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Significant Tornado Events

Over the course of the past few weeks, I've been working to map out the "Carolinas" tornado outbreak of March 28, 1984, using damage reports and satellite imagery. Despite being quite an oddity in terms of its location and intensity, the tornado outbreak has largely fallen into obscurity over the years. In turn, details about the tornadoes and the damage they left behind are scarce. I have gathered a few photos of tornadic damage from the event through newspaper and other sources, although few tell of the worst damage from the outbreak. I've observed that this forum has a sort of knack for discovering niche photos of tornadoes and their damages, so I was wondering if anyone was willing to help me in discovering any new media of the event. Thanks!1780017313546.png
 
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jiharris0220 said:
First true aerial photo of the Flint Beecher tornado, really highlights just how narrow it was.
The fact that such a high death toll all came from a single trip of houses is something I can’t imagine happening again today.
I would say that the only comparable modern day example is Joplin, but that was a giant wedge that went through an entire town.
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The full width was about half a mile wide, the intense core was what was really narrow.
 
Central Ohio Wx said:
Disregard; appears to be an undocumented tornado NW of Greeneville, TN. I've sent it to MRX as a friend of mine was able to find associated damage.
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Okay so apparently NWS offices across the country are currently under some sort of order not to change any historical tornado records. From MRX:
Our team has completed a preliminary review of the materials you provided. Given the recent interest in historical events, there is a rather high bar and need for clear and compelling evidence to request changes. More broadly, the NWS is currently operating under a strict internal national moratorium regarding any additions, deletions, or modifications to historical tornado track databases. Because of this policy, local weather forecast offices are temporarily restricted from officially altering historical records.
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I'm quite confused but meh, not a huge deal.
 
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iujkiaweatherman said:
any of you guys have any questions or queries on the May 24, 2011 Piedmont, OK EF5? i'm hoping to test my knowledge here and maybe help some of you fellas out
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I actually do have some questions I’ve been wanting to ask for a while.

They’re regarding so called “trenched house”. Where was it located? Why is it missing from the DAT? How well was it constructed? What was it rated?

I can find next to no official information on this particular residence, despite it’s infamous reputation in online circles.
 
buckeye05 said:
I actually do have some questions I’ve been wanting to ask for a while.

They’re regarding so called “trenched house”. Where was it located? Why is it missing from the DAT? How well was it constructed? What was it rated?

I can find next to no official information on this particular residence, despite it’s infamous reputation in online circles.
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this home belonged to the Chronister family just off Highway 81. This was a home belonging to the same family.1780854657763.png


While I'm not 100% sure on what happened to the trenched home, i assume it was just badly scoured and mudblasted. It was located just east of Highway 81. There is no rating to my knowledge and I really don't know why its missing from DAT, but I've read that surveyors say it was likely EF5 strength above this residence.
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Just a few photos I have. I have to be careful with what I send since a lot of photos are private for whatever reason. Any more questions?
 
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