List of tornadoes in the 1974 Super Outbreak
Map of the tornado paths in the 1974 Super Outbreak (April 3–4, 1974)
This is the list of tornadoes confirmed that occurred during the record-breaking 1974 Super Outbreak tornado event that occurred on April 3–4, 1974 across the eastern half of the United States and in Ontario, Canada.
Tornadoes confirmed
| F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 37 | 30 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 143* |
- Note: Some tornadoes are not included in this table. The official total is 148.
April 3 event
| List of confirmed tornadoes - April 3, 1974 | ||||||
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| Georgia | ||||||
| F2 | Ellijay to Blue Ridge | Gilmer, Fannin | 1800 | 15.6 miles (25.1 km) | Tornado unroofed or destroyed several homes. | |
| F4 | W of Calhoun to E of Chatsworth | Gordon, Whitfield, Murray | 2240 | 29.5 miles (47.5 km) | 9 deaths – Homes destroyed in Sugar Valley and on the northwest side of Resaca. Tornado killed more than 50,000 chickens in Gordon County alone. Seven of the nine deaths occurred at Sugar Valley. | |
| F4 | NW of Dawsonville | Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin | 0030 | 17.7 miles (28.5 km) | 6 deaths – Deaths were at Yellow Creek and Juno. Tornado destroyed nine homes along its path. 17 injuries were reported from Pickens County. | |
| F4 | W of Pleasant Hill to NE of Murphy, NC | Fannin, Cherokee (NC) | 0120 | 24 miles (39 km) | 4 deaths – Crossed into North Carolina. Storm traversed rugged terrain. $13 million (1974 USD) in damage, with massive timber damage. Tornado destroyed utilities and 45 homes in a neighborhood at Murphy. | |
| Illinois | ||||||
| F0 | Morris area | Grundy | 1810 | 0.1 miles (160 m) | ||
| F0 | E of Carlock | McLean | 1907 | 0.1 miles (160 m) | ||
| F1 | SE of Lincoln | Logan, McLean | 1908 | 16.7 miles (26.9 km) | ||
| F3 | N of Blue Mound to NE Decatur | Macon | 1930 | 20.9 miles (33.6 km) | 1 death – Tornado struck northwest side of Decatur, destroying 35 homes and damaging 120. Some homes were leveled, but were not well-built enough to warrant an F4 rating. Figure of 26 injuries only represent patients hospitalized. | |
| F3 | S of Anchor | McLean | 1930 | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) | Tornado destroyed buildings and equipment on eight separate farms, with two homes destroyed and a third removed from its foundation. Multiple vortices caused cycloidal marks in farm fields. Debris was carried up to 10 miles away. | |
| F1 | E of Taylorville | Christian | 1945 | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) | ||
| F1 | E of Farmer City | Piatt, Champaign | 2010 | 10.9 miles (17.5 km) | ||
| F0 | NW of Pierson | Piatt | 2025 | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) | ||
| F3 | E of Tolono | Champaign | 2048 | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) | 1 death – Tornado killed a man in a trailer and destroyed farms near Philo. Worst damage occurred west of Philo, where numerous buildings were destroyed. | |
| F3 | NE of Bongard to Fithian | Champaign, Vermilion | 2055 | 14.9 miles (24.0 km) | Tornado destroyed homes and a park headquarters near Homer Lake. Three trucks were blown off of Interstate 74, near Ogden, and trailers were obliterated. Part of a house was thrown into a lake. | |
| F2 | N of Bismarck | Vermilion | 2125 | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) | Tornado hit and damaged a local high school. Also heavily damaged homes in western Bismarck. | |
| F1 | S of Mattoon to NE of Charleston | Coles | 2130 | 14.8 miles (23.8 km) | ||
| Tennessee | ||||||
