Posted on 05/20/2013 6:24:46 PM PDT by chessplayer
Modern history maybe, but.. History of planet? Hayyull Nah!
Add this to the list:
http://ww2.ohiohistory.org/etcetera/exhibits/swio/pages/content/1974_tornado.htm
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The tornado superoutbreak of April 3-4, 1974 resulted in 148 tornadoes in 13 states. Across the United States, 315 people were killed, more than 6,000 injured, and 27,000 families suffered property losses. The Xenia Tornado caused the most deaths of any tornado in the outbreak. In Ohio, 12 tornadoes touched down, killing 36 people.
True
I used stats based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, according to CNN (reference source)
“This is absolute devastation like nothing I’ve ever seen before,” Betsy Randolph, with Oklahoma State Police, told Fox 25.” This may be worse than the May 3rd, 1999 tornado.”
The strongest winds on earth — 302 mph — were recorded near Moore that year.
His claim to fame was spending time with Michael Jackson discussing his sleeping with little Boys.
Michael, not Bashir, or not?
Yep.... only at math challenged MSNBC would an EF4 be > than an EF5. Pukes will do anything for ratings.
Don’t know the year, but the Andover KS tornado was up there. Anytime a vehicle is hoisted up 300 feet in the air has got my vote as an EF5.
That’s amazing. Back then, people would have practically no warning that something might be coming their way either. The weather service didn’t start issuing tornado alerts until 1950.
I remember that one from the news, it being my first knowledge of the existence of Xenia, Ohio.
Again from Wikipedia:
Xenia (Greek: ξενία, xenía) is the ancient Greek concept of hospitality, the generosity and courtesy shown to those who are far from home.
Well, I learned that just this moment.
Speaking of which, ( this moment that is, ) we're just now getting T'storms here in Chi-town from the same storm front that spawned that tornado in OK. No red boxes for us, though.
Partisan Media Shill ping — the April 3, 1974 Xenia, Ohio Tornado “only” killed 30-some people, but was part of an outbreak of 148 separate tornados.
No one had figured out how to blame the weather on Republicans in 1974.
Thanks chessplayer.
Really? I would have thought in the history of the universe. Super Novae are nothing compared to this. Maybe the Big Bang comes close, but Martin isn’t sure.
Wow...incredible. Other photos of the Moore tornado show car bodies completely sucked off their chassis. Never saw that before.
Sounds exactly like my father told me of the 1925 tornado in So. IL. Very chilling.
Google Brent, Alabama (IIRC). And entire town with all inhabitants obliterated by a tornado.
Actually, not all inhabitants were killed. The town was leveled though.
He’s some leftist assmunch on MSNBC. Apparently somebody has watched him at one time or another.
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