Keith Lake, TX F2 #Tornado – August 5, 1964 The F2 tornado lifted a vacant frame house from its foundation and threw a small car into a ditch. Storm Data reported four passengers injured, while newspaper accounts said all five were hurt. buff.ly/03n8cyw #txwx #OTD #tornadohistory
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Lucan, MN F1 #Tornado – August 4, 1958! This F1 tornado traveled 2 miles through Redwood County near Lucan. 2 people were injured when a portable grain elevator tipped over. Herman Schultz was killed when a small outbuilding overturned while he was inside. buff.ly/rFTQemT #mnwx #OTD #tornadohistory
Glassport, PA F3 #Tornado – August 3, 1963 A roller rink collapsed with about 25 teenagers inside, but none were seriously injured. William Petrosky and Robert Martin were killed when a hotel collapsed. buff.ly/NBgTbIE
Lake Mendota, WI F3 #Tornado – August 2, 1967 Three cottages were destroyed, and Miss Ann Worriner and Miss Edna Clough were killed. The tornado passed within about 200 yards of a camp housing 180 boys, but no one there was injured. buff.ly/xuAgCyS #wiwx #OTD #tornadohistory
Groundhog Mountain, VA F1 #Tornado – August 1, 1965 James Ayers, his wife, and three of their children survived after their mobile home was overturned and rolled down an incline. More than 200 trees were damaged along the tornado’s one-mile path. buff.ly/urZ9ri0 #vawx #OTD #tornadohistory
Edmonton, Alberta F4 #Tornado – July 31, 1987 The F4 tornado tracked more than 30 kilometers, destroyed 170 mobile homes at Evergreen Mobile Home Park, and caused 27 fatalities and approximately 300 injuries. buff.ly/GROBWXj #abstorm #OTD #tornadohistory
Ashley, ND-Long Lake, SD F3 #Tornado – July 31, 1966 This 26.4-mile F3 tornado destroyed five farms near Ashley and picked up a car carrying a family of five near Long Lake. Two adults were fatally injured, and the children were injured. buff.ly/iQDgvkl #ndwx #sdwx #OTD #tornadohistory
Bloomer, WI F4 #Tornado – July 30, 1977 The 19-mile F4 clipped northwest Bloomer, demolishing about 50 homes and damaging 100 to 150 more homes and businesses. Twenty people were injured. buff.ly/NPBlsQT #wiwx #OTD #tornadohistory
Deer Park, TX F2 Tornado – July 29, 1971 The F2 followed a path of only 0.3 miles through a mobile home park. Six mobile homes were blown from their foundations, two trailers were demolished, and eight people sustained minor injuries. buff.ly/coTpBIP #txwx #OTD #tornadohistory
Sidney, OH F3 #Tornado – July 28, 1961 The half-mile-long F3 injured 22 people, destroyed 10 homes, and damaged seven others before skipping downtown and striking several buildings. buff.ly/FMdy1FU #ohwx #OTD #tornadohistory
Limerick, PA F3 #Tornado – July 27, 1994 The 2-mile F3 struck The Hamlet housing development, where four homes were leveled and 16 were damaged beyond repair. Daniel and Laura Thompson and their 10-month-old daughter Michela were killed. Twenty-five others were injured. buff.ly/dpsgtPk #pawx #OTD
Scottsbluff, NE F2 #Tornado – July 26, 1993 The tornado traveled 3.8 miles, destroyed a furniture store, and injured six people inside. Six homes were destroyed in a subdivision, while two more homes and a quilt shop were heavily damaged. Twelve people were injured overall. buff.ly/Ay6hxS1 #newx
Granite Falls, MN F4 #Tornado – July 25, 2000 The tornado traveled 9 miles and left a concentrated two-mile damage path through a residential area. Forty-one homes were destroyed and 300 were damaged. Arly Swanson was killed, and 15 others were injured. buff.ly/gh0R7M5 #mnwx #OTD #tornadohistory
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New Hampshire EF2 #Tornado – July 24, 2008 The tornado traveled 50.46 miles across five counties, the longest path on record in New England. Brenda J. Stevens was killed when her Deerfield home collapsed; the baby she had been holding survived. buff.ly/kDa3Y5e #nhwx #OTD #tornadohistory
