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[locomusic01]

Next 2 are before and after aerials of Brandenburg:

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Looks like it came into town up the hill across the river, you can see what appears to be some scouring in the river area, maybe a sandbar or river soil in low water?

That's actually where it exited Brandenburg and crossed the Ohio River into Indiana (the view is looking roughly SW/SSW). There are some aerials from this area among the ones I posted here:

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If I have time this weekend I can scan in the old 4/3/74 book (Boone) I posted photos from on the old site; I'm pretty sure that by 2021 it would be alright to share such an out of print publication with a few

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[Juliett Bravo Kilo]

That's actually where it exited Brandenburg and crossed the Ohio River into Indiana (the view is looking roughly SW/SSW). There are some aerials from this area among the ones I posted here:

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If I have time this weekend I can scan in the old 4/3/74 book (Boone) I posted photos from on the old site; I'm pretty sure that by 2021 it would be alright to share such an out of print publication with a few

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Duh, that makes sense!
Have you been able to find any pictures of damage in Indiana, or was it not in the state for very long before dissipating?

 

[locomusic01]

So, the F4 tornado that struck Warner Robbins Air Force Base official path length is only a mile, and apparently several other tornadoes from the outbreak that spawned had paths lengths of no more than a mile. Yeah, it's possible they weren't all that well documented but worth a note.

IIRC the Warner Robbins path was fairly long, although it was probably a family and I haven't done enough research to know exactly how the paths break down. Anyhow, the post you quoted reminded me that I was gonna post what I have (which isn't much) from the Garland, TX F4 I mentioned. This was on 5/9/1927, part of the huge May 1927 outbreak sequence. It basically dipped down, did kind of a weird loop, demolished a couple of blocks, then promptly dissipated again.

 

[locomusic01]

Duh, that makes sense!
Have you been able to find any pictures of damage in Indiana, or was it not in the state for very long before dissipating?

I've got a folder full of photos I need to sort through sometime so there might be some stuff from Indiana in there, but yeah, it dissipated fairly quickly. It apparently did totally demolish at least a couple of homes north of the river, though.

 

[locomusic01]

Okay, I believe these are all the photos I have of the Wichita Falls tornado itself. Some are in sequence and some aren't but I don't feel like going back and fixing it lol. There's a lot of photos so I just put them in an album.

 

[Lake Martin EF4]

Okay, I believe these are all the photos I have of the Wichita Falls tornado itself. Some are in sequence and some aren't but I don't feel like going back and fixing it lol. There's a lot of photos so I just put them in an album.

Alright, but what about the Vernon F4?

 

[Juliett Bravo Kilo]

Okay, I believe these are all the photos I have of the Wichita Falls tornado itself. Some are in sequence and some aren't but I don't feel like going back and fixing it lol. There's a lot of photos so I just put them in an album.

This tornado was the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham 2011 of its day; a highly visible wedge going through the center of a major urban area at F4/EF4 intensity with a ton of photographs and video of it. I think at the time it was the most highly-photographed tornado in the world. Only difference is it was darker and WAAAY scarier than Tuscaloosa-Birmingham for most of its path.

 

[locomusic01]

Alright, but what about the Vernon F4?

I've seen a handful of photos from the other tornadoes that day over the years, but it looks like the only ones I have in my folder are the ones NWS has:

The Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak of 10 April 1979

This tornado was the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham 2011 of its day; a highly visible wedge going through the center of a major urban area at F4/EF4 intensity with a ton of photographs and video of it. I think at the time it was the most highly-photographed tornado in the world. Only difference is it was darker and WAAAY scarier than Tuscaloosa-Birmingham for most of its path.

Yeah, Tuscaloosa is a pretty good comparison. Basically the same max width as well (just a shade over 1.5 miles in both cases IIRC). Not sure Wichita Falls was quite as violent as Tuscaloosa at its peak, but it was definitely high-end F4. There's one particular photo I was looking for from Faith Village, but I can't find it right now amid the chaos of my folder lol. This one's from roughly the same general area though:

 

[Juliett Bravo Kilo]

I've seen a handful of photos from the other tornadoes that day over the years, but it looks like the only ones I have in my folder are the ones NWS has:

The Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak of 10 April 1979

Yeah, Tuscaloosa is a pretty good comparison. Basically the same max width as well (just a shade over 1.5 miles in both cases IIRC). Not sure Wichita Falls was quite as violent as Tuscaloosa at its peak, but it was definitely high-end F4. There's one particular photo I was looking for from Faith Village, but I can't find it right now amid the chaos of my folder lol. This one's from roughly the same general area though:

Previous posts of it, the leveled junior high, vehicle damage and some neighborhoods are probably the most extreme damage it did (although the 1964 one was definitely more violent).

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Yup! This brings back memories of searching for tornado pics as a young kid. That photo sequence is one of the first I found. In total, I think it was about 8 photos, starting with the first multiple vortices forming under the wall cloud, consolidating into a huge wedge, and passing right by the...

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Here's a little-seen video of the 3/3/2020 Nashville tornado. Almost every tornado video filmed at night shows a condensation funnel illumated by lightning and power flashes, but in this video you can actually see debris flying. Remarkable that he caught that on camera at night.

