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Definitely some interesting stuff here. I'm assuming the entry for the new tree scale is incomplete? It tops out at 110 MPH, with no mention of more severe degrees of tree damage, such as stubbing or debarking. The vehicle scale is really cool too.
I like how for the vehicle scale they took into account stuff like bounced vs thrown...I wonder if they'll also take into account type of vehicle (e.g. regular car vs dump truck vs 18-wheeler, etc.) but this looks to be a major step in the right direction.
 

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When is the new book supposed to come out? Seems like it keeps getting delayed.....
That I can't answer, but I have to wonder if it keeps getting delayed because he keeps wanting to add new tornado events (hence why he initially referred to it as "SigTor2019" and now "SigTor2022")... but I think he's gotta add a cutoff line somewhere if he EVER wants to finish the book.
 
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That I can't answer, but I have to wonder if it keeps getting delayed because he keeps wanting to add new tornado events (hence why he initially referred to it as "SigTor2019" and now "SigTor2022")... but I think he's gotta add a cutoff line somewhere if he EVER wants to finish the book.
Hopefully he stops by the end of this year....I'll bet December 2021 he definitely wants to add....I wonder what he's gonna rate Mayfield/Bremen as.
 

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That I can't answer, but I have to wonder if it keeps getting delayed because he keeps wanting to add new tornado events (hence why he initially referred to it as "SigTor2019" and now "SigTor2022")... but I think he's gotta add a cutoff line somewhere if he EVER wants to finish the book.
Ha! Imagine announcing a project and then continually having to push it back because you compulsively bite off more than you can chew.

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Ha! Imagine announcing a project and then continually having to push it back because you compulsively bite off more than you can chew.

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I know, what kind of person would do such a thing? And even worse, what kind of person would dare give them ideas for projects to compulsively expand and bite off more than they can chew....not me or anyone on this thread, obviously. Lol.
 

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Just five more days...
Please don't remind me lol

Anywho, the talk of vehicle damage the other day reminded me of one of the lesser-known violent tors from the 4/3/74 Super Outbreak: the Mannsville, KY F4. Specifically, it reminded me of this car that was mangled and whose engine was found embedded into a tree some distance away:

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IIRC, there were three teenagers riding in the car. They saw the tornado coming and bailed, riding it out in a ditch nearby. I don't think any of them were seriously injured. The tornado itself was surprisingly well-documented considering the rural area:

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81Lo3TY.jpg


AtiHIAw.jpg


This girl and her family got awfully lucky and survived in the little crawlspace here:

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uS92LmF.jpg


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Some aerial shots:

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Please don't remind me lol

Anywho, the talk of vehicle damage the other day reminded me of one of the lesser-known violent tors from the 4/3/74 Super Outbreak: the Mannsville, KY F4. Specifically, it reminded me of this car that was mangled and whose engine was found embedded into a tree some distance away:

yopA1ZW.jpg


IIRC, there were three teenagers riding in the car. They saw the tornado coming and bailed, riding it out in a ditch nearby. I don't think any of them were seriously injured. The tornado itself was surprisingly well-documented considering the rural area:

bPMX1sO.jpg


46jm7oO.jpg


mDeLjHD.jpg


JWXCfmz.jpg


81Lo3TY.jpg


AtiHIAw.jpg


This girl and her family got awfully lucky and survived in the little crawlspace here:

hkLaAA8.jpg


uS92LmF.jpg


RzJEA5K.jpg


Some aerial shots:

uxPa8QU.jpg


5kTYXVl.jpg


O2IzFdk.jpg


EpHbl97.jpg


PQdwDNz.jpg


nI6JcdJ.jpg
Interestingly one of the homes in the photos appears to have anchor bolts though it is on a cinder block foundation.
 
