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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.
26 injuries. Tornadoes affected six different states, with Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma receiving most of the tornadoes. A tornado struck downtown Sabetha, Kansas, and a series of tornadoes struck the North Oklahoma City area. (3 significant) Upper Great Lakes severe weather outbreak of August 23, 1998.
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.
22:50. 46.2 miles (74.4 km) 4 deaths – One of the largest recorded tornadoes in the outbreak, over 1 mi (1.6 km) wide. A total of 120 homes as well as businesses and factories damaged or destroyed in the southern sections of Frankfort. 12 homes destroyed in the Alton area. Over 120 people injured.
Wapakoneta is in Auglaize County in western Ohio. It's about 90 miles northwest of Columbus. The suspected tornado was spotted at 7:43 p.m. Thursday traveling southeast from Mercer County ...
Until now, the worst year for tornadoes in Ohio was 1992, when 62 twisters touched down, Peloquin said. The strongest that year was an EF4 tornado that hit Van Wert County in Western Ohio on Feb ...
Contents. Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021. A deadly late-season tornado outbreak, the deadliest on record in December, [ 5 ] produced catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across portions of the Southern United States and Ohio Valley from the evening of December 10 to the early morning of December 11, 2021.
Ohio's tornado count this year is tied with 1992 for the most tornadoes in a year in the Buckeye State. And it's only June. 2024 is tied for the worst year for tornadoes in Ohio history, expert ...