I don't know when we lost power or how long we stayed in the basement but when we came back upstairs, everything was fine as if there had never been a storm. I remember how the radio stations would play the Lord's prayer whenever a severe storm was in the area. May 21, 2013 at 8:31 PM EDT - Updated August 29 at 1:30 AM, ZEKE MILLER, ALEXANDRA JAFFE and KEVIN FREKING, Hamilton Police Department search for missing 11-year-old, Hundreds of jobs coming to Clermont Co. with new Purina factory, Cincinnati Metro fare free on Election Day, city officials say, UC extends fan attendance policy for rest of football season. It touched down near Rising Sun, IN, moved to the NE, crossing Boone County, KY, then the Ohio River Looking back, it is amazing that none of us were struck on the head with it. 27 people were injured. It had rained heavily and was appearing to clear so my friends, sister and I were playing out by the gutter racing leaves in the water down the street to the sewer in front of our driveway. 56 people injured. Our house faced west and at that moment my mom looked up and over the roof of my friends' house and saw the funnel cloud. The official database of tornado touchdowns goes back onlyto 1950, but we know of thousands of tornadoes before that. Inmany cases there may not be enough information to make a good determination. We were right in the middle of it, McCauley Road and Fields Ertel Road.
Brandenburg was hit harder than anyone as the town of 3,000 was completely leveled by an F-5. The Sayler Park tornado was the most photographed of all the 148 in the Super Outbreak and Professor Tornado produced high-end F3 damage to three homes, which were completely destroyed. It got so bad that we all went to the basement and huddled together. Editor’s note: On April 3 and 4, 1974, a series of deadly tornadoes struck the Midwest, causing destruction and havoc and the loss of more than 300 lives. They yelled across the street to each other what was going on? By now my mom and my friend's mom came outside (they had been in getting supper ready since our dad's would be home soon). Lived in Sayler Park...that was my senior year in high school. The tornado was definitely a bonding experience.
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The front window of a supermarket blew out, signs from several stores fell on cars, power lines were down and at the Roselawn Pharmacy there, the owner, Irv Amrein, said, “Our roof is off, water is seeping in, and the damages will run in the thousands and thousands of dollars.”. Grampa stayed there for a long time with no roof to help his parents. I lived at the bottom of South Road hill. 40 homes and 75 barns were destroyed. Another F5 tornado hit Sayler Park, killing four people. An. This page was last edited on 24 September 2020, at 03:10.
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20 people were injured in the storm while numerous trailers and mobile homes were destroyed. It is still a funny story we tell the grandchildren to this day. Tornado approaching downtown Madison, IN. State with the most F/EF5s - Alabama - 7 Month With the Most F/EF5s - April - 20; May - 20 Day with the most F/EF5s - April 3, 1974 - 7 ========================================================== # DATE LOCATION ========================================================== No EF5 Tornadoes Touched Down in 2012 58 May 24, 2011 El Reno/Piedmont OK 57 May 22, 2011 Joplin MO 56 Apr 27, 2011 Rainsville/Sylvania AL 55 Apr 27, 2011 Preston MS 54 Apr 27, 2011 Hackleburg/Phil Campbell AL 53 Apr 27, 2011 Smithville MS No EF5 Tornadoes Touched Down 2009 - 2010 52 May 25, 2008 Parkersburg IA 51 May 4, 2007 Greensburg KS No EF5 Tornadoes Touched Down 2000 - 2006 50 May 3, 1999 Bridge Creek/Moore OK 49 Apr 16, 1998 Waynesboro TN 48 Apr 8, 1998 Oak Grove/Pleasant Grove AL 47 May 27, 1997 Jarrell TX 46 Jul 18, 1996 Oakfield WI No EF5 Tornadoes Touched Down 1993 - 1995 45 June 16, 1992 Chandler MN 44 Apr 26, 1991 Andover KS 43 Aug 28, 1990 Plainfield IL 42 Mar 13, 1990 Goessel KS 41 Mar 13, 1990 Hesston KS No EF5 Tornadoes Touched Down 1986 -1989 40 May 31, 1985 Niles OH 39 Jun 7, 1984 Barneveld WI No EF5 Tornadoes Touched Down in 1983 38 Apr 2, 1982 Broken Bow OK No EF5 Tornadoes Touched Down 1978 - 1981 37 Apr 4, 1977 Birmingham AL 36 Jun 13, 1976 Jordan IA 35 Apr 19, 1976 Bownwood TX 34 Mar 26, 1976 Spiro OK No EF5 Tornadoes Touched Down in 1975 33 Apr 3, 1974 Guin AL 32 Apr 3, 1974 Tanner AL 31 Apr 3, 1974 Mt. While more recent outbreaks have had more total tornadoes, none have had as many violent F-4 and F-5 tornadoes -- 30 in all. One F-5, two F-4 and two F-3 tornadoes moved through the Tri-State that day, plus a trio of weaker tornadoes.
Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. On April 3, 1974 Sayler Park was Devastated by an F5 tornado during the famous Super Outbreak.