Significant Tornado Events

[CheeselandSkies]

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Not sure if this was accidental but if not:

This thread is for discussing historical significant tornado events. The upcoming two-day threat has its own (already record-setting) thread here.

 

[Juliett Bravo Kilo]

NWS's new page on the Tri-State tornado, in preparation for its centennial anniversary:

Tri-State Tornado Commemoration Event

Also, I came across a huge collection of photos from the 1990 Stratton, NE F4 and they all but confirm this thing was an F5. It did Chapman-esque damage to every vehicle it encountered and the farm it encountered. I'll try and upload them here later tonight or tomorrow.

 

[locomusic01]

Does anyone have any photos or info on the tornado that struck San Angelo the same day as Waco in 1953? I remember reading somewhere that it might have been more violent than Waco.

It's kinda hard to judge re: Waco because the most intense structural damage occurred in the SW and NE parts of town, but naturally those areas were almost entirely overshadowed by what happened downtown. I'd like to do a deep dive on Waco someday and see if I can dig up some stuff outside of the downtown area.

Anywho, San Angelo was definitely high-end violent, although it's hard to say whether it was F5-capable because a lot of what it hit in Lake View (the hardest-hit area) was pretty poorly built.

Here's a short video from Lake View as well. Wish the quality was better, but you can see a few short clips from areas where absolutely everything is just gone.

 

[Juliett Bravo Kilo]

A collection of photos from the Stratton, NE F4 someone shared with me a few days ago. This thing was undoubtedly an F5, and did Chapman-esque damage to vehicles. A few photo collections will be coming up now:

 

[Juliett Bravo Kilo]

Some more:

 

[Juliett Bravo Kilo]

More:

 

[Juliett Bravo Kilo]

More:

 

[Juliett Bravo Kilo]

Last batch:

 

[Western_KS_Wx]

It's kinda hard to judge re: Waco because the most intense structural damage occurred in the SW and NE parts of town, but naturally those areas were almost entirely overshadowed by what happened downtown. I'd like to do a deep dive on Waco someday and see if I can dig up some stuff outside of the downtown area.

Anywho, San Angelo was definitely high-end violent, although it's hard to say whether it was F5-capable because a lot of what it hit in Lake View (the hardest-hit area) was pretty poorly built.

Here's a short video from Lake View as well. Wish the quality was better, but you can see a few short clips from areas where absolutely everything is just gone.

Long time no see, glad to see you around again!

 

[AJS]

in a DM with @Kds86z, i now want to ask this question in here lol.

What is y’all’s all time favorite tornado/tornado video? I know it’s a silly question but now im curious.

 

[Juliett Bravo Kilo]

in a DM with @Kds86z, i now want to ask this question in here lol.

What is y’all’s all time favorite tornado/tornado video? I know it’s a silly question but now im curious.

That's like, the million dollar question.

So many factors lead to "favorite". Most intense, most debris, closet call, etc....

For me, it's a tie between Pampa, TX or Andover 1991 going through McConnell AFB

 

[Juliett Bravo Kilo]

Forgot, these last 5 of vehicles that are mostly recognizable from Stratton:

 

[Aaron Rider]

in a DM with @Kds86z, i now want to ask this question in here lol.

What is y’all’s all time favorite tornado/tornado video? I know it’s a silly question but now im curious.

i'm going with Ron Alfredo's video of the Niles - Wheatland monster.



Is it the best or most impressive? Not necessarily. But it's got a lot of 80s nostalgia, and manages to capture both the raw power of tornadoes and the absurdity of them, with one of the Alfredos famously mistaking debris in the air for bits of papers.

That said, seriously, can anything top "Susan, get my pants?"

Finally, the scariest video is the one taken by the elderly gentleman in Fairdale, IL , Mr. Clem Schultz

 

[SpotlightForRareTornadoes]

Tommorrow, 100 years ago, the deadliest tornado to touch American soil commenced...

 

[Ivanthetornadoenthusiast]

It's kinda hard to judge re: Waco because the most intense structural damage occurred in the SW and NE parts of town, but naturally those areas were almost entirely overshadowed by what happened downtown. I'd like to do a deep dive on Waco someday and see if I can dig up some stuff outside of the downtown area.

Anywho, San Angelo was definitely high-end violent, although it's hard to say whether it was F5-capable because a lot of what it hit in Lake View (the hardest-hit area) was pretty poorly built.

I wonder if you have informations and photos from Big Springs (Texas) F5 of 1923 or the Kiro (Kansas) F4/F5 of 1917

 

[Juliett Bravo Kilo]

So, today's the centennial of the Tri-State and the first sighting of it (or a family member) was around 12:45 PM or in Shannon County, MO deep in the Ozarks. So from here to 4:30 or so will basically be the time it traveled its destructive and deadly path across three states. Pretty crazy to think about.
Later today, I plan on uploading some new pics of Tri-State damage when I get them all organized the way I like

 

[SpotlightForRareTornadoes]

So, today's the centennial of the Tri-State and the first sighting of it (or a family member) was around 12:45 PM or in Shannon County, MO deep in the Ozarks. So from here to 4:30 or so will basically be the time it traveled its destructive and deadly path across three states. Pretty crazy to think about.
Later today, I plan on uploading some new pics of Tri-State damage when I get them all organized the way I like

It's now probably just entering IL by now; It's 2:23

 

[Aaron Rider]

Treys video

 

[HAwkmoon]

article is out now!. https://significanttornadoes.wordpress.com/2024/07/02/the-great-tri-state-tornado-of-1925/

 

[DetectiveWX]

If you like to know the teleconnections that facilitated Tri-State:
very +TNI, -PDO, Mod. La nina to Upper mod. Nino. (Latter from webberweather.com)