Tornadoes I’ve seen – Childhood-2013

Tornadoes I’ve seen – Childhood-2013
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Count Date My location Rating Summary Remarks
001play_button 1967-04-21 2050Z Belvidere,IL F4 24 killed (most at Belvidere High School) First tornado I recall vividly
002 1967-06-11 1820Z S of Rockford,IL F1 Did $4M damage
003 1975-06-28 Fargo, ND F2 Mile-wide stovepipe tornado over farmland Tornado NE of Moorhead,MN; viewed from highrise dorm(!) – preceded by monster mammatus field

Roger Jensen’s photo of this tornado is in the Grazulis ‘Green Book’
(NOTE: recordmeteo.com shows two tornadoes (F3,F4) at this date/location, Grazulis notes F2 only)
004 1976-08-19 1955Z Fargo, ND F1 Brief, weak tornado to the north viewed from highrise dorm(!)
005 1976-08-19 2000Z Fargo, ND F1 Brief, weak tornado to the southwest viewed from highrise dorm(!)
006 1976-08-19 2015Z Fargo, ND F2 Brief, weak tornado to the southwest viewed from highrise dorm(!) – did $12M damage w/F1s above
007 2001-05-28 near Perryton, TX F0? Chasing w/Stephen Levine
008 2001-05-30 Archer City, TX ? Chasing w/Stephen Levine
009 2002-05-04 Eola, TX F0 Brief, weak tornado First tornado as a ‘tornado tourist’
010 2002-05-05 Happy, TX F2 2 killed; many buildings destroyed My first ‘really good’ tornado video
011 2002-05-07 Cullison, KS F2? _summary_ First time chase *by* a tornado. YOW!
012 2003-05-08 Yates Center, KS F2? Wedge tornado W. of town “It’s beautiful!! I Want to marry it!!”
013 2003-05-08 E of Yates Center, KS F1? Narrow rope tornado Drove along damage path afterwards
014 2003-05-09 Oklahoma City, OK F3? Night tornado slams into OKC Never seen so many power flashes!
015 2003-05-10 2156Z Clarence, MO F0? Rain-wrapped stovepipe N of US36 Saw a total of 5 tornadoes in 10 days with Tempest Tours in 2003
016 2003-05-10 2156Z Clarence, MO F0? Segmented tornado N of US36
017 2003-05-10 ~2230Z Monroe City, MO F0? Elephant trunk tornado N of US36
018 2004-05-10 Limon, CO F0? Chasing w/Scott Weberpal
019 2004-05-10 Limon, CO F0? Chasing w/Scott Weberpal
020 2004-05-10 Limon, CO F0? Chasing w/Scott Weberpal
021 2004-05-10 Limon, CO F0? Chasing w/Scott Weberpal
022 2004-05-10 Limon, CO F0? Chasing w/Scott Weberpal
023 2004-05-10 Limon, CO F0? Chasing w/Scott Weberpal
024 2004-05-12 Attica, KS F3? Chasing w/Scott Weberpal
025 2006-05-05 Patricia, TX ? Rain-wrapped tornado. Poor visibility for us Paul Sirvatka & friends caught the cyclonic twin
028 2006-05-05 Patricia, TX F0? Anticyclonic tornado! (see below)
027 2009-06-09 2359Z near Dyke, IA F0 2-minute tornado just N of US20 First ‘catch’ on a rare solo chase. No time to set up video!
026play_button 2011-05-22 Southwest City, MO F2? Large wedge tornado; homes destroyed Part of the Joplin, MO tornado family
029 2011-05-23 O’Keene, KS F0 Brief, weak touchdown _remarks_
030 2011-05-25 Ellsinore, MO F1? Tornado sped NNE across US60 A rare chase in southeast Missouri pays off for our team.
031 2012-04-27 near Council Grove, KS F0 Weak, brief tornado Kelly DeLay grabbed great shots of #29 and #30. See the Webby Award-winning Clouds365 Project website for photos of these
032 2012-04-30 S Wellington, TX F0 Weak, brief tornado Memorable because one of our vans was axle-deep in sand and mud only minutes beforehand. Almost missed this one (or worse)!

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