| F3 | Cleveland area (1st tornado) | Bradley, Polk | 1905 | 18.1 miles (29.1 km) | 1 death – Tornado hit two subdivisions near Blue Springs and destroyed 19 out of 20 trailers in a trailer park. One woman died in the trailer park. | |
| F2 | NE of Maryville | Blount | 2000 | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | Not listed as F2 tornado by some authorities. | |
| F1 | Etowah area (1st tornado) | McMinn | 2030 | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) | 1 death – Tornado produced minor property damage. | |
| F1 | NW of Hopewell | Hamilton | 2050 | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) | ||
| F1 | NW of Springfield | Robertson | 2100 | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) | ||
| F2 | N of Greenback | Loudon | 2200 | 0.1 miles (160 m) | Tornado unroofed a home and damaged six others at Greenback. | |
| F2 | E of Madisonville | Monroe | 2200 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | ||
| F3 | Cleveland to Etowah (2nd tornado) | Bradley, Polk, McMinn | 2215 | 21.2 miles (34.1 km) | 3 deaths – Tornado passed through southern Etowah, destroying 23 homes and killing two people in trailers. One additional death elsewhere. Tornado damaged or destroyed 37 homes in McMinn County alone. | |
| F2 | Nashville area | Davidson | 2218 | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) | Tornado hit southeastern Nashville, causing significant damage to large homes, trailers, and businesses. May have been an F3 rather than an F2 tornado due to severity of damage. | |
| F1 | E of Columbia | Maury, Marshall | 2230 | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) | ||
| F2 | NE of Lebanon to Cato | Wilson, Trousdale, Smith | 2300 | 15.8 miles (25.4 km) | Tornado destroyed six homes at Dixon Springs. Produced damage of at least F3 and possibly F4 intensity at Dixon Springs according to Grazulis. | |
| F1 | NE of Lewisburg to Rover | Marshall, Bedford | 2300 | 12.9 miles (20.8 km) | ||
| F3 | Murfreesboro to E of Cainsville | Rutherford, Wilson | 2310 | 15.9 miles (25.6 km) | Tornado produced high-end F3 damage to three homes, which were completely destroyed. | |
| F1 | NW of Lewisburg to N of Deason | Marshall, Bedford | 2315 | 26.1 miles (42.0 km) | ||
| F2 | NE of Jamestown to W of Flat Rock, KY | Fentress, Pickett, McCreary (KY) | 0015 | 27.4 miles (44.1 km) | Tornado mostly hit forested land but caused F2 damage. | |
| F1 | Livingston area (1st tornado) | Overton | 0030 | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) | ||
| F3 | SW of Gassaway to NE of Dowelltown | Cannon, DeKalb, | 0030 | 14.6 miles (23.5 km) | 1 death – Tornado killed a woman in a trailer at Sycamore. Destroyed one factory, a post office, and 18 homes in Dowelltown. | |
| F4 | SE of Fayetteville to SE of Tullahoma | Lincoln, Franklin | 0045 | 27.5 miles (44.3 km) | 11 deaths – Intense tornado swept away homes at Harmony Hill, Pleasant Ridge (northwest of Huntland), and Broadview. Destroyed roughly 46 homes and 90 barns in Franklin County alone. Developed from the same thunderstorm that produced the first F5 Tanner tornado. | |
| F1 | SE of Gainesboro | Jackson, Overton | 0100 | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) | ||
| F4 | SE of Cookeville to S of Windletown | White, Putnam, Overton | 0115 | 28.4 miles (45.7 km) | 10 deaths – Tornado destroyed as many as 50 homes near Cookeville, killing 10 people in the vicinity. One person injured in the tornado died a month later. | |
| F4 | S of Moodyville to SE of Jimtown, KY | Pickett, Wayne (KY) | 0130 | 11 miles (18 km) | 5 deaths – Tornado caused all five deaths and destroyed homes at Moodyville before crossing the Tennessee-Kentucky border. | |
