. There were 11 injuries and 2 fatalities.

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A violent tornado moved through parts of Portage and Waupaca Counties in Wisconsin on September 26, 1951. It was 1 of 3 tornadoes confirmed on this date and 1 of 2 given a rating of F4. Most of the time, the tornado was in Waupaca County.

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In today’s summary, we are looking at an F4 that made a trek over 20 miles from Craig County in Oklahoma into Southeast KS. There is a little confusion on how this tornado tracked and which counties should be included in the track.

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Seven tornadoes were confirmed on September 8, 1986. 4 of the 7 were in the state of Iowa and this strongest of the day was this F4 that travels through parts of Polk and Jasper Counties. The Storm Data entry states, “the devastation might have been much greater, but the storm missed hitting any towns.”

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There was one tornado on September 29, 1966: An estimated F3 that moved through parts of the Cleveland, OH area. 22 people had minor injuries. Approximately 248 structures were damaged or destroyed.

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Today we look at a tornado produced by the remnants of Hurricane Gracie on September 30, 1959.

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17 tornadoes are recorded in the SPC database for October 1, 1977. The strongest was a quick-hitting twister that hit in the Greater Cincinnati, OH area. The Storm Data entry states that this tornado had as many as three funnels.

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A total of 5 tornadoes were confirmed on October 2, 1969. We look at the strongest, an F2 that had a skipping path from near Vaughan, NC to Lake Gaston.

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Aerial view looking west in the Settlers Circle neighborhood.

On October 3, 1979, a significant tornado hit without warning in Hartford County, CT.  This was one of the most destructive twisters to ever hit the state of Connecticut.

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The tornado near maximum width. Image courtesy of James Wilson.

This summary looks at a large, damaging tornado that hit portions of Wayne, NE on October 4, 2014. It reached peak intensity at the Wayne Municipal Airport.

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The SPC database shows two tornadoes on October 5, 1970. Both were in Oklahoma. The first was an F2 that crossed through Cleveland and Pottawatomie Counties. The second was a devastating F4. It had a skipping 25 mile path and began over Shawnee in Pottawatomie County.

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Ground level shot of the severe blowdown (NWS Flagstaff).

In today’s summary, we look at an outbreak of 11 tornadoes to hit parts of Arizona on October 6, 2010. This was the largest number of tornadoes to hit the state in a single day since records began in 1950. Two of the tornadoes were rated EF-3. 7 people were injured as over 100 homes were damaged or destroyed in Bellemont.

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A total of 9 tornadoes are found in the SPC Database for October 7, 1965. The strongest is listed as an F3 in Randolph County, NC. When I looked up this event in Significant Tornadoes by Thomas Grazulis, I immediately saw a difference. He has this event listed as an F1.

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Two tornadoes are found in the SPC database for October 8, 1958: An F2 in Illinois and the topic of our summary, an F3 that traveled through parts of Nodaway, Worth and Harrison Counties. This was a fairly long track tornado. SPC has a path of 23.1 miles. Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes has a slightly longer path at 35 miles.

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Photo taken by a resident of Cordell at ~5:10 PM CDT on 10/09/2001 as this F3 tornado approached the town from the southwest.

The strongest tornado outbreak in Oklahoma for the month of October occurred on October 9, 2001. Per the NWS Norman, five supercells produce a total of 19 confirmed tornadoes. Three of these were given a rating of F3 and all 3 moved through a part of Washita County. In this summary, we look at F3 number two that hit near Cordell, OK.

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There have been 23 tornadoes confirmed on October 10 (1950-2017). All have a rating of F1 or F2. On October 10, 1992, an F2 moved a quick 2 miles through Columbus, MS. There were 16 injuries and no fatalities.

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In this summary, we look at an F3 that hit Franklin, IN on October 11, 1954. Per the Climatological Data National Summary (CDNS), this tornado had a skipping path of about 5 miles.

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One tornado is listed in the SPC Database for October 12, 1978. It was given a rating of F3 and traveled about 7 miles through parts of Columbiana County, OH. Damage occurred in the town of Winona.

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A strong upper level system and cold front moved through parts of the south. Damaging winds and isolated tornadoes formed along the squall line. A tornado developed just south of Highway 32 west of Ashdown, AR.

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Map in “Outstanding Storms” Section

A Funnel Feature by Guest Writer Nick Wilkes about the “controversial” tornadoes of October 14, 1986 in Virginia.

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It is the only F5/EF5 on record during the month of October: The October 14, 1966 Belmond, IA Tornado. Just minutes after the high school’s homecoming parade, this devastating twister demolished a large section of town. The total path was approximately 12 miles.

