Wednesday, April 3, 2013

39 Years Ago - April 3rd-4th, 1974 "Super Outbreak"




39 Years Ago Today - April 3rd-4th, 1974 "Super Outbreak"

148 tornadoes touched down in 13 states in less than 24 hours

Alabama:  http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=70475&fb_comment_id=fbc_513475165377067_70608696_513509385373645#f25a164eb

Ohio:  http://ww2.ohiohistory.org/etcetera/exhibits/swio/pages/content/1974_tornado.htm

Interesting Perspective/Stats:  http://www.ustornadoes.com/2013/04/03/looking-back-at-the-april-3-4-1974-super-outbreak/

1 comment:

  1. Greg, great photo.

    Didn't this outbreak fool a lot of farmers because they didn't recognize the storms coming at them were tornadoes? I know that happened with the Xenia OH tornado...but that photo sure doesn't look like a tornado even though we know it is...

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