the same message ... the caption is being generated automatically in the video. You would send me separadamnete legend in srt format. thanks ..Rone from Brasil
johnny10301968, in North Alabama, temps were unseasonably warm and it was very windy. I remember walking home from school and having a hard time keeping my balence. Around 4 pm, the wind stopped blowing and the sky became overcast. We had studied tornadoes in science that year (5th grade) and talked about conditions before a tornado: often very still. I will never forget that stillness. No birds singing, no dogs barking, and the wind was incredibly still. First touch down an hour or so later.
I heard it was really hot and muggy the day these tornadoes happened any remember this? All we really had here in bradford pa that day was thunderstorms and hail.
Here in Cincinnati, we got hail like baseballs. The sky was yellow, clouds were dark green and puffy. We thought, "uh oh..." But other than the hail, here in Greenhills, Ohio, nothing happened.
Until this moment I never even knew this doc had been made. I was a teenager living in Louisville and watched the F4 monster roar right through the heart of the city from my front yard. The sky was so utterly awe-inspiring - terrifying yet strangely beautiful - that I just stood there, unable to move, unable to even go grab a camera. What a day.
I was 16 when this happened. I lived in Guin, AL where 30 people died. Amazingly, our house was spared, but it touched down for good just behind the house and from there on it looked like a few bombs had exploded, wiping almost everything out. The air seemed to be heavy that whole day, and you could barely walk after lunch the wind was so strong. It hit at 9:02 that night and changed lives forever. Thanks for posting this.
Thanks for posting the "Day of the Killer Tornadoes". I went to Navy weather school at Chanute AFB in Illinois, back in 1988. They showed us this video during the last week of classes. I had been wanting to see it again. Looking forward to watching the "Super Outbreak" videos next. Thanks for those too. Take care...
Every year at this time, my mind wanders back to 1974. What a day it was. My condolences to all those who lost loved ones. May you have peace in your heart on this very painful day.
One last comment -- I wish we had more on the March 3, 1966 Jackson MS F5 (AKA Candlestick Tornado). The few shots I saw of that one just looked terrifying. I have worked in MS at at CBS Affil. in Greenville and the storms you could see from even very marginal instability and extreme wind sheer (SRH 600+m2s2) were great. Low bases and trees on either side made chasing in some areas in MS very tough...as did often overnight/darkness problems.
I like to look at the 00Z and 12Z data for April 3, 1974 when chase season is slow. There couldn't be a more magnificent synoptic set-up (FYI this is detached science-only comment -- I HATE every injury and fatality). Look at the soundings in SHARP and RAOB and they're just jaw-dropping. We should all write our own 1200Z 3 to 12Z 4 SPCSWODY1 with the data we would have had in the modern era. The first DY1 on November 10 2002 was ominous..and Super-Tuesday Day 1's and MCDs were AWESOME..
The WSR-88D NEXRAD Doppler is now so good that anybody with two functioning eyeballs and an ability to recognize basic storm features on radar can correctly call a tornado warning using reflectivity alone. Those LP hooks and HP lima beans show up real nice now.
For the velocity return, the computer itself has algorithms that automatically spot TVS in the velocity returns from a meso and set off an audible alert and put a big red triangle on the display, usually way faster than a human operator
The radar image that is shown during the re-enactment scenes is that of the Xenia, Ohio F5 tornado. WHIO-TV had their own WSR-57 radar back in 1974, and used it to give viewers in Xenia several minutes of advance warning, which was a rare blessing back in those days.
"Only when they hear news...do they understand the green blobs on the radar?!" I'm sure that's what these very intelligent scientists called them -- "green blobs." That narration is an insult to the meteorologists that were on duty that day. TWC is a JOKE. Thanks though Colonel for your posts they're great. I hate TWC, not you :-) I miss the old DIFAX maps too! They used to come out "wet" and had to be placed in the drying room.
I agree with TWC being a joke. It should be called the Disaster Channel, since they blow thing out of proportion. I wish someone would come along a make a real, serious documentary about the super outbreak.
