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The ash valley tornado of 1974


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Wow. That thing does look scary.

 

Must've been some really dark soil to cause such blackness - like a cloud rising from a petroleum blaze or tire fire! Sheesh. And yes, you can tell it's large by comparison of trees at that distance. Ratings are subjective out in the open due to lack of structure damage to "rate" a twister by. 

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Winter 2023-24 Snow Total = 52.8" (89% Normal Season)  Largest Storm: 12" (1/12-13)   Oct: 0.1 Nov: 2.9 Dec: 7.5 Jan: 31.7 Feb: 6.0 Mar: 4.1 Apr: 0.0

Avg = 59.2"  (Harrison): 2023-24 = xx.x" 

Avg = 45.0"  (KDTW): 2022-23 = 33.5"   2021-22 = 35.6"    

Avg = 49.7"  (KRMY): 2020-21 = 36.2"   2019-20 = 48.0"   2018-19 = 56.1"   2017-18 = 68.3"    2016-17 = 52"    2015-16 = 57.4"    2014-15 = 55.3"    2013-14 = 100.6" (coldest & snowiest in the modern record!)  2012-13 = 47.2"    2011-12 = 43.7"

Legit Blizzards (high winds and dbl digit snows): Feb 2011, Dec 2009, Jan 2005, Dec 2000, Jan 1999, Mar 1998, Nov 1989, Jan 1982, Jan 1978, Jan 1977, Apr 1975, Mar 1973, Jan 1967, Feb 1965, Jan 1918

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Must've been some really dark soil to cause such blackness - like a cloud rising from a petroleum blaze or tire fire! Sheesh. And yes, you can tell it's large by comparison of trees at that distance. Ratings are subjective out in the open due to lack of structure damage to "rate" a twister by.

It looks a tad smaller than the andover tornado which was an f5. The tornado doesn't look that violent but it's massive and very tall. I'd imagine it would have to have some serious winds to lift that debris so far up. You can't even see the base of the cloud because it's so tall

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The tornadoes cause damage where ever it appears.  Last week a tornado hit south-central and north-central Kansas. The tornado damaged a lot of property, houses and overturned cars around its path. Kansas, rated the tornado as an EF4 with estimated peak winds of 180 mph.

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Claire Anderson

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Just found out this tornado had 190 mph peak winds but only 114 mph winds at the surface

 

#strange

Winter 2023-24 Snow Total = 52.8" (89% Normal Season)  Largest Storm: 12" (1/12-13)   Oct: 0.1 Nov: 2.9 Dec: 7.5 Jan: 31.7 Feb: 6.0 Mar: 4.1 Apr: 0.0

Avg = 59.2"  (Harrison): 2023-24 = xx.x" 

Avg = 45.0"  (KDTW): 2022-23 = 33.5"   2021-22 = 35.6"    

Avg = 49.7"  (KRMY): 2020-21 = 36.2"   2019-20 = 48.0"   2018-19 = 56.1"   2017-18 = 68.3"    2016-17 = 52"    2015-16 = 57.4"    2014-15 = 55.3"    2013-14 = 100.6" (coldest & snowiest in the modern record!)  2012-13 = 47.2"    2011-12 = 43.7"

Legit Blizzards (high winds and dbl digit snows): Feb 2011, Dec 2009, Jan 2005, Dec 2000, Jan 1999, Mar 1998, Nov 1989, Jan 1982, Jan 1978, Jan 1977, Apr 1975, Mar 1973, Jan 1967, Feb 1965, Jan 1918

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