Two violent F5 tornadoes destroyed much of Xenia, OH and Sayler Park, OH. The “Super Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974” occurred across portions of the Midwest, Lower Mississippi Valley, and Southeast. prior to the 1974 Super Outbreak, researchers were unable to characterize the intensity distribution within a tornado’s path. The term "Super Outbreak" has been widely used in reference to two extremely violent and deadly tornado outbreaks during 1974 and 2011 in the United States, and to a lesser extent a third outbreak in 1932.1974 Super Outbreak; 2011 Super Outbreak; 1932 Deep South tornado outbreak – Referred to as a "Super Outbreak" by the National Weather Service office in Birmingham, Alabama. The Super Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974 was at its most vicious in Xenia. Finally in the "outbreak death toll" in seen in the 1974 Super Outbreak#Brandenburg, Kentucky section, it says the death toll in Greene County, Ohio (which is where Xenia, Ohio is located) was 36. In what was the worst tornado outbreak of the 20 th century, there were 148 tornadoes over the course of just 18 hours, over half of which were classified as significant/strong at F2 strength or higher.. (T. Fujita, The University of Chicago) Among the hardest-hit cities were: Super Outbreak of ’74. Posted 10-27-2005 by Steve Chiotakis.
Map of Tornado Paths. On this day in 1974, 148 tornadoes known together as the Super Outbreak wreaked havoc across 13 states. On a mild Wednesday and Thursday, April 3 and 4, 1974, the United States experienced the biggest outbreak of tornadoes in our nation's recorded history. APRIL 3, 1974 SUPER OUTBREAK. During the 1974 Super Outbreak the 148 tornadoes caused over 3.5 billion dollars (2005) in damage and unfortunately 335 fatalities, along with more than 6,000 injuries. Forecasters say the tornado outbreak of early April 1974 was a wake up call for more technology and more ways of getting the information out. Image courtesy of the Storm Prediction Center. The April 3-4, 1974, Super Outbreak tornado tracks as determined by the research team lead by Dr. T. Theodore Fujita. But it also took a massive financial and more importantly, a personal toll in many other states, cities, and towns across a huge swath of the central and southern United States. The April 3 rd and 4 th 1974 Tornado Outbreak in Alabama Alabama was one of several states devastated by the "Super Outbreak," as April 3rd and 4th, 1974, has become known. Even 40 years later, the city’s name is almost synonymous with images of complete devastation. This date certainly represents one of the darkest times in Alabama weather history. Some of the strongest tornadoes from this outbreak occurred in the Ohio Valley.
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