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Please don't remind me lol

Anywho, the talk of vehicle damage the other day reminded me of one of the lesser-known violent tors from the 4/3/74 Super Outbreak: the Mannsville, KY F4. Specifically, it reminded me of this car that was mangled and whose engine was found embedded into a tree some distance away:

yopA1ZW.jpg


IIRC, there were three teenagers riding in the car. They saw the tornado coming and bailed, riding it out in a ditch nearby. I don't think any of them were seriously injured. The tornado itself was surprisingly well-documented considering the rural area:

bPMX1sO.jpg


46jm7oO.jpg


mDeLjHD.jpg


JWXCfmz.jpg


81Lo3TY.jpg


AtiHIAw.jpg


This girl and her family got awfully lucky and survived in the little crawlspace here:

hkLaAA8.jpg


uS92LmF.jpg


RzJEA5K.jpg


Some aerial shots:

uxPa8QU.jpg


5kTYXVl.jpg


O2IzFdk.jpg


EpHbl97.jpg


PQdwDNz.jpg


nI6JcdJ.jpg
One thing about this outbreak that is often forgotten is the sheer amount of tornadoes TN and KY had that day; the old thread had some photographs of a home swept away somewhere in TN but I can't recall the name of the tornado now.
 

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Please don't remind me lol

Anywho, the talk of vehicle damage the other day reminded me of one of the lesser-known violent tors from the 4/3/74 Super Outbreak: the Mannsville, KY F4. Specifically, it reminded me of this car that was mangled and whose engine was found embedded into a tree some distance away:

yopA1ZW.jpg


IIRC, there were three teenagers riding in the car. They saw the tornado coming and bailed, riding it out in a ditch nearby. I don't think any of them were seriously injured. The tornado itself was surprisingly well-documented considering the rural area:

bPMX1sO.jpg


46jm7oO.jpg


mDeLjHD.jpg


JWXCfmz.jpg


81Lo3TY.jpg


AtiHIAw.jpg


This girl and her family got awfully lucky and survived in the little crawlspace here:

hkLaAA8.jpg


uS92LmF.jpg


RzJEA5K.jpg


Some aerial shots:

uxPa8QU.jpg


5kTYXVl.jpg


O2IzFdk.jpg


EpHbl97.jpg


PQdwDNz.jpg


nI6JcdJ.jpg
Interesting how that one got F4 considering some of the other '74 Super Outbreak tornadoes (the one that immediately came to my mind is Sayler Park) that got F5.
 

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Interestingly one of the homes in the photos appears to have anchor bolts though it is on a cinder block foundation.
Yeah, I saw quite a bit of that with 5/31/85 as well - homes anchored to CMU foundation walls w/bolts cast into filled cells. Definitely better than nothing, but strong tornadoes just rip the bolts out or sometimes rip the anchor blocks right out of the walls.
 

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Are there any photos of, say, Daniel Boone Forest, Monticello, Brandenburg (well, uncontroversial photos) or Tanner? Or Madison? Or any of the other dozen+ violent tornadoes that day?
Kennard, IN F4:

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Richmond-Mt. Sterling, KY F4:

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Madison, IN F4 (apparently?):

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Elizabethtown-Bardstown, KY F4:

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Decatur-Huntsville, AL F3:

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Cynthiana, KY F3:

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Cleveland, TN F3:

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Of course Xenia, Sayler Park and Parker City were all very well-photographed, but I assume most people have already seen a bunch of them so I didn't bother to add them.
 
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Kennard, IN F4:

MpdywxS.jpg


khOgW6z.jpg


tStVPFQ.jpg


Richmond-Mt. Sterling, KY F4:

vEljqaC.jpg


P8cTzVt.jpg


rk9gos3.jpg


Madison, IN F4 (apparently?):

4WePJjr.jpg


Elizabethtown-Bardstown, KY F4:

LalDCi3.jpg


Decatur-Huntsville, AL F3:

OjkJa4n.jpg


Cynthiana, KY F3:

66hHNPl.jpg


Cleveland, TN F3:

gOb5Fx5.jpg


Of course Xenia, Sayler Park and Parker City were all very well-photographed, but I assume most people have already seen a bunch of them so I didn't bother to add them.
I'd love to get a photograph of Brandeburg but that doesn't seem likely....are there any photographs of the Northern Alabama tornadoes from that day?
 
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There are some of the Huntsville F3 which have been posted in here before but all of them occurred during nighttime or the late evening so I doubt there are any others.
Oh yeah it's illuminated in a power flash....forgot about those.
Yeah, both of the Tanners, Guin and some others I'm forgetting were likely fast-moving, rain wrapped and and spawned from low-hanging cloud bases so not exactly conducive to successful photography (in addition to being at night) so good point. Still, it's a shame.
 
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