Canton, IL F3 #Tornado – July 23, 1975! The tornado damaged 127 businesses and destroyed about 100 homes and 50 mobile homes. Two people were killed at Horton’s Mobile Home Manor, and 69 were injured. buff.ly/i1mJeSG #ilwx #OTD #tornadohistory
St. Augusta-Zimmerman, MN F2 #Tornado – July 22, 1967! At least 24 farms and homes were demolished, crops were wiped out, and 12 people were injured. Elvera Peterson, 70, was killed when the tornado struck her farmhouse near rural Becker. buff.ly/x2gdBnU #mnwx #OTD #tornadohistory
Kinzua Bridge, PA F1 #Tornado – July 21, 2003! Winds near 94 mph caused the 121-year-old viaduct to oscillate before rusted anchor bolts failed. Nine supporting towers collapsed, bringing much of the bridge down in under 30 seconds. buff.ly/QzJddGf #pawx #OTD #tornadohistory
Ellisburg, PA F3 #Tornado – July 21, 2003! A farmhouse was swept from its foundation with two children inside. Both survived. The tornado also threw a car 600 yards and lodged a tractor in a tree. buff.ly/1Ui0VbF #pawx #OTD #tornadohistory
Teton Wilderness, WY F4 #Tornado – July 21, 1987! It crossed the Continental Divide above 10,000 feet—the highest elevation on record for a violent tornado. Dr. Ted Fujita documented F4 tree damage along the 24-mile path. buff.ly/x61CfZu #wywx #OTD #tornadohistory
Hartly, DE F2 #Tornado – July 21, 1983! The tornado traveled about one mile near Route 44, damaging homes and barns and blowing vehicles from roads. Carol A. McGinnis, 25, and Goldie A. Shahan, 78, were killed in separate mobile homes. Nine others were injured. buff.ly/QVWYULQ #dewx #OTD
Minneapolis, MN F3 #Tornado – July 20, 1951! Two homes were thrown into a potato field, where neighbors found a two-year-old alive. At the airport, 63 airplanes were destroyed. The event is officially listed as an F3, though some damage may have come from microbursts. buff.ly/FiOA03b #mnwx #OTD
Lima, OH F3 #Tornado – July 19, 1950! The tornado damaged hundreds of homes and leveled a drive-in theater that had opened only two weeks earlier. Thirty people were injured, but no one was killed. buff.ly/maQGZTm #ohwx #OTD #tornadohistory
Marion, ND F4 #Tornado – July 18, 2004! The tornado deeply scoured fields before destroying two homes, twenty grain silos, five outbuildings, and heavy machinery at the Noot Farm. The family escaped, and no one was injured. buff.ly/g7rvzpA #ndwx #OTD #tornadohistory
Oakfield, WI F5 #Tornado – July 18, 1996! Homes were swept from their foundations, debris traveled into Michigan, and 60 homes and six businesses were destroyed. Twelve people were injured, but no one was killed. Summary: buff.ly/4Q7hqwg Podcast: buff.ly/ObTMQYl
Cheyenne, WY F3 #Tornado – July 16, 1979! The tornado damaged four C-130 aircraft, destroyed 140 homes and 17 trailers, and caused one fatality and 40 injuries. It is considered the most destructive tornado in Wyoming history. buff.ly/qKiZd6g #wywx #OTD #tornadohistory
Oakland-Craig, NE F4 #Tornado – July 15, 1950! 4 women traveling from Lincoln saw the tornado & stopped at a farm west of Craig, where 5 children were alone. They helped them into a storm cave before the farm was leveled. At least a dozen farms damaged. 33 injuries were recorded. buff.ly/kYlQB8D
Campbelltown, PA F3 #Tornado – July 14, 2004 The tornado damaged more than 100 homes in Campbelltown, destroying 32, before crossing miles of farmland. Twenty-four people were injured, including one critically. buff.ly/p9wJLa3 #pawx #OTD #tornadohistory
Kendallville, IN F2 #Tornado – July 14, 1992 The tornado moved directly through the city, destroying 29 homes and two apartment buildings. Twenty-three businesses were also damaged, and 28 minor injuries were reported. buff.ly/et8xPKc #inwx #OTD #tornadohistory
Lake Gervais, MN F3 #Tornado – July 13, 1890! The tornado grew to 300 yards wide as it moved through Little Canada, leveling homes & barns. Along Lake Gervais, cottages were swept away and people were blown into the water. Six were killed and 30 injured along the 10-mile path. buff.ly/kbbiZip #mnwx