| F4 | NE of Obey City/E of Jamestown areas | Fentress | 0150 | 18.8 miles (30.3 km) | 7 deaths – Tornado injured 150 people and destroyed 48 homes in four separate subdivisions near Jamestown. All seven deaths occurred in the four subdivisions. | |
| F3 | NW of Providence | Franklin, Coffee | 0200 | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) | Tornado destroyed just one home and a trailer west of Altamont. | |
| F2 | E of Viola | Warren | 0215 | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) | 1 death – Tornado destroyed two trailers and two frame homes near Viola-Shiloh. Swept a pickup truck off of a road, killing the driver, and transported another vehicle 500 yards (457 m). | |
| F0 | SE of Bridgeport | Cocke | 0300 | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | ||
| F1 | N of Beech Hill to SW of Shelbyville | Giles, Marshall, Bedford | 0300 | 27.5 miles (44.3 km) | ||
| F3 | Livingston area (2nd tornado) | Overton | 0430 | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) | 3 deaths – Tornado destroyed two subdivisions in northwest Livingston. Damaged more than 275 homes and destroyed 50 homes and trailers each. All three deaths occurred in trailers. | |
| F1 | N of McMinnville | Warren | 0445 | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) | ||
| F1 | N of Board Valley | White | 0445 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | ||
| F3 | NE of Sunbright to W of Winona | Morgan, Scott | 0450 | 12.2 miles (19.6 km) | Tornado tore apart two trailers and other buildings. Also damaged or destroyed a dozen additional homes. | |
| F3 | Oneida area | Scott | 0450 | 13 miles (21 km) | Tornado tore apart 10 homes at Black Oak and destroyed numerous trailers. | |
| F2 | W of Clarktown to NW of Crossville | White, Cumberland | 0530 | 16.2 miles (26.1 km) | Tornado destroyed 11 or more homes along with three businesses, 16 barns, and 18 trailers. Was an F3 tornado according to Grazulis. | |
| F1 | SW of Blaine | Knox | 0530 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 2 deaths – Tornado struck a mobile home park, damaging or destroying multiple homes. May have been an F2 according to Grazulis. | |
| F0 | W of Andersonville | Anderson, Union | 0630 | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) | ||
| F0 | NW of Jefferson City | Jefferson | 0700 | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) | ||
| F0 | W of Rogersville | Hawkins | 0730 | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | ||
| Indiana | ||||||
| F1 | SE of Orangeville to NE of Orleans | Orange, Lawrence | 1915 | 14 miles (23 km) | ||
| F5 | E of New Boston to Depauw to NE of Underwood | Perry, Crawford, Harrison, Washington, Clark, Scott | 1920 | 68 miles (109 km) | 6 deaths – See section on this tornado – One in a series of five F4-F5 tornadoes that travelled from Perry County to northeast of Cincinnati. The tornado lacked a defined condensation funnel and was almost invisible while at F5 intensity. | |
| F3 | E of Tunnelton to SE of Elizabethtown | Lawrence, Jackson, Bartholomew, Jennings | 1930 | 35.8 miles (57.6 km) | 1 death – Tornado killed one woman as it destroyed a home. Majority of damage was reported on farms. Parent thunderstorm later produced the F4 Hamburg tornado. | |
| F3 | Fairland to NE of Greenfield | Shelby, Hancock | 1945 | 20.7 miles (33.3 km) | 1 death – 11 homes were destroyed at Fountaintown. | |
| F4 | Westland to NE of Kennard | Hancock, Rush, Henry | 2000 | 18.9 miles (30.4 km) | 1 death – Multiple-vortex tornado damaged or destroyed 70% of Kennard, including the school which had its second story torn off. Destroyed 48 homes there and 11 in nearby Grant City. F4 damage was reported at Kennard. | |
