St. Louis EF4 #Tornado – April 22, 2011!

An EF4 struck the St. Louis metro, damaging thousands of structures and tearing part of the roof from Lambert Airport. Five people were injured. No fatalities were reported.

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Hoisington, KS F4 #Tornado – April 21, 2001!

A tornado rapidly intensified to F4 as it hit Hoisington, destroying 182 homes and tearing the roof off the hospital. 28 were injured. One person, Gerald F. Tauscher, was killed.

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Belvidere, Lake Zurich, and Oak Lawn, IL F4 #Tornadoes – April 21, 1967! Three F4 tornadoes struck northern Illinois in one day. In Belvidere, a school was hit during dismissal—13 students killed. The deadliest storm tore through Oak Lawn at rush hour, throwing cars & leveling homes. buff.ly/94GeJPy

Ada, OK F3 Tornado – April 20, 1973! A mobile home park was hit just after midnight as an F3 moved through Pontotoc County. Around 500 buildings were damaged or destroyed. A phonograph record was later found embedded in a utility pole. More: buff.ly/FdUMcs0 #okwx #OTD #tornadohistory

The Greenwood, Arkansas F4 #Tornado – April 19, 1968! Four minutes. That’s all it took. An F4 tornado tore through downtown & residential areas, killing 14 & injuring 270. Over 400 homes & 60 businesses were damaged or destroyed, leaving what was described as a “sea of rubble.” buff.ly/DxPslP2 #arwx

Texas Panhandle F4: Vigo Park to Clarendon to McLean – April 18, 1970 - Sherwood Shores was nearly wiped out—172 mobile homes destroyed, only one left. Thirteen died there, part of 16 total. Tank cars were blown from tracks near McLean. buff.ly/ORSq07C #txwx #tornado

Manila, AR F4 #Tornado – April 16, 1998!

This tornado formed just west of Manila and tore through the city, destroying homes, businesses, and factories. Two children were killed when a mobile home was destroyed.

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Frio County, TX F4 #Tornado – April 15, 1973!

This tornado crossed Frio Airport, damaged hangars, destroyed planes, ripped asphalt from a runway, and tore through farmland east of Pearsall. Five people were killed when it struck two cars on I-35.

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Kanopolis Lake, KS EF4 #Tornado – April 14, 2012! Tracked 50+ miles across central Kansas, reaching EF4 intensity near Kanopolis Lake. A home was swept away and trees debarked. No injuries or fatalities. buff.ly/uHwATpg #kswx #OTD #tornadohistory

Gulfport, MS F3 #Tornado – April 13, 1980! A tornado tracked nearly 16 miles through Harrison County, with peak damage in Gulfport. Max width reached 400 yards. Homes, apartments, businesses, and even the airport control tower were damaged. 25 injuries were reported. buff.ly/L82bATE #mswx #OTD

Anderson County, KS F4 #Tornado – April 12, 1964! One of two F4 tornadoes that day formed south of Welda and tracked ~17 miles past Garnett toward Greeley. 23 farms were hit and 4 homes leveled. 3 fatalities occurred in vehicles at US 169/59, with 9 injuries reported. buff.ly/U5jEAy5 #kswx #OTD

Russiaville–Alto–Kokomo–Greentown–Marion, IN F4 #Tornado – Apr 11, 1965! Part of the Palm Sunday Outbreak, this F4 tracked across central Indiana, destroying 700+ homes. 21 were killed and hundreds injured. 10 deaths occurred in Greentown. Witnesses reported multiple vortices. buff.ly/veKJPjq #inwx

Preston Island–South Sauty–Powell–Sylvania, AL EF3 #Tornado – April 10, 2009! Originally documented as one long-track tornado, research later identified two separate paths with a ~2.2-mile gap near the Jackson/DeKalb County line. No fatalities, 3 injuries. buff.ly/Oe5w3MF #alwx #tornadohistory #OTD

Wichita Falls, TX F4 #Tornado – “Terrible Tuesday”! - April 10, 1979

42 were killed outright, 3 more died of heart attacks, and over 1,700 were injured when a violent tornado struck Wichita Falls. One of Texas’ most devastating events. Short video on this event: buff.ly/reLwWgJ #txwx

Blue Ash, OH F4 #Tornado – April 9, 1999!