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Buckeye, how many tornadoes do you happen to know that have all done damage to foundations Some historical tornadoes that have damaged the foundation of a home: 6/7/1936 Nez Perce ID F3 4/24/1929 Buffalo OK F4 7/7/1969 Buffalo SD F4

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[locomusic01]

So this is pretty cool. In researching the 6/11/1899 Homer-Salix tornado, I found out that several properties destroyed by that tornado south and west of Homer were also subsequently destroyed by the 9/13/1928 Pender, NE F4. This is actually one of them (edit - just to clarify, these are all from the 1928 F4):

A couple shots of the tornado taken by a traveling insurance agent west of Winnebago, southwest of the Homer area:

Another farmhouse destroyed west of Winnebago, probably roughly around the time the tornado was being photographed:

A schoolhouse near Homer where a teacher was killed:

 

[Lake Martin EF4]

A couple shots of the tornado taken by a traveling insurance agent west of Winnebago, southwest of the Homer area:

Wait, are both the damage and tornado photos from Pender or do we actually have some Homer-Salix photos?

EDIT: Darn it does seem the tornado photos are from Pender as well. Honestly thought we had some 1899 tornado photos lol

 

[locomusic01]

Wait, are both the damage and tornado photos from Pender or do we actually have some Homer-Salix photos?

They're all from the 9/13/1928 Pender F4. There are a few poor-quality damage photos from Salix that I've posted here before, but that's about it. I found an alleged photo of the Homer-Salix tornado in a book but I'm almost certain it's actually from the 5/30/1899 Kingsley, IA tornado, which was (relatively) widely photographed.

 

[Lake Martin EF4]

They're all from the 9/13/1928 Pender F4. There are a few poor-quality damage photos from Salix that I've posted here before, but that's about it. I found an alleged photo of the Homer-Salix tornado in a book but I'm almost certain it's actually from the 5/30/1899 Kingsley, IA tornado, which was (relatively) widely photographed.

Ah, alright. Any (tornado, not damage) photos, real or alleged, from New Richmond?

 

[locomusic01]

I think this is also the Pender F4 IIRC but I didn't label it for some reason.

Ah, alright. Any (tornado, not damage) photos, real or alleged, from New Richmond?

No, it was rather highly visible at times but I haven't found anything credible as far as photos.

 

[Lake Martin EF4]

No, it was rather highly visible at times but I haven't found anything credible as far as photos.

Dang. Reminds me of when I discovered the tidbit "highly visible" while looking up Brownwood stuff and just went "Wait, if it was highly visible then how did nobody take any photos?"

Actually, I have a feeling that Brownwood, paired with Valley Mills and possibly Spiro, would make a great "forgotten F5s" article.

 

[Rachel Rose]

So, the F4 tornado that struck Warner Robbins Air Force Base official path length is only a mile, and apparently several other tornadoes from the outbreak that spawned had paths lengths of no more than a mile. Yeah, it's possible they weren't all that well documented but worth a note.

My mom grew up near the base (I live near it too). Any time we drive past it she usually comments on how rural things used to be in Houston and Bibb counties in Georgia. I would be 0% surprised if the tornado went through a couple miles of fields or forest before or after hitting the base and was just poorly documented.

 

[Juliett Bravo Kilo]

Damage photos from Guin I've found on newspapers.com & Fujita's old papers; yes the first 2 I've posted before but I should've put them with several other damage photos:


















Another interesting thing about Guin is the fatality rate from this thing various from source to source. Official government publications say 28, but one of Fujita's papers says that at least 30 were killed by it and some other sources I've come upon say 35-36 fatalities. Perhaps a bunch of deaths in rural, backwoods areas weren't well-documented or those with severe injuries that succumbed to them later weren't followed up on by certain sources/groups?

 

[buckeye05]

Definitely some good stuff of Guin. Back when I was a teen, there was essentially nothing available damage photos wise.

I do wish there were more color photos though. There’s one that shows some of the most impressive ground scouring I’ve ever seen in Alabama. Like Moore 2013 bad, and Guin was moving waaaay faster. Extremely impressive.

 

[Juliett Bravo Kilo]

Definitely some good stuff of Guin. Back when I was a teen, there was essentially nothing available damage photos wise.

I do wish there were more color photos though. There’s one that shows some of the most impressive ground scouring I’ve ever seen in Alabama. Like Moore 2013 bad, and Guin was moving waaaay faster. Extremely impressive.

Yeah, amazing how much info can be found on it now since 2014 or so (the 40th anniversary of it and the outbreak it was from). I have a feeling 4/3/2024 there's gonna be a ton of damage photos posted of it on either NWS or TornadoTalk will do a fantastic article on it with a ton of color photographs from it. I found the aerial of it where the path is clearly visible through the center of town via an old paper of Fujita's on downbursts, of all things. It wouldn't surprise me if some university has access to a ton of photographs from Guin but you have to be there in person to see them.

 

[Juliett Bravo Kilo]

Definitely some good stuff of Guin. Back when I was a teen, there was essentially nothing available damage photos wise.

I do wish there were more color photos though. There’s one that shows some of the most impressive ground scouring I’ve ever seen in Alabama. Like Moore 2013 bad, and Guin was moving waaaay faster. Extremely impressive.

Is this the scouring pic? It doesn't look as deep as Moore to me, but it reminds me of Hackleburg-Phil Campbell for sure. Given the rapid forward speed (up to 74 mph according to Grazulis) this kinda scouring is extremely impressive.