This was the house my parents had bought in the 1960s because they wanted a more modern house and one on one level. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months. In 1974 way before i was born these are newer pictures of the storm. On april 3, 1974 in louisville, ky i was looking out of bathroom window at the rear of my house and i commented that looks like a tornado. The name comes from the greek word xenia, which means hospitality. It was also the most violent tornado outbreak ever recorded as of 2019, with 30 f4f5 tornadoes confirmed. Remembering xenia tornado devastation, 45 years later. It bulldozed a path more than a halfmile wide, destroying or damaging more than 1,400 buildings, including 1,200 homes, dozens of.
Xenia, ohio rebuilds after 1974 tornado abc news video other articles you might be interested in flint, beecher, and other towns, mi and oh tornadoes, june 1953. The xenia, ohio tornado of 1974 never actually had its wind speed measured as we did not have the necessary technology at the time. On april 3, 1974 an f5 tornado tore through the heart of xenia, killing 33 people and injuring more than 1,300 others. Tornado at xenia, april 3, 1974 paperback january 1, 1974 by riedel lynn barbara author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The point of this is that xenia has changed dramatically since that april day in 1974 when the tornado blew xenia onto the map.
Herbert coffeen the teepee book a monthly periodical 1974. We live just a few miles from xenia, ohio, which i have learned sort of functions like a tornadomagnet. Rescue workers assist a victim of the 1974 xenia, ohio tornado. Hunter rays professional photography his 2nd profession delco moraine in dayton his 1st. Both that tornado and the hackleburgphil cambelltanner ef5 had singletornado death tolls much higher than any in 1974. A look back at louisvilles dark day, april 3, 1974.
See more ideas about xenia ohio, tornados and tornadoes. 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. The milewide tornado entered in the southwest quadrant of the city and did not leave the ground until it had demolished hundreds of homes, schools, and commercial buildings. The first f5 tornado of the day struck the city of xenia, ohio, at 4. Xenia, ohio april 3, 1974 vegetation damage is a fairly reliable method of comparing one tornado to another. The 1974 super outbreak was the secondlargest tornado outbreak on record for a single 24hour period as of 2019, just behind the 2011 super outbreak. I had a little weather book and said, mom, is that a tornado.
Nine schools, nine churches and almost 180 businesses were destroyed in the. Xenia tornado april 3, 1974 side b on april 3, 1974, at 4. The first photograph shows the destruction at a kroger grocery store. Tornado at xenia, april 3, 1974 unknown binding january 1, 1974 by barbara lynn riedel author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The super outbreak 74 took place on april 3 4 148 touch down in the eastern. The thing that still gives the edge to 1974 as worst of all time, in my very unqualified opinion, is the lack of violent tornadoes further north over ky, oh, in in 2011. Several other strong f2 to f4 tornadoes also touched down during the super outbreak across southeast indiana, northern kentucky, and southwest ohio. See more ideas about xenia ohio, ohio and tornadoes. The 1974 super outbreak was the secondlargest tornado outbreak on record for a single. Across the united states, 315 people were killed, more than 6,000 injured, and 27,000 families suffered property losses. One towns survival of the most violent tornado outbreak of the. One towns survival of the most violent tornado outbreak of the twentieth. List of tornadoes in the 1974 super outbreak wikipedia.
Resulting in 34 deaths, the xenia tornado was the deadliest of all tornadoes from this outbreak and remains among the top 10 costliest u. Remembering the 1974 xenia, ohio tornado weatherbug. It bulldozed a path more than a halfmile wide, destroying or damaging more. The most famous of those, however, was the f5 tornado which struck as part of a supercell of 148 tornadoes across the midwest on april 3, 1974. However, based on damage the tornado was rated f5, the highest. The devastating tornado outbreak of 1974 by mark levine. Galloway log house xenia tornado, april 3, 1974 by.
Description, these five photographs show xenia, ohio, after the 1974 tornado. The tornado injured 1,150 and destroyed approximately 1,400 buildings about half of those in xenia. People referred to events as before april 3 and after april 3, as if it were a marker on. The 1974 super outbreak vs the april, 2011 tornado outbreak. Path of destruction of xenia tornado permanent dead link. Written prior to 1962 she has captured important historical facts of the town as it originated before her birth and thru her youth. Im sure that time and progress would have changed things slowly even without that landmark event, but that one afternoon did more than. An ef5 tornado struck xenia, ohio on april 3, causing notable damage, particularly in the windsor and arrowhead subdivisions on the far west side of the city, and claiming 32 lives.