An F4 tracked 10 miles through Hamilton and Warren Counties, destroying homes and businesses.

65 were injured and 4 were killed.

Charles S. Smith
Lee Cook
Jacqueline Cook
Donald E. Lewis

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Oak Grove, AL F5 #Tornado – April 8, 1998!

An F5 tracked from Tuscaloosa into Jefferson County, killing 32.

Communities including Oak Grove, Sylvan Springs, Edgewater, and Pratt City were heavily impacted. Over 600 homes were destroyed.

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Goodlettsville–Gallatin, TN F3 #Tornado – Apr 7, 2006! Part of a 47-tornado outbreak, this F3 killed 7 & injured 128. ~700 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed in Sumner County, including 80 homes in Hendersonville. Structural failures were noted in some brick homes. buff.ly/e2by4KL #tnwx

Grayson & Fannin County, TX F3 #Tornado – April 6, 1955!

Damage was reported from Sherman to Bonham, with hundreds of homes impacted. In northwest Sherman, two frame houses and multiple trailers were destroyed.
Lee Darnes, a night watchman at an oil well, was killed.

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Gainesville, GA #Tornadoes – April 6, 1936!

Multiple tornadoes merged over downtown, leveling large portions of the city. 203 were killed and ~1,600 injured.

Includes the deadliest single-building loss in U.S. tornado history.

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Tupelo, MS F5 #Tornado – April 5, 1936! An F5 tornado tore through Tupelo, killing at least 216 people — the 4th deadliest in U.S. history. In the Gum Pond community, homes were swept into the water and many victims were never fully documented. A young Elvis Presley survived. buff.ly/E7yBCVQ #mswx

Knox County, TN F2 #Tornado – April 4, 1974!

After midnight, a tornado struck a mobile home park near Knoxville, killing twin infants and injuring 21.

It remains the only fatal tornado on record in Knox County.

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Weiss Lake, AL F3 #Tornado – April 3, 1974!

One of the first significant tornadoes in Alabama that evening struck along Weiss Lake, damaging lakeside communities along a 21-mile path.

Despite the destruction, no lives were lost.

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The South Frankfort to Stamping Ground, KY F4 #Tornado and Downburst Disaster of April 3, 1974!

A violent tornado struck near Frankfort, but damage into Scott County was later found by Dr. Fujita to be from a downburst—not a tornado.

Overview + expanded narratives: buff.ly/venzCRz

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Xenia, OH F5 #Tornado – April 3, 1974! The deadliest tornado of the Super Outbreak tore through Xenia, then continued into Wilberforce and Cedarville. 36 people were killed, most in Xenia. The images are well known—but the deeper stories along the path are not. Full narrative: buff.ly/42MIsX7 #ohwx

Guin, AL F5 #Tornado – April 3, 1974: A violent, long-track tornado crossed MS into AL, on the ground for over 2 hours & killing 32. Guin is often remembered—but communities like Yampertown & Delmar were also devastated.

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Greensboro, NC F4 #Tornado – April 2, 1936!

An estimated F4 tornado struck Greensboro, NC on this day in 1936, damaging or destroying around 300 buildings. At least 14 people were killed and 144 injured. The Five Points Café was among the hardest hit.

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The April 2, 1982 #Tornado Outbreak!

56 tornadoes struck 11 states on this day in 1982, killing 30 and injuring 383. The outbreak included an F5 in Oklahoma and an F4 that killed 10 in Paris, TX—and marked the first PDS Tornado Watch.

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Coatesville, VA F3 #Tornado – April 1, 1998

An F3 tornado tracked 9 miles through Hanover and Caroline Counties, VA on this day in 1998. Sheila Giles and her infant son Jeremiah were killed when their home was destroyed.

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Hazel Green, AL–Vanntown, TN EF3 #Tornado – April 1, 2023! A predawn tornado struck along U.S. 231/431, damaging businesses & throwing vehicles. Near the state line, a mobile home was destroyed & the home of a 90-year-old woman was leveled. She did not survive. buff.ly/qJ4qSEQ #alwx #tnwx #OTD