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The tornado began southwest of the small town of Luther, Iowa a little before 3:30 pm and moved north northeast. The tornado strengthened and grew larger (at some points, more than a mile wide) as it approached US 30 just east of the intersection of IA 17. The tornado turned toward the north with the small hamlet of Jordan, Iowa in the path. A ...
The 1974 Xenia tornado was a violent F5 tornado that destroyed a large portion of Xenia and Wilberforce, Ohio, United States on the afternoon of April 3, 1974. It was the deadliest individual tornado of the 1974 Super Outbreak, the 24-hour period between April 3 and April 4, 1974, during which 148 tornadoes touched down in 13 different U.S. states.
Midwestern and Southern United States, Ontario, Canada. Part of the tornado outbreaks of 1974. The 1974 Super Outbreak was the second-largest tornado outbreak on record for a single 24-hour period, just behind the 2011 Super Outbreak. It was also the most violent tornado outbreak ever recorded, with 30 violent (F4 or F5 rated) tornadoes confirmed.
How many tornadoes hit Indiana during the 1974 event? A brief tornado touched down in Indiana’s Boone County on the morning of April 3, 1974, according to the NWS. This marked the beginning of ...
On April 3, 1974 and F4 tornado ripped through Louisville, killing two people and injuring more than 200. The tornado also decimated Cherokee Park. The tornado also decimated Cherokee Park.
"Before that time, in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati, if the weather man said there was a tornado watch or warning, people didn't give much heed to it," said Smith, 62, of Petersburg, Ky ...
List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, April 3, 1974 [note 1] Brief touchdown in an open field. 1 death– Tornado hit two subdivisions near Blue Springs and destroyed 19 out of 20 trailers in a trailer park, with the fatality occurring there. 100 people were injured.
Fatal United States tornadoes in 1974. 1974 was exceptionally above average with a record number of seven F5 tornadoes in one year. 366 deaths occurred and almost 7,000 injuries occurred. The worst tornado outbreak of the record-breaking year was the Super Outbreak, which spawned all seven F5 tornadoes.