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Significant Tornado Events

WeathermanLeprechaun said:
What's the original source though of those photos? It isn't disclosed in that description.
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They obtained the photos directly from Kathy Delp; they were never directly posted online prior.
 
Eoline said:
They obtained the photos directly from Kathy Delp; they were never directly posted online prior.
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Good finds anyways. Very rarily are you able to obtain from someone photos of a 4/27 tornado. I found a interesting tweet of someone saying they found a new Smithville photo from some guy before getting in his shelter. May dig it back up again if its of any interest.
 
eep said:
74 still kinda fascinates me, feels like the weather community has kinda overlooked it despite its legacy. Probably due to the fact that so much info on it is clearly missing or wasn't well documented.
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A bunch of the 74 tornadoes were deep in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee and Kentucky. Also, many of the Southern tornadoes were after dark. The combination of darkness and very remote country explains a lot.
 
Aaron Rider said:
A bunch of the 74 tornadoes were deep in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee and Kentucky. Also, many of the Southern tornadoes were after dark. The combination of darkness and very remote country explains a lot.
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I would argue some of the more violent tornados on that day were actually in that northeastern TN/southeastern KY corridor.

More rural than the other areas that day so they aren’t as famous as the headliners, but you still had multiple F4s jammed in that corridor in the evening. Some on the ground at the same time.

There was actually one rated F2 that went through the Daniel Boone forest that left such a severe scar that it was still somewhat evident a few years ago. I’ll have to check my sources but I want to say a TN reanalysis of the 74 outbreak stated that F2 was likely much stronger.

Edit: I posted pictures earlier in this thread, but the Pickett, TN F4 arguably deserved to be rated F5. Especially relative to some of the other 5s on that day.
 
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ColdFront said:
I would argue some of the more violent tornados on that day were actually in that northeastern TN/southeastern KY corridor.

More rural than the other areas that day so they aren’t as famous as the headliners, but you still had multiple F4s jammed in that corridor in the evening. Some on the ground at the same time.

There was actually one rated F2 that went through the Daniel Boone forest that left such a severe scar that it was still somewhat evident a few years ago. I’ll have to check my sources but I want to say a TN reanalysis of the 74 outbreak stated that F2 was likely much stronger.

Edit: I posted pictures earlier in this thread, but the Pickett, TN F4 arguably deserved to be rated F5. Especially relative to some of the other 5s on that day.
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Looking at the damage paths, between the well known N Alabama and Ohio valley corridors is practically a wall of f4 tornadoes. I imagine that looking from east to west, you’d be hard pressed to spot a gap between violent tornado tracks.

Just adds to how insane the 74 outbreak was
 
ThatGuy;P said:
Looking at the damage paths, between the well known N Alabama and Ohio valley corridors is practically a wall of f4 tornadoes. I imagine that looking from east to west, you’d be hard pressed to spot a gap between violent tornado tracks.

Just adds to how insane the 74 outbreak was
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I don’t think it’s any coincidence both super outbreaks took place in conjunction with historic La Ninas. 1973-74 was particularly intense, and by some metrics the most intense on record. Even compared to 2011, 74 really just stands out in the sheer size of its aerial expanse. That kind of warm sector is mind blowing.
 
ColdFront said:
I would argue some of the more violent tornados on that day were actually in that northeastern TN/southeastern KY corridor.

More rural than the other areas that day so they aren’t as famous as the headliners, but you still had multiple F4s jammed in that corridor in the evening. Some on the ground at the same time.

There was actually one rated F2 that went through the Daniel Boone forest that left such a severe scar that it was still somewhat evident a few years ago. I’ll have to check my sources but I want to say a TN reanalysis of the 74 outbreak stated that F2 was likely much stronger.

Edit: I posted pictures earlier in this thread, but the Pickett, TN F4 arguably deserved to be rated F5. Especially relative to some of the other 5s on that day.
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I recall a tornado was downgraded to F4 like Russiaville for 1965. Dunno if it was Pickett but I've always had a feeling that it could've likely actually been f5, cause the only reason it was downgraded is they couldn't find an example of the f5 damage that caused the upgrade.
 
eep said:
I recall a tornado was downgraded to F4 like Russiaville for 1965. Dunno if it was Pickett but I've always had a feeling that it could've likely actually been f5, cause the only reason it was downgraded is they couldn't find an example of the f5 damage that caused the upgrade.
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I believe that was the one in southern Tennessee in Coffee County

Edit: I now think it was in Hardin County

Edit #2: actually, probably Lincoln County?
 
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