| F4 | E of Elizabethtown to NE of Hamburg | Bartholomew, Decatur, Franklin | 2001 | 35.6 miles (57.3 km) | 4 deaths – Tornado damaged or destroyed 90% of Hamburg and produced near-F5 damage to a farm near New Point. Rural homes and barns destroyed in Decatur County. | |
| F4 | NE of Henryville to Madison to NE of Barbersville area | Clark, Scott, Jefferson, Ripley | 2019 | 35.6 miles (57.3 km) | 11 deaths – See section on this tornado | |
| F4 | W of Blountsville to NE of Parker City | Henry, Delaware, Randolph, Jay | 2035 | 18 miles (29 km) | 1 death – This large multiple-vortex tornado was widely photographed. It destroyed the steel-reinforced Monroe Central School and leveled homes near Parker City. Numerous homes were destroyed and a forest suffered significant loss of trees. | |
| F4 | E of Madison to E of Cochran | Jefferson, Switzerland, Ohio, Dearborn | 2040 | 27.1 miles (43.6 km) | The tornado formed immediately as the Madison/Hanover was dissipating. Homes were leveled near the Fairview area with a church also being leveled near Bear Branch. | |
| F5 | N of Rising Sun to Cincinnati/Sayler Park, OH to W of White Oak, OH | Ohio, Boone (KY), Hamilton (OH) | 2120 | 20.8 miles (33.5 km) | 3 deaths – See section on this tornado – Crossed three states (Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio) before reaching full strength in Sayler Park. | |
| F3 | W of Williamsport to NE of Templeton | Warren, Benton | 2130 | 25.9 miles (41.7 km) | Tornado damaged all of the 20 homes in the community of Rainsville. | |
| F4 | N of Otterbein to Monticello to W of Valentine | Vermilion Benton, Tippecanoe, White, Cass, Pulaski, Fulton, Marshall, Kosciusko, Elkhart, Noble | 2145 | 108.7 miles (174.9 km) | 18 deaths – See section on this tornado – May have been a tornado family of three separate F4 tornadoes linked by downbursts. The tornado path was 121 miles (195 km) long according to some sources. | |
| F1 | E of North Manchester | Wabash, Huntington | 2335 | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) | ||
| F2 | N of Windfall City to N of Marion area | Howard, Grant | 2345 | 19 miles (31 km) | Numerous homes and mobile homes heavily damaged in Swayzee. | |
| F3 | NW of Albion to NE of Angola | Noble, LaGrange, Steuben | 2350 | 36.2 miles (58.3 km) | 5 deaths – Two of the victims were in mobile homes, while two others drowned in Turkey Lake. Tornado ended in a downburst near Angola. | |
| F1 | E of LaGrange | Lagrange | 2355 | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) | ||
| F2 | N of Warren | Huntington, Wells | 0010 | 11.5 miles (18.5 km) | 16 buildings were heavily damaged or destroyed in Plum Tree. | |
| F1 | NE of Bluffton | Wells, Adams | 0015 | 14.4 miles (23.2 km) | Eight homes suffered extensive damage and two mobile homes were destroyed. | |
| F1 | W of Decatur | Wells, Adams | 0145 | 10.9 miles (17.5 km) | ||
| Ohio | ||||||
| F5 | SW of Xenia to E of Springfield | Greene, Clark | 1930 | 31.3 miles (50.4 km) | 32 deaths – See section on this tornado – The tornado caused more than 1,150 injuries, the most of any tornado in the outbreak. Believed to be among the strongest of the seven F5 tornadoes this day.[1] | |
| F2 | London area | Clark, Madison | 2055 | 15.7 miles (25.3 km) | Destroyed one warehouse, grain bins, and trailers. | |
| F4 | Cincinnati to N of Mason | Hamilton, Warren | 2128 | 19.8 miles (31.9 km) | 2 deaths – Formed from the same thunderstorm that spawned the Sayler Park tornado, with the first damage seen in northern Cincinnati. Some homes in Mason were completely leveled. Was the last in a series of five violent F4‑F5 tornadoes spawned by the same storm, beginning in southwest Indiana. | |
| F2 | Lebanon area | Warren | 2200 | 9.8 miles (15.8 km) | Destroyed barns and mobile homes. | |
