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Sunday, April 15, 2012

Tornado Photo Gallery - Pre 1990 Tornadoes

This is part 1 of a collection of tornado photographs that I have gathered. All pictures are of tornadoes prior to 1990. Many of these pictures were taken from various NWS websites.

Part 2 of the collection (1990-2005) will be posted soon.

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April 11, 1965 - near Goshen. Photo by Paul Huffman

April 11, 1965 - near Kokomo. Photo by Kokomo Morning Times

April 3, 1974 - Hanover. Photo by Paul Blume

April 3, 1974 - Hanover. Photo by Rosie Graves

April 3, 1974 - Parker City. Photo by Mick

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Top 10 Tornadoes Since 1950

#2 - April 11, 1965 Russiaville to Greentown Tornado

Beginning in Clinton county, this tornado heavily damaged the town of Russiaville before proceeding northeast. It went on to cause significant damage on the south side of Kokomo and then Greentown. In all, 25 were killed and over 800 were injured by this F4 which was on the ground for nearly 50 miles.

Monday, June 20, 2011

June 20, 1942 Kokomo Tornado

I haven't done many posts about pre-1950 tornadoes so I will take a couple minutes to discuss the Kokomo area tornado of June 20, 1942. This violent F4 tornado touched down in the early evening hours south of the tiny Clinton county community of Moran. It moved east-northeast across northern Clinton county before entering Howard county and taking aim on Kokomo. The tornado apparently reached maximum intensity in Kokomo where it killed 2 people and heavily damaged the south side of the city before dissipating shortly thereafter. A total of 4 people lost their lives. Interestingly, the track was very similar to the April 11, 1965 Palm Sunday tornado.

Here is a map of the approximate path of the tornado:

The meteorological setup was characterized by an upper level trough in the Lakes and a seasonably strong surface low which tracked across the southern Lakes. Here are the 500 millibar and surface maps from 18z:

Source:

Thomas P. Grazulis, Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991 (Environmental Films, 1993).