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Two tornadoes are found in the SPC Database on October 15, 1957. Both were rated F3. We look at one of these in this summary. It moved close to 38 miles through parts of South Central Louisiana.

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A total of 4 tornadoes were confirmed on October 16, 1998: 2 in Nebraska and 2 in Kansas. We look at one of the Kansas twisters. It was the strongest on this day, rated F3. The tornado began in eastern Trego County and quickly made it sway into Ellis County. It traveled northeastward through rural Ellis County before hitting the town of Yocemento.

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EF3 Damage. Metal electrical transmission tower bent over.

A total of 11 tornadoes were confirmed on October 17, 2012. All but two were in the state of Mississippi. The strongest of the day was given a rating of EF3 with maximum sustained winds of 140mph. It moved through parts of Scott and Newton Counties in Mississippi.

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16 tornadoes were confirmed across parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on October 18, 1990. One of the strongest was an F3 that quickly hit in Somerset County, NJ in Montgomery Township. The tornado developed along a squall line.

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Two Florida tornadoes were confirmed on October 19, 1958. An F1 in Sarasota County and a stronger F3 that moved 20+ miles through parts of Palm Beach and Martin Counties. It began from Pahokee to near Indiantown.

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This F2 had a skipping path of about 5 miles. Per Storm Data, it started in the extreme NE corner of Kingfisher County and moved into So Central Garfield County. The tornado mainly stayed in rural areas. At the beginning of the path, the tornado hit a farm 7 miles WSW of Marshall. A large barn “exploded”.

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This summary look at one of 9 tornado that were confirmed in Oklahoma on October 21, 2017. Rating was EF1 and it caused damage at the Riverwind Casino and Hotel.

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The SPC Database lists 3 tornadoes on October 22, 1972. We look at one of those in this summary. It was given a rating of F3. Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes believes the damage was more in the F2 range. That was just one discrepancy with this event.

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This tornado moved NE from 4 miles SW of Maryville, MO. It crossed through town and hit a depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps camp NE of town. There were 5 fatalities and 20 injuries.

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This F3 tracked 15 miles through parts of Colbert and Lawrence Counties in Alabama. There were 3 injuries. One injury occurred when Jesse McQuire was lifted out of his house and dropped 200 feet away INTO another house. The house he was dropped into was destroyed but a dozen eggs were found in the kitchen with nary a crack.

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This estimated F4 tornado moved ENE from 5 miles north of Luverne to Comer. Dozens of homes were destroyed in rural communities near the Crenshow/Pike County line.

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This summary looks back at an estimated F4 tornado from October 26, 1941. It crossed through parts of Ashley County, AR the town of Hamburg. Approximately 53 homes were destroyed. There were 15 fatalities.

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A quick-hitting F2 is the subject of this summary. It hit the Loyd Star Community in Lincoln County, MS.

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This tornado hit the south end of the Baytown tunnel at rush hour. A tunnel guard described the event, “It was just like a big vacuum cleaner.” At least a dozen cars were picked up at the end of the tunnel.

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A total of 15 are found in the SPC Database for October 29, 1956. Most occurred in Kansas and Nebraska. We look at one of the Kansas tornadoes in this summary. It was given a rating of F3 and traveled through parts of Russell, Lincoln and Mitchell Counties. Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes stated it was a skipping path.

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14 tornadoes moved through parts of TX, OK and MO on October 30, 1979. We look at the Oklahoma tornado in this summary. It was given a rating of F3 and moved about 8 1/2 miles through parts of Carter County. The tornado developed near Newport and ended NNE of Woodford.

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A total of 7 tornadoes were confirmed across parts of Oklahoma and Kansas on Halloween of 1984. This summary focuses on a twister rated F1 that crossed through parts of Osage County, KS and near the town of Carbondale. This was an interesting event.

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The most well known cryptid is Bigfoot, sometimes called Sasquach. The above image comes from a video of the most infamous Bigfoot sighting, known as the Patterson-Gimlin Film. Photograph via Washington Secretary of State’s Office.

In this Funnel Feature, we are looking into the “twisted” side of twisters. And no we are not talking about toothpicks driven through a tree, or feathers being plucked off a chicken. This feature is going to delve into the realm of the unknown.

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This summary looks back at an estimated F3 tornado from November 1, 1922. It crossed through parts of Jasper County, MO and the town of Webb City. Per Thomas Grazulis, there were 15 injuries and 1 fatality.

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The SPC Database lists all tornado start times in CST. The tornado we are looking at today is officially found in the database under November 1 with a start time of 2345 CST. It officially occurred though on November 2 at 0045 EST. The NCDC database has the event on November 2. At the time, this was the strongest tornado to ever hit Volusia County (Information via NWS).

