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The tornado killed 27 residents of the town, mainly in a single subdivision, and inflicted approximately $40 million (1997 USD) in damages in its 13-minute, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) track. It occurred as part of a tornado outbreak across central Texas; it was produced by a supercell that had developed from an unstable airmass and favorable ...
A detailed damage survey and analysis of part of the tornado's track, focusing mainly on Mayfield, Kentucky published by Timothy Marshall, a meteorologist, structural and forensic engineer; Zachary B. Wienhoff, with Haag Engineering Company; Christine L. Wielgos, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service of Paducah; and Brian E. Smith, a ...
Lieutenant Colonel William Henry Rankin (October 16, 1920 – July 6, 2009) was the first person to survive a fall from the top of a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud. [1] He was a pilot in the United States Marine Corps and a World War II and Korean War veteran.
Between the thin walls and above the shaky foundation of a mobile home, Cartlidge, 32, miraculously survived a March tornado that carved a path of destruction through Rolling Fork, Mississippi.
AP Still reeling from the EF5 tornado that struck Moore, Okla., on May 20, the residents of Oklahoma City awoke today to survey the damage from a second round of violent storms that left five ...
The tornado caused moderate damage to trees and structures as it moved northeastward past Albion, following the shoreline of Lake Koshkonong and passing through the community of Busseyville before dissipating. One person was injured when the tornado blew their car off a road into a ditch. The tornado caused >$2.5 million (2024 USD) in damage. [70]
[1] [3] [2] In total, the tornado killed four people, injured 50 others, and destroyed numerous buildings on 42 farms along its 70–110-mile (110–180 km) path. [1] [3] [2] The exact damage total from the tornado is unknown; it was reported that $3 million (1964 USD) in damage occurred just in Hamilton County, Nebraska. [2]
Mississippi family recounts surviving tornado that tore mobile home apart appeared first on TheGrio. Ida Cartlidge and her husband, Charles Jones, 59, had forged a quiet life in Rolling Fork with ...