Among the hardest hit areas were xenia, ohio, and limestone and. The tornado that slammed xenia, ohio was on them in a heartbeat so fast, the national weather service never got a chance to put out a warning, cbs news correspondent jim axelrod reports. Tornado the 1974 super outbreak xtreme disasters that changed america. Xenia daily gazette from xenia, ohio on september 10, 1971. About an hour after the xenia tornado, another violent f5 tornado took aim at the western suburbs of cincinnati. Massive tornado bears down on xenia during the super tornado outbreak of april remember that day well, school was let out early.
The forecast for wednesday april 3rd, 1974 was for windy and warm conditions with a chance of showers. It has a place of honor on a shelf in the mcglocklins rebuilt home on. Fujita himself considered rating the xenia tornado an f6. Xenia was struck by an f2 tornado on april 25, 1989 and again by an f4 tornado on september 20, 2000. April 1974 another photograph of the xenia, ohio tornado. West st near the xenia foundry in an apartment building that no longer exists due to its destruction. Mckinley elementary school in xenia before and after the 1974 tornado. Change had been part of the fabric of education for a while in xenia since 1957 when school integration began. Filmed by my dad on his trusty ol super 8 movie camera. The warning was based on the dayton weather service office examining the facsimile chart from the cincinnati radar and calling the cincinnati office for their interpretation of the storm. Photo gallery select a photo album to view photos or a slideshow. The april 1974 tornado outbreak was one of the nations worst. By the time the deadly storm ended, 330 people had died and damage was spread. This unit has been built to the most demanding specifications and tested under rugged.
Needless to say, forecasters got the windy part right. The tornado that struck xenia was just one of at least 148 tornados that occurred in the south and. Xenia was almost destroyed by a very strong tornado on april 3, 1974, during a outbreak of deadly tornadoes from alabama to ontario, canada. Return to xenia, ohio tornado photos caleb hutslar my aunt, uncle and cousins were caught in the xenia tornado. Xenia, popularly known as the land of the crazy winds due to tornadoes is city in ohio. Remembering the 1974 xenia, ohio tornado may 7, 2017 xenia daily gazette xenia april 3 was the 43rd anniversary of the 1974 xenia tornado.
So many of her memories rekindled some of my own from life in the 1950s and 60s,and i. In the particular photograph, the tornado is passing through a. F6 tornadoes were never studied close up until recently. The tornado was part of a super outbreak that killed 315 people over a 2 day period when 148 tornadoes were reported across states. Blink films seeks survivors from 1974 tornado that struck. It proceeded at a glacial pace and was not finally accomplished until after the mid60s. It began as a moderatesized tornado, then intensified while moving northeast at about 50 mph 80 kmh. On april 1974 an tornado tore through the heart of xenia, killing 33 people and injuring more than others. The tornado formed near bellbrook, ohio, southwest of xenia, at about 4.
Xenia tornado the tornado superoutbreak of april 34, 1974 resulted in 148 tornadoes in states. Blink films, a company based in london, england, is in the early planning stages on a project for the new pbs series well meet again that is aimed at featuring the city of xenia and the. I taught french, history and civics political science at the high school level. Books in the 70s refer to the xenia tornado as the strongest tornado ever recorded, and online discussions bring forward claims that prof. Nine schools, nine churches and almost 180 businesses were destroyed in the f5 tornado, which. I dont know if there would be any support for the kind of redevelopment that youre suggesting.
Fujita and other experts to determine that the xenia tornado was in fact the worst of all the 148 super outbreak tornadoes. Xenia did have a traditional downtown and it was centered exactly where appearances would suggest, at the corner of detroit avenue and main street. I would rather not run it in a thread, but i dont know how to stop ioloop. The tornado injured 1,150 and destroyed approximately 1,400 buildings about half of those in xenia. This tornado followed a path roughly parallel to that of the 1974 tornado. Written prior to 1962 she has captured important historical facts of the town as it originated before her birth and thru her youth. This outbreak included the devastating storm that nearly destroyed xenia, ohio.
Tornado the 1974 super outbreak xtreme disasters that. Xenia, ohio simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Devil wind brewing in xenia will pay homage to the late whiotv weather specialist gil whitney for saving lives in the april 3, 1974 tornado that leveled hundreds of homes and businesses in the town. Tornado the 1974 super outbreak xtreme disasters that changed america ball, jacqueline a on.
A tornado warning was issued for montgomery and greene counties in ohio at about 3. Survivors of 1974 tornado in xenia tell their stories. Founded in 1803, xenia is the third largest city in greene county, ohio, united states. Mary hoefflin, left, and lauren densic hug amid tornado debris on main street in millbury, ohio sunday, june 6, 2010.