I'm sure they called them "returns"...but they w;ere pretty much just green blobs. Low-res, no shading, catastrophic ground clutter, awful phosphor scope...man, they had it tough back then. Especially since there wasn't an established respect for the accuracy of tornado warnings like there is today.
There's a lot of twister-belt people out there who would likely ignore the NWS next time if they got a tornado warning and didn't actually end up with an F5 dropping 100 yards from their house.
You're right about that! Wouldn't it be great if the Union City scenario -- mid-level mesocyclone, visual wall-cloud, touchdown-mature-rope cycle -- was "THE" answer to our prayers? That would make our lives so much easier :-) but we've had Jarrel TX backbuild rope-to-monster phase, low-wind sheer and a minus 16 lifted index ABOMINATION moving NW-SE in Plainfield on 28 August 1990. I was approaching that one when I was 20 and couldnt even get close before the insulation, sirens, choppers :-(
I HATE when TWC mixes video in from other tornado days and implies that it's all from 1974! Of course I hate TWC anyway (except Jim Cantore). 0:04 Jarrel, TX 0:09 Ash Valley, KS ) 0:14 looks like OKC 1999 (not sure of that one but it WAS NOT from 1974 outbreak) 0:20 Cabot, Arkansas 0:29 is Wichita Falls April 10, 1979 as is damage at 0:43. "
Thanks for posting this! From 6:15 to 6:18 is the early part of the Boyd super8mm film of the Xenia tornado rarely seen anymore. It shows two funnels on the ground ~6-8 miles SE of town in open country near the Bellbrook area where it first touched down. Fujita's map says it's doing F1-F3 damage at this early stage. When it struck Xenia proper some 8 minutes later, the funnels had joined to form an F5 monster.
F was used for the old Fujita Scale and EF is used for the newer Enhanced Fujita Scale. They made quite a few changes with the Enhanced Fujita Scale, more than I could describe here in the comments. Wikipedia has a good write up about the two scales if you want to know more.
@Clawd87 F was the standard for the Fujita Scale of ratings on tornadoes. EF now stands for Enhanced Fujita which is the new standard of rating tornadoes by the destruction they cause.
@Clawd87 Old question but for anyone still wondering: The F scale didn't have a standardized way of assessing damage, plus the wind speeds were way overestimated. The EF scale has a standard set of 'Damage Indicators' that each team uses to assess scale of damage, and wind speed estimates are more accurate. An F5 was 261+ mph, but F5 damage can be caused by much lower speeds, so an EF5 is now set at '200+' mph to reflect that. Above 200 mph, the damage is so complete that it all looks the same.
Thank you Colonel, very informative video. I actually live in the UK and we have had maybe one or two F1/F2 tornados in 10 years.
Nice to give me a snapshot of life in america.
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johnny10301968, in North Alabama, temps were unseasonably warm and it was very windy. I remember walking home from school and having a hard time keeping my balence. Around 4 pm, the wind stopped blowing and the sky became overcast. We had studied tornadoes in science that year (5th grade) and talked about conditions before a tornado: often very still. I will never forget that stillness. No birds singing, no dogs barking, and the wind was incredibly still. First touch down an hour or so later.
bongojava21 1 year ago
I heard it was really hot and muggy the day these tornadoes happened any remember this? All we really had here in bradford pa that day was thunderstorms and hail.
johnny10301968 1 year ago
Here in Cincinnati, we got hail like baseballs. The sky was yellow, clouds were dark green and puffy. We thought, "uh oh..." But other than the hail, here in Greenhills, Ohio, nothing happened.
