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Appearance
Type | Tornado outbreak |
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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 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ≥ 22 |
April 8 event
F# | States | Location | County | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
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F4 | TX | Near Blue Ridge to NE of Ravenna | Collin, Fannin | 2345 | 30 miles | 18 fatalities, 60 injuries Violent night time tornado moved NNE and due N at times, devastating 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. |
April 9 event
F# | States | Location | County | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
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F2 | TX | E and NE of Bells | Grayson | 0030 | 12 miles | 2 fatalities, 20 injuries Two dozen homes destroyed E of Bells in Canaan community. Moved mostly due N the tornado hit and derailed a freight train, killing one worker |
F4 | TX, OK | SE of Whitewright TX to Mulberry OK | Grayson TX, Fannin TX, Bryan OK | 0045 | 25 miles | 8 fatalities, 50 injuries Tornado moved NNE and devastated towns of Mulberry TX and Yarnaby OK |
F2 | OK | Near Albany | Bryan | 0100 | unk | 1 fatality, 3 injuries Woman killed when home was destroyed in Albany |
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