The Weather Channel’s Tornado Week begins today. A fitting day. April 4th is the anniversary of the Super Tornado Outbreak of 1974, which is still the worst tornado outbreak in US history. From Ottawa to Georgia, 148 tornadoes weaved a path of destruction 2500 miles long, killing 330 people, and injuring more than 5,000. Six of those [...]
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Super Tornado Outbreak of 1974
Posted in Weather, tagged 148 tornadoes, 1974, 1979, Decatur Illinois, Fujita, Fujita scale, Greg Forbes, Red River Tornado Outbreak, Super Tornado, Troy Kimmel, Weather Channel, Wizard of Oz, worst tornado outbreak, Xenia Ohio on April 4, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Time for Hurricanes?
Posted in Weather, tagged africa, ana, atlantic basin, bill, category 1, chart, hurricane, hurricane chart, hurricane tracking, organized, storm, td2, track, tropical depression on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Looks like it’s that time of year again — time to say, “Thanks for moving out west where we don’t have to put our important papers in Ziploc bags anymore.” And “Thanks that I don’t have to go buy plywood today.” And “Hey, isn’t it nice not to have to wrap the computers in plastic?” That’s right, [...]