PeterMayer 1 year ago
Until this moment I never even knew this doc had been made. I was a teenager living in Louisville and watched the F4 monster roar right through the heart of the city from my front yard. The sky was so utterly awe-inspiring - terrifying yet strangely beautiful - that I just stood there, unable to move, unable to even go grab a camera. What a day.
cbob7 1 year ago 3
I was 16 when this happened. I lived in Guin, AL where 30 people died. Amazingly, our house was spared, but it touched down for good just behind the house and from there on it looked like a few bombs had exploded, wiping almost everything out. The air seemed to be heavy that whole day, and you could barely walk after lunch the wind was so strong. It hit at 9:02 that night and changed lives forever. Thanks for posting this.
menopausin1 1 year ago
148 tornadoes in one day comes out to about 6 tornadoes every hour
CelticDragon0 1 year ago
@CelticDragon0, or one every 10 minutes.
talladegajunkie1439 1 year ago
@talladegajunkie1439 True
CelticDragon0 1 year ago
Thanks for posting the "Day of the Killer Tornadoes". I went to Navy weather school at Chanute AFB in Illinois, back in 1988. They showed us this video during the last week of classes. I had been wanting to see it again. Looking forward to watching the "Super Outbreak" videos next. Thanks for those too. Take care...
effinCalifornian 1 year ago
f scale was just damage..ef is basicly damage plus windspeed.
piercingsbyterry 1 year ago
excellent documentary. I would like to post with subtitles in Portuguese. I know it's hard but not impossible. thanks
rone100theone 1 year ago
Every year at this time, my mind wanders back to 1974. What a day it was. My condolences to all those who lost loved ones. May you have peace in your heart on this very painful day.
62636263c 1 year ago
One last comment -- I wish we had more on the March 3, 1966 Jackson MS F5 (AKA Candlestick Tornado). The few shots I saw of that one just looked terrifying. I have worked in MS at at CBS Affil. in Greenville and the storms you could see from even very marginal instability and extreme wind sheer (SRH 600+m2s2) were great. Low bases and trees on either side made chasing in some areas in MS very tough...as did often overnight/darkness problems.
ChristopherSaindon 2 years ago
I like to look at the 00Z and 12Z data for April 3, 1974 when chase season is slow. There couldn't be a more magnificent synoptic set-up (FYI this is detached science-only comment -- I HATE every injury and fatality). Look at the soundings in SHARP and RAOB and they're just jaw-dropping. We should all write our own 1200Z 3 to 12Z 4 SPCSWODY1 with the data we would have had in the modern era. The first DY1 on November 10 2002 was ominous..and Super-Tuesday Day 1's and MCDs were AWESOME..
ChristopherSaindon 2 years ago
The WSR-88D NEXRAD Doppler is now so good that anybody with two functioning eyeballs and an ability to recognize basic storm features on radar can correctly call a tornado warning using reflectivity alone. Those LP hooks and HP lima beans show up real nice now.
For the velocity return, the computer itself has algorithms that automatically spot TVS in the velocity returns from a meso and set off an audible alert and put a big red triangle on the display, usually way faster than a human operator
Bullzeye95 2 years ago
The radar image that is shown during the re-enactment scenes is that of the Xenia, Ohio F5 tornado. WHIO-TV had their own WSR-57 radar back in 1974, and used it to give viewers in Xenia several minutes of advance warning, which was a rare blessing back in those days.
UsonianAC 2 years ago
This is an awesome show, When Weather Changed History is one of my fave shows.
Aerosmith589 2 years ago
We still only had conventional radar in 74,doplar was not on line yet.
royalfuzziness 2 years ago
"Only when they hear news...do they understand the green blobs on the radar?!" I'm sure that's what these very intelligent scientists called them -- "green blobs." That narration is an insult to the meteorologists that were on duty that day. TWC is a JOKE. Thanks though Colonel for your posts they're great. I hate TWC, not you :-) I miss the old DIFAX maps too! They used to come out "wet" and had to be placed in the drying room.
ChristopherSaindon 2 years ago
I agree with TWC being a joke. It should be called the Disaster Channel, since they blow thing out of proportion. I wish someone would come along a make a real, serious documentary about the super outbreak.
vinylvend 2 years ago
I'm sure they called them "returns"...but they w;ere pretty much just green blobs. Low-res, no shading, catastrophic ground clutter, awful phosphor scope...man, they had it tough back then. Especially since there wasn't an established respect for the accuracy of tornado warnings like there is today.