| F2 | NE of New Albany | Franklin | 2205 | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) | Caused damage to 20 homes and destroyed a home along with three barns. | |
| F1 | W of Circleville | Pickaway | 2218 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | ||
| F2 | Continental area | Paulding, Putnam | 2330 | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) | Destroyed one home, a garage, and two barns. | |
| F3 | SW of Peebles | Adams | 0000 | 15.5 miles (24.9 km) | 1 death – Tornado destroyed 5 homes, a barn, and some small buildings. One woman killed as she attempted to seek cover in her basement. | |
| F1 | W of Manchester | Adams | 0000 | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) | ||
| F3 | E of Paulding | Paulding | 0045 | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) | Destroyed five mobile homes and a barn. | |
| F1 | W of Melrose | Paulding | 0100 | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) | Destroyed two barns and a mobile home. | |
| F1 | SW of Paulding | Paulding | 0100 | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) | ||
| F1 | NE of Aberdeen | Brown | 0130 | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) | ||
| Kentucky | ||||||
| F5 | SW of Hardinsburg to Brandenburg to N of Laconia, IN | Breckinridge, Meade, Harrison (IN) | 2020 | 32 miles (51 km) | 31 deaths – See section on this tornado – Devastating F5 damage in Brandenburg as the town was destroyed. Same storm later produced the Louisville tornado. | |
| F4 | S of Caneyville to Leitchfield | Grayson | 2100 | 14 miles (23 km) | F4 damage was noted to a home south of Caneyville. | |
| F4 | Louisville to NE of Brownsboro | Jefferson, Oldham | 2137 | 18.5 miles (29.8 km) | 3 deaths – See section on this tornado | |
| F4 | Elizabethtown to N of Wakefield | Hardin, Nelson, Spencer | 2145 | 37.9 miles (61.0 km) | 3 deaths – Businesses just northwest of Elizabethtown were leveled, killing two people in that area. Damage also noted near Cox's Creek where a third person was killed. 52 homes and 100 barns destroyed in Nelson County alone. Tornado lifted near Bullitt County. | |
| F3 | Franklin to Railton | Simpson, Warren, Barren | 2145 | 31.1 miles (50.1 km) | 3 deaths – Seven homes and 40 barns were destroyed in Temperance, where one person was killed. Fatalities also occurred in Three Forks and Rocky Springs. | |
| F1 | N of Ballardsville to SE of Bromley | Henry, Owen | 2215 | 31.7 miles (51.0 km) | This is a secondary storm that followed the Louisville storm. 18 were injured and the path width was similar to that of the first event. | |
| F4 | S of Greensburg to Mannsville | Green, Taylor | 2240 | 20.2 miles (32.5 km) | Most of Mannsville was heavily damaged or destroyed. A total of 50 homes and 60 barns destroyed along the entire track, including 40 homes in Mannsville. 56 people injured. | |
| F4 | N of Gee to Frankfort to S of Sadieville | Anderson, Franklin, Scott | 2250 | 79.4 miles (127.8 km) | 4 deaths – One of the largest recorded tornadoes in the outbreak, over 1 mi (1.6 km) wide. A total of 120 homes as well as businesses and factories damaged or destroyed in the southern sections of Frankfort. 12 homes destroyed in the Alton area. Over 120 people injured. | |
| F3 | S of Ellisburg to NE of Danville | Casey, Lincoln, Boyle | 2335 | 21.1 miles (34.0 km) | 1 death – Over 100 homes were heavily damaged or destroyed in Junction City. Damage figures were estimated at $5 million in Lincoln County alone. 98 people were also injured. | |
| F4 | NE of Peytonsburg to NE of Monticello | Cumberland, Clinton, Wayne | 2340 | 38.4 miles (61.8 km) | 10 deaths – Tornado struck several communities in Clinton County. Eight of the 10 fatalities occurred in that county. Over 50 homes damaged or destroyed. | |
