Significant Tornado Events

[Christopher Robert]

I have access to Newspapers.com, is there a specific keyword you'd want to search for?

Damage pics and or descriptions of the tornado itself

 

[Central Ohio Wx]

Damage pics and or descriptions of the tornado itself

I really can't find any descriptions of the tornado itself, but maybe this could be helpful:

I'll look for damage photos shortly.

 

[A Guy]

Has anyone ever seen much analysis of the 4/3/1974 tornado near Murphy, North Carolina? This twister allegedly caused extreme forest damage.

From Fujita's paper on the outbreak:



From his downburst identification book:


From his memoirs:

 

[Christopher Robert]

From Fujita's paper on the outbreak:

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From his downburst identification book:
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From his memoirs:
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WOW! yea that is high end stuff!

 

[Christopher Robert]

It is believed that 7 people died trying to shoot tornado videos on April 27th 2011.

(James Spann April 3rd 2025)

 

[Central Ohio Wx]

It is believed that 7 people died trying to shoot tornado videos on April 27th 2011.

(James Spann April 3rd 2025)

I don't doubt it. Some of those Phil Campbell and Tuscaloosa videos are insane. Some notable ones I've seen:

• Less than 2 miles from Rainsville, with kids, in a car
• The one "Phil Campbell to 911" video
• Taping Smithville from a window as it came through their backyard
• The second-floor Cordova video; the person taping the video sustained serious injuries

etc.

 

[Aaron Rider]

I don't doubt it. Some of those Phil Campbell and Tuscaloosa videos are insane. Some notable ones I've seen:

• Less than 2 miles from Rainsville, with kids, in a car
• The one "Phil Campbell to 911" video
• Taping Smithville from a window as it came through their backyard
• The second-floor Cordova video; the person taping the video sustained serious injuries

etc.

Could someone link to some of these? Thanks

 

[andyhb]

Some potentially interesting findings here from a probe that was deployed on the Gary SD tornado on 6/28 this year. Would like to see some more documentation/QC/plots/etc.