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16 tornadoes were confirmed on November 3, 1992. All but 1 in the state of Louisiana. The strongest for the day is the topic of this summary. It was an F3 that traveled 7 miles through parts of Bienville Parish. The town of Arcadia, population 3400 at the time, was the hardest hit.

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Thomas Grazulis documented 6 tornadoes that occurred on November 4, 1922. Looking at one of those twisters in this summary: An estimated F4 that moved through parts of Creek and Pawnee Counties in Oklahoma.

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This summary looks at one of 5 EF2 tornadoes that occurred on November 5, 2017. It moved almost 5 1/2 miles through parts of Mercer County, OH and the town of Celina..

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Tornado crossing back into Vanderburgh County, IN and the south side of Evansville. Eastbrook mobile home park is devastated.

During the early morning of November 6, 2005, a devastating tornado traveled just over 41 miles from near Smith Mills, KY through southern Evansville, IN northeast to near Gentryville, IN. The tornado crossed the Ohio River three times. A summary via NWS Paducah states that 25 were killed. It was the deadliest tornado to hit Indiana since 1974.

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The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church after the tornado (NWS Wilmington).

On November 7, 1995, an outbreak of 40 tornadoes affected the Southeast. 28 of these tornadoes occurred in the state of South Carolina. This summary looks at what is officially the strongest, an F4 that hit near the town of Marion. The F4 rating is based on a 150-200 pound church bell that was moved 400-yards. Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes believes this an F2 tornado.

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It is considered one of the worst outbreaks to occur across Southeast Texas/Southwest Louisiana. At least 14 tornadoes hit this area on November 7, 1957. The Orange, TX F4 tornado is the topic of this summary. It was the strongest of the outbreak. 180 homes were destroyed. 115 of these were in the Riverside Housing Project. 9 ships and 3 barges were torn from their moorings.

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What I thought was going to be a rather straight-forward tornado event, has turned out to be a difficult one! There have been 2-F3 tornadoes that have occurred on November 8 on record. I chose one of these as the topic of this summary.

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Carroll County Damage

This summary looks at one of the 76 tornadoes that occurred in the Veteran’s Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak of November 9-11, 2002. Today’s summary explores the details of an F2 tornado in Tennessee. It tracked 10 miles through parts of Carroll County.

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This summary will focus in on the strongest tornado to occur in the Veterans Day Weekend Outbreak. It was the first killer tornado of November 10. This tornado developed in Van Wert County, OH and tracked 52.8 miles.

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It was the second tornado to hit in the matter of days across the Naples area. The first hit on November 9 and resulted in 2 fatalities and 17 injuries. Two days later, another estimated F2 began off Vanderbilt Beach as a waterspout. It moved into North Naples destroying 5 homes and damaging 12 others.

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A total of 14 tornadoes occurred on November 12, 2005. All but 2 were in the state of Iowa. The strongest is the topic of this summary. It was rated F3 and traveled from near Boxholm through Stratford. It ended 6 miles NNE of Stratford.

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This estimated F2 tornado hit the Glen Park suburb of Gary, IN. The path was very short, less than one mile. The width was 400 yards.

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This tornado (later rated F2) skipped its way approximately 50 miles through parts of Mason, Tazewell and McLean Counties in Illinois. The Climatological Data National Summary (CDNS) entry for this event is very limited on detail on the damage and this tornado is not included in Significant Tornadoes by Thomas Grazulis so damage reports came from area newspapers.

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The SPC Database lists this F2 in Pratt County, KS with a path length at 11.3 miles. Storm Data has a slightly longer length at 15 miles. Unfortunately not a lot of information to be found on this twister. Damage was around the Sawyer area. Could not find any mention of this in the newspapers and this tornado is not a part of Significant Tornadoes by Thomas Grazulis.

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This F1 tornado has a short path length of 2 miles with a width of 440 yards. Storm Data states this tornado developed 9 miles ENE of Freedom in Woods County, OK. A farmstead had a great deal of damage. The garage was demolished. Pieces of a toolshed and bard were “strewn over a wide area.”

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5 tornadoes were confirmed on November 14, 2007. The strongest was an EF2. It had a short path of 2 miles through parts of Marion County, TN. Kimball Baptist Church was holding Wednesday night services when the tornado hit.

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A total of 17 tornadoes occurred on November 15, 1989. Five were in the state of Georgia. This summary looks at a tornado officially rated F3 that crossed through parts of Habersham County. Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes gave this tornado an F2 rating.

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