| F3 | SW of Cynthiana to E of Claysville | Harrison, Robertson | 2355 | 19.3 miles (31.1 km) | 40 homes and 75 barns were destroyed. 27 people were injured. | |
| F3 | SW of Parnelli to W of Bronston | Wayne, Pulaski | 0005 | 18 miles (29 km) | Some sources list up to two deaths, but none is listed officially. | |
| F2 | Harrodsburg area | Boyle, Mercer | 0012 | 16.2 miles (26.1 km) | In Mercer County four homes were destroyed and 60 homes were damaged. | |
| F4 | Richmond to E of Winchester | Garrard, Madison, Clark | 0020 | 31.9 miles (51.3 km) | 7 deaths – Tornado narrowly missed the central sections of Richmond. Produced F4 damage near Richmond. Affected Hackley, Cottonburg, and Mt. Sterling, destroying 30 homes. | |
| F2 | E of Cuzick | Madison, Fayette | 0030 | 9 miles (14 km) | Several buildings were destroyed in southern Fayette County. | |
| F3 | E of Somerset to E of Livingston | Pulaski, Laurel, Rockcastle | 0055 | 22.3 miles (35.9 km) | 7 deaths – Tornado caused 40 injuries. Tornado dissipated near Elgin. May have caused one death in Rockcastle County, but this is not listed officially. | |
| F3 | E of Camargo | Montgomery | 0105 | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) | Listed as an F1 tornado by some sources. | |
| F2 | N of Georgetown | Scott | 0115 | 10 miles (16 km) | Over 130 homes were left uninhabitable. | |
| F1 | NW of Maysville | Mason | 0125 | 0.1 miles (160 m) | ||
| F3 | NE of Monticello | Wayne, Pulaski | 0150 | 13.9 miles (22.4 km) | 2 deaths – Tornado caused 16 injuries. Some sources indicate three deaths rather than two. | |
| F3 | N of Corbin to Fogertown | Laurel, Clay | 0155 | 19.8 miles (31.9 km) | 1 death – Tornado caused 22 injuries. The Quality Inn Motel at the I-75 interchange and 12 homes were destroyed. Some sources do not list the death. | |
| F4 | SW of Whitley City | Wayne, McCreary | 0300 | 16.1 miles (25.9 km) | Passed near Mount Pisgah and north of Greenwood. Destroyed homes along with 10,000,000 board feet (23,597 m3) of timber in the Daniel Boone National Forest. | |
| F2 | NE of Whitley City | McCreary, Whitley | 0330 | 8 miles (13 km) | Tornado damaged 20 homes and unroofed a motel near Whitley City. | |
| F3 | NE of Jabez to W of Plato | Russell, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 0430 | 28.8 miles (46.3 km) | Tornado destroyed at least a dozen homes along its path. | |
| North Carolina | ||||||
| F1 | S of Rosman | Transylvania | 2100 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | ||
| F1 | N of Brasstown | Cherokee | 2200 | 0.1 miles (160 m) | ||
| F2 | SW of Robbinsville to NW of Almond | Graham, Swain | 0005 | 24.1 miles (38.8 km) | 2 deaths – Widespread damage centered around the community of Stecoah, in rugged areas south of Fontana Lake. Tornado later dissipated in the southern part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.[2] | |
| Alabama | ||||||
| F2 | Concord area | Jefferson | 2130 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A trailer and a house were damaged, and an outbuilding was completely destroyed. | |
| F1 | NW of Jacksonville | Calhoun | 2221 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Damage to trees and power lines west of Jacksonville. | |
| F2 | W of Macedonia to NE of Acworth, GA | Cleburne, Haralson (GA), Paulding (GA), Cobb (GA), Bartow (GA), Cherokee (GA) | 2250 | 65.9 miles (106.1 km) | 1 death – Crossed into Georgia where numerous homes were destroyed. | |
| F5 | W of Moulton to Tanner to Harvest (1st tornado) | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan, Madison | 2315 | 52 miles (84 km) | 28 deaths – See section on this tornado – Second tornado, also rated F5, struck the same homes just 30 minutes after this tornado left. An EF5 tornado also struck the Moulton‑Tanner‑Harvest area on April 27, 2011. | |