And ladies of the club i reread this book about once a year. Xenia, ohio tornado photos i have shared my story with a women who wrote a book about it and it was also published in the dayton daily news with my dads photos william r. What was the size of the 1974 xenia tornado answers. Tornado the 1974 super outbreak xtreme disasters that changed america. Xenia tornado april 4, 1974 30 year anniversary storm2k. The 1974 super outbreak struck the midwest in early april with a total of 65 tornadoes and 319 fatalitiesand it nearly wiped out one of ohios small cities. Murrow awardwinning tv documentary hollst produced in 2004, while working at whiotv. Photos of xenia, ohio 1974 tornado damage dayton daily news. Memory of april 3, 1974, tornado outbreak dimmed by recent. Tornado the 1974 super outbreak xtreme disasters that changed america ball, jacqueline a on. Tornado at xenia, april 3, 1974 by riedel lynn barbara and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Xenia tornado several hundred ohio national guard troops moved into xenia for three weeks to. A devastating tornado unites a newsroom, and a community the. As three different weather patterns collided, tornadoes tore across the states, the worst one in the area of xenia, ohio.
Whether it was author mark levines desire to flesh out the picture or the publishers mandate to flesh out the size of the book, levines vivid narrativebased on interviews with survivorsof the insane multipletornado night of april 3, 1974 in limestone county, alabama, is bogged down by frequent asides discussing the history of weather. It was the deadliest of all 148 tornadoes during the super. Details about ohio history periodical natural disasters xenia tornado destruction illus. 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. Barbara lynn riedel tornado at xenia april 3 1974 abebooks.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. I asked my neighbors if they saw the tornado and they said they were on their front porch and missed the whole thing. Path of destruction of xenia tornado permanent dead link xenia tornado website with stories, photos and audio clip of tornado. 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, ohio might be the most recognizable location to have suffered through the massive storm. The xenia tornado caused the most deaths of any tornado in the outbreak. Anniversary of april 3, 1974 super outbreak stormtrack. A tornado warning was issued for montgomery and greene counties in ohio at about 3. In ohio, 12 tornadoes touched down, killing 36 people. How 148 tornadoes in one day in 1974 changed emergency. April 3, 1974, was a day that, until april 27, 2011, stood as one of the worst in the states history. Xenia daily gazette city reporter rich heiland recalls writing his prizewinning work at 3 a.
Super outbreak page with tornadoes path length, location, fatalities and fujita scale rating. The worst of the lot happened to xenia in april 1974 when a tornado rated f5 on the fujita scale cut a path directly through the middle of xenia during the 1974 super outbreak, which was the second largest series of tornadoes in recorded history. The above pictures show damage to pine trees with relative intensity increasing from left. The tornado superoutbreak of april 34, 1974 resulted in 148 tornadoes in states. Personal experiences during the april 3, 1974 super outbreak. On april 3, 1974 an f5 tornado tore through the heart of xenia. For anyone who wants to know about the 1974 super tornado outbreak and xenia, the town hardest hit, this book is a mustread. Many notable tornadoes occurred, such as the xenia, ohio tornado which was an f5 tornado that killed 34 people and destroyed a large portion of the town. First hand accounts of the tornado that hit xenia, ohio on april 3rd, 1974 and.
Whether it was author mark levines desire to flesh out the picture or the publishers mandate to flesh out the size of the book, levines vivid narrativebased on interviews with survivorsof the insane multiple tornado night of april 3, 1974 in limestone county, alabama, is bogged down by frequent asides discussing the history of weather. Xenia city admin building 107 east main street xenia, oh 453853203 phone. So many of her memories rekindled some of my own from life in the 1950s and 60s,and i cant help but. Xenia, ohio, begins to rebuild after super outbreak of tornadoes on april 3. The municipality is located in southwestern ohio 15 miles 24 km from dayton and is part of the dayton metropolitan statistical area, as well as the miami valley region. A tornado destroyed much of the town of xenia in april 1974. Books in the 70s refer to the xenia tornado as the strongest tornado ever recorded, and online discussions bring forward claims that prof.
Xenia april 3 was the 43rd anniversary of the 1974 xenia tornado. Xenia, oh tornado and a pc freight 1974 by standard railfan. From april 3 to 4, 1974, there were 148 tornadoes confirmed in u. Tornado the 1974 super outbreak xtreme disasters that. There is a video on youtube, i think its called the day of the killer tornado that talks about that day.