Talk:Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965
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[edit] Second biggest outbreak on record?
Second biggest by what definition? There have been many recent outbreaks with more than 48 tornadoes... CrazyC83 02:44, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Page move
I think this should be moved to Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak (1965) to distinguish it from the other outbreak in 1994 (Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak (1994)), but I'm not sure about notability - if this one is much more important (which it seems to be) the move might be unnecessary. Comments? -- stillnotelf is invisible 22:39, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- 1965 is far more notable and important, the current links should remain. CrazyC83 05:22, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
- Agreed, 1965 is the most notable by far, and has been referred to in all litterature as "The Palm Sunday Outbreak". Should be moved back. -Runningonbrains 21:29, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Strongsville Tornado
How come the tornado rating would be disputed if "homes literally vanished" synonym of wiped off their fondations. I know that structures were probably not as solid, but still any house that are vanished like that must have been an F-5.--JForget 01:19, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
Not necessarily. If a structure is weak enough it can be swept away by sub-F5 winds. According to the EF scale, a high F2 can sweep away mobile homes, and an F4 can sweep away some houses. -Runningonbrains 18:54, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
Speaking of which, if official records have the two disputed tornadoes down as F4, shouldn't the article also classify them as F4 but note that there is a disupted rating? Incubusman27 17:12, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
I think we should because virtually all NWS sources and the Tornado History Project do not classify them anymore as F5. So I will change them right away.--JForget 15:33, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] April 11, 1965, was the second widespread Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak
The very first Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak, occurred on March 28, 1920. This outbreak affected states from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, southward to Alabama. The death toll from this first outbreak was well-over 200, with 1,000+ injured. Ironically, several of the same counties and a few communities that were struck in 1920, were again hit in 1965, in the Great Lakes region.
Another devastating tornado that struck on Palm Sunday, was in Tupelo, Mississippi. In the evening hours of April 5, 1936, a family of devastating tornadoes moved across the the Magnolia State, culminating in a direct hit on the city of Tupelo. The death toll was 233 and many more were injured.
The same storm system continued to spawn severe weather, and another killer tornado struck Gainesville, Georgia the next morning. Ironically, there was no warning system in place to alert the public at that time, which ultimately lead to such a high casualty rate. Later on, U.S. Weather Bureau officials would come to call this event as the "The Tupelo-Gainesville Outbreak." USRoute66 01:07, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
