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| Type | Tornado outbreak |
|---|---|
| Duration | April 8-9, 1919 |
| Tornadoes confirmed | ≥ 12 |
| Max. rating1 | F4 tornado |
| Fatalities | ≥ 92 deaths, ≥ 412 injuries |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Areas affected | Southern Great Plains |
| 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale | |
The April 1919 tornado outbreak occurred on April 8-9, 1919 in the Southern Great Plains, producing numerous strong tornadoes and killing at least 92 people.[1]
Confirmed tornadoes
| FU | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ≥ 22 |
April 8 event
| F# | States | Location | County | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F4 | TX | Near Blue Ridge to nearRavenna | Collin, Fannin | 2345 | 30 miles | 18 fatalities, 60 injuries Violent night time tornado devastated rural communities like Blue Ridge, Delba, Trenton, and Ector. Near Blue Ridge 6 of 8 family members died. At Ector two boys died running from the tornado in a field. 25% of Ravenna was destroyed. |
|bgcolor=#FF9E59 | F3 |OK |SE of Wilburton to NE of Red Oak |Latimer |1615 |12 miles |3 fatalities, 15 injuries Boggy community hit, three children died when home was destroyed |- |bgcolor=#FF9E59 | F3 |OK, AR |Near Roland OK to N of Dora AR |Sequoyah OK, Crawford AR |1630 |20 miles |7 fatalities, 40 injuries Five deaths in OK, two in AR |- |bgcolor=#FF738A | F4 |OK |NE from eastern edge of Muskogee |Muskogee |1650 |3 miles |13 fatalities, 200 injuries Violent tornado touched down in eastern part of Muskogee and damaged many buildings. A school for the blind was hit, killed 13 on campus. |- |bgcolor=#FFD98C | F2 |OK |Hulbert area |Cherokee |1700 |4 miles |4 fatalities, 8 injuries Short duration but very damaging tornado destroyed 81 buildings in town of Hulbert |- |bgcolor=#A188FC | F5 |OK |5m SW of Antlers to SW of Nashoba |Pushmataha |1740 |28 miles |69 fatalities, 353 injuries Catastrophic tornado obliterated one third of town of Antlers and injured 10% of residents. 600 buildings were obliterated with another 700 damaged. Damages totaled $1.5 million USD not adjusting for inflation. Some witness claim to have seen two tornadoes, could have been either twin tornadoes or multi vortex. Tornado continued into rural areas NE of town. Town suffered 40% population loss in 1950 census and remains far below it's peak pre tornado population of 3,200. |- |bgcolor=#FFD98C | F2 |AR |S of Harrison to SE of Bellefonte |Boone |1850 |5 miles |2 injuries, tourist cabins and gas station destroyed |- |bgcolor=#FF9E59 | F3 |MO |W of Pineville to S of Stella |McDonald |1900 |13 miles |1 fatalities, 15 injuries Several homes destroyed N of Pineville |- |bgcolor=#FFD98C | F2 |AR |Gage Mountain to E of Berryville |Carroll |2000 |6 miles |Home destroyed in Cisco community |- |bgcolor=#FF9E59 | F3 |AR |Crosses to E of Metalton |Madison, Carroll |2000 |30 miles |9 fatalities, 30 injuries, damage to six rural communities |- |bgcolor=#FFD98C | F2 |MO, IL |Palmyra MO to Loraine IL |Marion MO, Adams IL |2015 |30 miles |19 injuries, likely a combination of tornado family and downburst winds |- |bgcolor=#FF738A | F4 |MO |SW to NE of Morrisville |Polk |2045 |8 miles |4 fatalities, 19 injuries, Northern part of Morrisville had major damage |- |bgcolor=#FFD98C | F2 |IL |Plymouth |Hancock, McDonough |unk |unk |Damage in Plymouth area |- |bgcolor=#FF9E59 | F3 |MO |S of Bradleyville to NE of Mansfield |Taney, Douglas, Wright |2050 |32 miles |20 injuries, intense tornado passed through several rural communities |- |bgcolor=#FF738A | F4 |AR |8M SW of Booneville to Minnow Creek |Logan, Johnson |2100 |50 miles |10 fatalities, 70 injuries, many homes swept away in rural communities |- |bgcolor=#FFD98C | F2 |IL |Industry area |McDonoug |2100 |4 miles |20 buildings damaged on west side of town of Industry |- |bgcolor=#FFD98C | F2 |MO |Palmyra MO |Marion MO |2200 |1 mile |11 injuries, second tornado to hit Palmyra that day. 100 buildings in NW part of town damaged |- |}
See also
References
Bibliography
- Grazulis, Thomas (1993), Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events, St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Environmental Films, ISBN 1-879362-03-1