| F2 | E of Phil Campbell | Franklin | 2330 | 12.8 miles (20.6 km) | One home and one mobile home factory were heavily damaged. An EF5 tornado later struck Phil Campbell in 2011. | |
| F4 | W of Carrollton to Jasper to NE of Cullman | Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Fayette, Walker, | 2335 | 110.6 miles (178.0 km) | 3 deaths – See section on this tornado – Officially the longest continuous tornado of the outbreak, though unofficial sources say either the Guin, Alabama, or Monticello, Indiana, tornado lasted longer. Path paralleled that of an EF4 tornado in 2011 that affected nearby Cordova. | |
| F3 | NE of Gadsden to W of Kirks Grove | Cherokee | 0000 | 20.9 miles (33.6 km) | 20 people were injured in the storm while numerous trailers and mobile homes were destroyed. | |
| F5 | SW of Tanner to SE of Manchester, TN (2nd tornado) | Limestone, Madison, Lincoln (TN), Franklin (TN), Coffee (TN) | 0035 | 83.3 miles (134.1 km) | 22 deaths – See section on this tornado – Originally disputed but ranked F5 in latest official data,[3][4] bringing the number of F5 tornadoes in the Super Outbreak to seven.[5] No effort made to determine the exact number of buildings destroyed by the two F5 tornadoes in Tanner. | |
| F5 | N of Vernon to Guin to S of Basham | Lamar, Marion, Winston, Lawrence, Morgan | 0150 | 79.5 miles (127.9 km) | 28 deaths – See section on this tornado – Possibly the most intense tornado in Alabama history. May have begun in Monroe County, Mississippi, near Columbus, which would make the total path length 102 miles (164 km). | |
| F3 | SE of Decatur to NE of Huntsville | Morgan, Limestone, Madison, Jackson | 0324 | 46.5 miles (74.8 km) | See section on this tornado – Developed after the F5 Guin tornado. 50 people were injured. | |
| Mississippi | ||||||
| F3 | S of Laurel | Jones | 2200 | 12 miles (19 km) | Only tornado of the outbreak in Mississippi. Destroyed a home and 30 farm buildings, killing 15,000 chickens. Also damaged 33 other homes and a trailer. | |
| Michigan | ||||||
| F2 | S of Rockwood | Monroe | 0030 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| F2 | Hillsdale to NE of Liberty | Hillsdale, Jackson | 0044 | 19.3 miles (31.1 km) | 2 deaths – Continuous damage from west of Hillsdale to Clark's Lake. Both deaths were inside mobile homes. Over 160 structures were heavily damaged or destroyed, including homes and trailers. | |
| F3 | Flat Rock/Windsor, ON areas | Wayne, Essex (ON) | 0050 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | 9 deaths – This intermittent tornado was first sighted in Michigan. All nine deaths occurred at the Windsor Curling Club, which sustained total collapse of a large wall, and lost its roof as well. An addition to a mall that was undergoing construction was severely damaged, and a Chrysler plant lost a section of its roof. | |
| F2 | S of Hudson | Hillsdale, Lenawee | 0115 | 9.9 miles (15.9 km) | Tornado unroofed one home, destroyed a mobile home, and damaged a barn in the Prattville area, causing three injuries. | |
| F2 | SW of Hudson area | Hillsdale, Lenawee | 0115 | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) | ||
| F3 | SW of Monroe area | Monroe | 0156 | 0.3 miles (480 m) | Tornado destroyed a home and damaged another near Erie. Some sources say this was only an F2 tornado. | |
| New York | ||||||
| F1 | Frewsburg area | Chautauqua | 0300 | 0.2 miles (0.32 km) | Minor damage to the business district of the town. | |
| Virginia | ||||||
| F1 | N of Bartlick | Dickenson, Buchanan | 0720 | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) | ||
