Significant Tornado Events

[TH2002]

It appears the Glendive Tornado might have been rated F4 based on ground scouring

Where did you see this? Would love to confirm that if it's true.

 

[SpotlightForRareTornadoes]

https://web.archive.org/web/20200108171542/http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19610629.30
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/#data
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/

 

[SpotlightForRareTornadoes]

Where did you see this? Would love to confirm that if it's true.

I found it on a source from wikipedia

 

[Ivanthetornadoenthusiast]

I have covered a lot of info on tornadoes that have formed in places like Arizona, California, Alaska, Hawaii, the Pacific Northwest, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada. Plus, I also have a thing for Canadian twisters as well! Though I like Tornado Alley, I mostly prefer tornadoes that occur west of the Great Plains because there's something about them that always gives you a life-changing feeling that's the same as seeing your first tornado in real life. And while I know that the western "Mini-Alleys" aren't as frequent and thrilling as the notorious places out there, it's actually where the most photogenic and wild tornadoes I've seen on YouTube. Because of the less craziness, you get to enjoy them more often without the stress of many other amateur chasers clogging the roads and good spots.

I think you should cover informations of the Japan, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Indonesian tornadoes (Asia)

 

[SpotlightForRareTornadoes]

I think you should cover informations of the Japan, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Indonesian tornadoes (Asia)

I have done some research on the tornadoes that occur there too.
In fact, I have researched tornadoes in every corner of the world

 

[Ivanthetornadoenthusiast]

I have done some research on the tornadoes that occur there too.
In fact, I have researched tornadoes in every corner of the world

What are the Asian tornadoes that you have researched?

 

[SpotlightForRareTornadoes]

What are the Asian tornadoes that you have researched?

The 2013 Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh Tornado, the 1969 Tianjin, China F5 Tornado (officially rated F4), the 2012 Tsukuba, Japan F3 Tornado, the 1987 Heilongjiang Tornado Outbreak (China's Black Friday), the 2019 Nepal EF2 tornado, the 2014 Central Mongolian F4 Tornado, the 2019 Kaiyuan, China EF4 Tornado, and the 1996 Bangladesh F5 Tornado (Officially rated F4 or F2), just to name a few

 

[SpotlightForRareTornadoes]

Even Yakutsk, Russia, the coldest city in the world, had a tornado back in mid-2019 (which was rated F0)

 

[Ivanthetornadoenthusiast]

The 2013 Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh Tornado, the 1969 Tianjin, China F5 Tornado (officially rated F4), the 2012 Tsukuba, Japan F3 Tornado, the 1987 Heilongjiang Tornado Outbreak (China's Black Friday), the 2019 Nepal EF2 tornado, the 2014 Central Mongolian F4 Tornado, the 2019 Kaiyuan, China EF4 Tornado, and the 1996 Bangladesh F5 Tornado (Officially rated F4 or F2), just to name a few

I wonder if you did researched the 1990 Mobara (Japan) tornado and the 2012 Sidrap (South Sulawesi, Indonesia) tornado?

 

[SpotlightForRareTornadoes]

No, but I will when I get the chance

 

[SpotlightForRareTornadoes]

The Mobara tornado was a high-end F3 (or a low-end F4), according to Ted Fujita. 1 Fatality and 70 injuries were reported.

 

[Ivanthetornadoenthusiast]

The Mobara tornado was a high-end F3 (or a low-end F4), according to Ted Fujita. 1 Fatality and 70 injuries were reported.

I think Wakasa (Saroma) 2006 may have been a F4 based from the anchor-bolted home that was swept away

 

[Casuarina Head]

I found it on a source from wikipedia

I couldn’t locate this. Next time please try to cite the specific source.

 

[MNTornadoGuy]

It appears the Glendive Tornado might have been rated F4 based on ground scouring

I can't find the source you mentioned and the official Storm Data entry does not mention ground scouring at all or any significant damage.

 

[jiharris0220]

SpotlightForRareTornadoes:
Word of advice, I’m not calling you a liar or anything, but please, please refrain from making any claims if you don’t have any valid citations or evidence for them.
It makes you less trustworthy and look like a liar even if you aren’t trying to be one.

 

[SpotlightForRareTornadoes]

SpotlightForRareTornadoes:
Word of advice, I’m not calling you a liar or anything, but please, please refrain from making any claims if you don’t have any valid citations or evidence for them.
It makes you less trustworthy and look like a liar even if you aren’t trying to be one.

Thank you for your advice. I'll try not to do that again. Besides, maybe Tornado Archive made a mistake. Because I don't know how or why this twister was rated F4. But it is there if you want to look at it. Maybe they will fix it sooner or later. I also looked at Highways & Hailstones and I guess it isn't as violent as I thought it was; it was rated F0.

 

[TH2002]

A few more things to add:

1. Let's keep international discussion on the appropriate thread: Significant Tornado Events - Global Edition

2. When making a post, try to put some effort into it. No need to write an entire novel or anything, lol. However, it's always nice to include some photos and/or videos of the tornado and its damage if possible, but most importantly some verifiable, factual information. Path length and width, death/injury tolls, and other weather effects from the same storm system are good things to include.

With that said, welcome to the forum, @SpotlightForRareTornadoes! I hope none of our posts have come off as horribly confrontational. It's just that none of us want the forum to turn into a clone of a certain part of the internet known as weather Twitter.

 

[SpotlightForRareTornadoes]

I almost forgot! On this day 2 years ago, a Massive Wedge Tornado hit the town of Winterset Iowa The damage was rated an EF4.

 

[TH2002]

I almost forgot! On this day 2 years ago, a Massive Wedge Tornado hit the town of Winterset Iowa The damage was rated an EF4.

While I do believe EF4 was the right call for Winterset, I also feel the wind speed estimate of 170 MPH was too low. At its peak intensity it swept away an anchor-bolted house and actually cracked part of its foundation in the process. While the cracked foundation likely resulted from a preexisting weak point known as a 'corner pop', still, foundation damage like this is NOT something I tend to associate with low-end EF4 tornadoes. I don't think the other contextual damage (debarking, scouring, vehicle mangling, etc.) was EF5 worthy but a wind speed estimate around 185-190 MPH would have been more appropriate imo.

 

[SpotlightForRareTornadoes]

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