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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.
The tornado touched down as part of the 1974 Super Outbreak, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in recorded history. The tornado would first touch down at approximately 4:30 pm CDT, only three minutes before the Xenia, Ohio F5 tornado. The tornado tracked through areas southwest of Cincinnati before crossing the Indiana-Kentucky border, where ...
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.
The super-tornado outbreak of April 3 and 4, 1974, was the worst in U.S. history, with 148 twisters touching down in 13 states. When it had ended 16 hours later, 330 people were dead and 5,484 ...
This marked the beginning of Indiana’s largest tornado outbreak in history. Another 20 tornadoes spun up across 45 other counties in the state between 2 and 8 p.m. that day. The tornadoes killed ...
Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Super Outbreak, the 24-hour period between April 3 and April 4 during which 148 tornadoes touched down in 13 different states. ... Ohio, after the ...
Paths of the 148 tornadoes generated during the 1974 Super Outbreak. The 1974 Super Outbreak was one of the most destructive tornado outbreaks ever known in United States history. Many notable tornadoes occurred, such as the Xenia, Ohio tornado which was an F5 tornado that killed 34 people and destroyed a large portion of the town. The Xenia ...
List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, April 4, 1974 [note 1] F# Location County / Parish State Start Time Path length [note 2] Max width [note 3] Summary F2: W of Clarktown to NW of Crossville: White, Cumberland: TN: 05:30 16.2 miles (26.1 km) 300 yards (270 m) Tornado destroyed 11 or more homes along with three businesses, 16 barns, and 18 ...