| F0 | E of Jonesville | Lee | 0721 | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) | ||
| Sources:Storm Data for April 3, 1974, Grazulis (1974), National Weather Service[4] | ||||||
April 4 event
| List of confirmed tornadoes - April 4, 1974 | ||||||
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| Tennessee | ||||||
| F0 | SE of Kingsport to Bristol, VA | Sullivan, City of Bristol (VA) | 0800 | 18 miles (29 km) | Crossed into Virginia and had a width of 1 mi (1.61 km). | |
| Virginia | ||||||
| F3 | W of Saltville | Washington, Smyth | 0900 | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) | 1 death – Destroyed four mobile homes, two frame homes, three barns and damaged 42 houses. Caused a death in a mobile home. | |
| F1 | N of Staunton | Augusta | 1040 | 15.2 miles (24.5 km) | ||
| F2 | Salem/Roanoke to Bosnack area | Roanoke County | 1100 | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) | Up to 1 mi (1.61 km) wide as it entered the city of Salem, but narrower near the end of the path. Two apartment buildings were severely damaged with 30 homes sustaining roof damage. | |
| West Virginia | ||||||
| F1 | E of Wilcoe | McDowell | 0805 | 0.1 miles (160 m) | ||
| F1 | W of Mullens | Wyoming | 0816 | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) | ||
| F3 | W of Shady Spring | Raleigh | 0820 | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) | Destroyed homes while passing south of Beckley. | |
| F3 | W of Bragg to Friars Hill | Raleigh, Fayette, Greenbrier, | 0826 | 32.2 miles (51.8 km) | 1 death – Struck the town of Meadow Bridge. Caused near-F4 damage to frame homes, and killed a child when her mobile home was thrown 75 yards onto railroad tracks. | |
| F0 | NW of Hinton | Summers | 0900 | 0.1 miles (160 m) | ||
| F1 | Beckley area | Raleigh | 0925 | 0.1 miles (160 m) | ||
| North Carolina | ||||||
| F2 | NW of Granite Falls area | Caldwell | 1300 | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) | Tornado removed roofs from homes and flipped trailers. | |
| F0 | W of Brasstown | Cherokee | 1300 | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) | ||
| Sources: Storm Data for April 4, 1974 | ||||||
See also
Notes
- ↑ "April 3, 1974 Xenia Tornado Memorial Marker". Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ Danville Register, Danville, Virginia. April 5, 1974, page 1.
- ↑ "Alabama Tornado Database—Year 1974 Tornadoes". Alabama Tornado Database. Birmingham, Alabama: National Weather Service. 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- 1 2 "National Weather Service Huntsville, AL - Tornado Database". Srh.noaa.gov. 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ↑ Roger, Edwards (23 March 2012). "What was the biggest outbreak of tornadoes?". The Online Tornado FAQ (by Roger Edwards, SPC). Storm Prediction Center. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
Further reading
- Deitz, Robert E., et al. (editor) (1974). April 3, 1974: Tornado!. The Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times. Library of Congress Catalog Number 74-80806.
- Hartsfield, Ray J. with Robin Garr, Phyllis Morrisette, Jay Harris, Dave Knapp, Tom Scott, Terry Cowan, Mary Ann Woosley, Allen Hammer (editorial staff) (1974). April 3, 1974: The Kentucky Tornadoes. C. F. Boone.
- Butler, William S. (editor) (2004). Tornado: A look back at Louisville's dark day, April 3, 1974. A 30th Anniversary Publication. Butler Books. ISBN 1-884532-58-6.
External links
- Super Outbreak page with tornadoes path length, location, fatalities and Fujita scale rating
- Path of destruction of Xenia tornado
- Xenia tornado website with stories, photos and audio clip of tornado
- 1974 Tornado Table for Alabama
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