Significant Tornado Events

[Christopher Robert]

I have access to Newspapers.com, is there a specific keyword you'd want to search for?

Damage pics and or descriptions of the tornado itself

 

[Central Ohio Wx]

Damage pics and or descriptions of the tornado itself

I really can't find any descriptions of the tornado itself, but maybe this could be helpful:

I'll look for damage photos shortly.

 

[A Guy]

Has anyone ever seen much analysis of the 4/3/1974 tornado near Murphy, North Carolina? This twister allegedly caused extreme forest damage.

From Fujita's paper on the outbreak:



From his downburst identification book:


From his memoirs:

 

[Christopher Robert]

From Fujita's paper on the outbreak:

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From his downburst identification book:
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From his memoirs:
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WOW! yea that is high end stuff!

 

[Christopher Robert]

It is believed that 7 people died trying to shoot tornado videos on April 27th 2011.

(James Spann April 3rd 2025)

 

[Central Ohio Wx]

It is believed that 7 people died trying to shoot tornado videos on April 27th 2011.

(James Spann April 3rd 2025)

I don't doubt it. Some of those Phil Campbell and Tuscaloosa videos are insane. Some notable ones I've seen:

• Less than 2 miles from Rainsville, with kids, in a car
• The one "Phil Campbell to 911" video
• Taping Smithville from a window as it came through their backyard
• The second-floor Cordova video; the person taping the video sustained serious injuries

etc.

 

[Aaron Rider]

I don't doubt it. Some of those Phil Campbell and Tuscaloosa videos are insane. Some notable ones I've seen:

• Less than 2 miles from Rainsville, with kids, in a car
• The one "Phil Campbell to 911" video
• Taping Smithville from a window as it came through their backyard
• The second-floor Cordova video; the person taping the video sustained serious injuries

etc.

Could someone link to some of these? Thanks

 

[andyhb]

Some potentially interesting findings here from a probe that was deployed on the Gary SD tornado on 6/28 this year. Would like to see some more documentation/QC/plots/etc.

 

[Christopher Robert]

I don't doubt it. Some of those Phil Campbell and Tuscaloosa videos are insane. Some notable ones I've seen:

• Less than 2 miles from Rainsville, with kids, in a car
• The one "Phil Campbell to 911" video
• Taping Smithville from a window as it came through their backyard
• The second-floor Cordova video; the person taping the video sustained serious injuries

etc.

Yea man hearing that Spann say that made me again realize the serious nature of the that day.

He talks about it at the 6:00 minute mark