Xenia, ohio april 3, 1974, is engraved in the memories of nearly all residents of the city of xenia in greene county. The super outbreak of april 34, 1974 national weather service. The xenia tornado was at peak intensity and entering windsor park when a high school student took the only known film of the storm from his home on ridgebury drive. A series of dramatic photographs from the dayton daily news archive documents in gritty black and white the devastation left in xenia by a 1974 tornado. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. This page originally submitted on march 24, 2012, by william fischer, jr. Almost 150 tornadoes touched down in the ohio valley, south and great lakes. She recalls playing with her sister after school in their. The tornado that struck the city of xenia, ohio stands as the deadliest individual tornado of the 1974 super outbreak, killing 32 people and destroying a significant portion of the town. My father drove me from our home in worthington, ohio to see the aftermath.
As a dayton suburb, the city is pretty strong surviving devastating disasters, however its complexity and joy is proved by some interesting facts following several personalities work or implications in xenias community. A bright sun late this morning reflected on the tornadospawned miseries of xenia, literally laying bare a communities soul still in shock but rallying back from its worstever tragedy more than 1,000 injured, and the death toll now mounting steadily. Xenia tornado path of destruction photograph ohio history. Authorities say tornados and thunderstorms that swept through the midwest overnight killed a number of people in ohio, destroyed homes and damaged a high school gymnasium where. Select a picture to view it full size or to give it a thumbs up to vote for it to receive a spot in the peoples choice spotlight. First printed december 5, 6, and7 in the chicago tribune. April 3, 1974, was a day that, until april 27, 2011, stood as one of the worst in the. Xenia genealogy in greene county, oh usa 1,012,695 ohio 47,743 greene county 609 xenia 156. The xenia tornado was one of two rated f5 that affected ohio during the outbreak, the other striking the cincinnati area see. Search the internet for april 3, 1974 xenia tornado memorial. I happen to own an mp3 file i made of a cassette tape recording which is 3. It bulldozed a path more than a halfmile wide, destroying or damaging more than 1,400 buildings, including 1,200 homes, dozens of businesses, 10 churches, and several schools. Home movie of the aftermath of the 1974 xenia, ohio tornado.
My first year out of college i taught french at cedarville high. This storm killed 30, injured 1100, and destroyed over homes. On april 3, 1974 an f5 tornado tore through the heart of xenia, killing 33 people and injuring more than 1,300 others. Devil wind brewing, xenia, ohio, names beer after whiotv. On the afternoon of april 3rd, 1974, a violent supercell thunderstorm passed to the south of dayton, ohio. Xenia tornado remembered 46 years later xenia gazette. In the following months, careful analysis of all the damage led dr.
April 3, 1974 xenia tornado memorial historical marker. It bulldozed a path more than a halfmile wide, destroying or damaging more t hard to believe it has been 40 years. A tornado appears in the distance, and pete, the farmhand, gathers everyone into the storm cellar. On april 3, 1974, an f5 category tornado struck xenia, ohio. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level.
Resulting in 34 deaths, the xenia tornado was the deadliest of all tornadoes from this outbreak and remains among the top 10 costliest u. Wcpo 9 on your side brings you the latest trusted news and information for the greater cincinnati tri. Across the united states, 315 people were killed, more than 6,000 injured, and 27,000 families suffered property losses. Starting and stopping tornado server in thread issue. A ragged tree survived the tornado utica tornado of april 20, 2004. This minor damage from shelf life does not detract from an item being identified as nos. Xenia tornado april 4, 1974 30 year anniversary storm2k.
A tornado touched down in xenia, ohio in central greene county county outline shown around 23. The twister of 2000 killed one person, and injured 100 people. A collection of dramatic photographs from the dayton daily news archive documents the ruin a tornado left in xenia on april 3, 1974. This page has been viewed 2,517 times since then and 178 times this year. Memory of april 3, 1974, tornado outbreak dimmed by recent. Iconic images from april 3, 1974 the super outbreak.
Tornado tracks of the historic 1974 tornado superoutbreak. View the destruction of the 1974 xenia tornado from the air. On april 4, 1974 an f5 tornado the most intense tornado, reaching speeds of over 261 miles per hour hit xenia. It began as a moderatesized tornado, then intensified while moving. On april 3, 1974 46 years ago today much of xenia was leveled by a powerful f5 tornado. Ive got a main process that is generating a lot of data, and im using a tornado server started in a background thread to feed it to clients. All of the new development that youre describing are blocks that were razed after the 1974 tornado hit the town. Xenia tarnavsky has 392 books on goodreads, and is currently reading how to make love like a porn star. More than 1,200 homes were heavily damaged or destroyed. While they wait for the storm to pass,he tells the family about the dog dropped down by a tornado when pete was a boy. Remembering the 1974 xenia, ohio tornado weatherbug.
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