There's a lot of twister-belt people out there who would likely ignore the NWS next time if they got a tornado warning and didn't actually end up with an F5 dropping 100 yards from their house.
Bullzeye95 2 years ago
You're right about that! Wouldn't it be great if the Union City scenario -- mid-level mesocyclone, visual wall-cloud, touchdown-mature-rope cycle -- was "THE" answer to our prayers? That would make our lives so much easier :-) but we've had Jarrel TX backbuild rope-to-monster phase, low-wind sheer and a minus 16 lifted index ABOMINATION moving NW-SE in Plainfield on 28 August 1990. I was approaching that one when I was 20 and couldnt even get close before the insulation, sirens, choppers :-(
ChristopherSaindon 2 years ago
I HATE when TWC mixes video in from other tornado days and implies that it's all from 1974! Of course I hate TWC anyway (except Jim Cantore). 0:04 Jarrel, TX 0:09 Ash Valley, KS ) 0:14 looks like OKC 1999 (not sure of that one but it WAS NOT from 1974 outbreak) 0:20 Cabot, Arkansas 0:29 is Wichita Falls April 10, 1979 as is damage at 0:43. "
ChristopherSaindon 2 years ago
Thanks for posting this! From 6:15 to 6:18 is the early part of the Boyd super8mm film of the Xenia tornado rarely seen anymore. It shows two funnels on the ground ~6-8 miles SE of town in open country near the Bellbrook area where it first touched down. Fujita's map says it's doing F1-F3 damage at this early stage. When it struck Xenia proper some 8 minutes later, the funnels had joined to form an F5 monster.
longlakeshore 2 years ago
congratulations!!
rone100theone 2 years ago
Ah okay Thanks ^^
Clawd87 2 years ago
Hey can somebody of u tell me the difference between F and EF? Thanks 4 ur answers
Nice vid btw XP
Clawd87 2 years ago
F was used for the old Fujita Scale and EF is used for the newer Enhanced Fujita Scale. They made quite a few changes with the Enhanced Fujita Scale, more than I could describe here in the comments. Wikipedia has a good write up about the two scales if you want to know more.
ColonelAngus75 2 years ago 2
@Clawd87 F was the standard for the Fujita Scale of ratings on tornadoes. EF now stands for Enhanced Fujita which is the new standard of rating tornadoes by the destruction they cause.
xRazgriz 10 months ago
@Clawd87 Old question but for anyone still wondering: The F scale didn't have a standardized way of assessing damage, plus the wind speeds were way overestimated. The EF scale has a standard set of 'Damage Indicators' that each team uses to assess scale of damage, and wind speed estimates are more accurate. An F5 was 261+ mph, but F5 damage can be caused by much lower speeds, so an EF5 is now set at '200+' mph to reflect that. Above 200 mph, the damage is so complete that it all looks the same.
soulprophet01 8 months ago
thanks for uploading this =D
Karumachan 2 years ago
Lmao :),
I thought had iploaded these GGM, untill I saw it was the Colonel himself, with yet another special recipie from the tornado documentary menu :) lol
Thanks for posting this ColonelA and I hope everything is going great there buddy :)
WillieDines1 2 years ago 3
You're welcome Willie. Everything is going good, thanks. How about you?
ColonelAngus75 2 years ago
Yeah, I know. lol! :D
Gadgetglanman7 2 years ago
I'll have to make sure I clean my glasses a bit better next time round :) lmao
I'm doing good buddy :), am getting the run around in the hardware store :) lol, but it's going good so far :)
WillieDines1 2 years ago
The aniversary of the outbreak was friday
snakes3425 2 years ago
anyone have a torrent for this?
FlockingNerds 2 years ago
Damit, you beat me! XD
I forgot to record this the following night before. I watched the whole show and it was very informative. :)
Gadgetglanman7 2 years ago
Yeah, this was a pretty good show. Especially for it being made by the Weather Channel..lol.
ColonelAngus75 2 years ago
@ColonelAngus75 yea true it was good and as ya said it by TWC
justintime2989 1 year ago