Earth:1969 Cincinnati tornado

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1969 Cincinnati tornado
F3 tornado
DurationAugust 9–10, 1969
Max. rating1F3 tornado
Fatalities4 fatalities; 354 injured
Damage≥$14.8 million in 1969 United States dollar [1]
Areas affectedCincinnati, Ohio area
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

The 1969 Cincinnati tornado was a powerful, devastating and deadly tornado that struck Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday, August 9, 1969, at 6:57pm.[2][3] The tornado was rated F3 on the Fujita scale. [4][5] Part of a larger outbreak of at least 10 tornadoes, mainly centered within Indiana , the tornado caused at least 4 deaths and hundreds of injuries.[6][7][3][8] It was the deadliest tornado in the state of Ohio that year (and made the outbreak it was in that year's deadliest in the state).[9] Besides Ohio and Indiana, the outbreak also impacted Virginia, and West Virginia.[2]

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Event summary

In the early evening hours of Saturday, August 9, the tornado formed in the Cincinnati suburb of Wyoming, 8 miles north-northeast of downtown Cincinnati. Moving east–southeast at 40–50mph,[10][11] it traveled through the city's suburban neighborhoods of Hartwell and Roselawn, and the several of its northeastern suburbs, including Reading, Arlington Heights, Golf Manor, and Madeira.[5][12][13] It carved a path through Hamilton and Clermont counties that was 22 miles long and up to 400 yards wide. It hit the communities of Milford and Perintown before finally dissipating north of Williamsburg.[5][12]

All the deaths were in Hamilton County, including three members of one family.[2][14][15][8] In Madeira, 30 people were injured when a tent they were in at a church event collapsed on top of them.[15][16][17] The most severe damage, all of the deaths, and the majority of injuries, occurred in the area between Hartwell and Golf Manor.[18][17][12]

Despite it being among the most significant killer tornadoes in the Cincinnati area, it is considered by some to be one of "Cincinnati's Forgotten Tornadoes" due to several other events in the U.S. in August 1969, including the Manson murders (which occurred early that morning) and Hurricane Camille.[8][19][20] In addition, the area was hit by eight significant tornadoes in 1974, 1990, 1999 and 2012, including two tornadoes rated F4 and F5 in 1974 and another one rated F4 in 1999.[21][22]

See also

  • List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
  • Tornadoes of 1969

References

  1. ↑ build@alaska.net, Created by The Disaster Center: text, HTML and graphics by Christopher Effgen. "Ohio Tornadoes". http://www.disastercenter.com/ohio/tornado.html. Retrieved July 28, 2018. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental Films. pp.1107. Retrieved July 28, 2018
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tornadoes". https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/health/cincinnati-health-department-divisions1/public-health-preparedness/tornadoes/. Retrieved July 28, 2018. 
  4. ↑ "Tornado History Project: 19690809.39.17". http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19690809.39.17. Retrieved July 28, 2018. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Staff, Elizabeth Kane, Cincinnati Enquirer (April 3, 2004) Tornadoes – short lived, but destructive. www.enquirer.com. Retrieved July 28, 2018
  6. ↑ "Tornado History Project: August 9, 1969". http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1969/8/9/table. Retrieved July 28, 2018. 
  7. ↑ "Tornado History Project: August 10, 1969". http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1969/8/10/table. Retrieved July 28, 2018. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Gallery: 1969 ‘forgotten’ tornado". Cincinnati.com. https://www.cincinnati.com/picture-gallery/news/2019/08/08/gallery-1969-forgotten-tornado-cincinnati/1956324001/. Retrieved 2019-08-13. 
  9. ↑ "Tornado History Project: Ohio in 1969". http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/Ohio/1969/table. 
  10. ↑ "Today in Weather History - AccuWeather.com Forums". http://forums.accuweather.com/index.php?showtopic=7074&st=480. Retrieved 28 July 2018. 
  11. ↑ Service, US Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Weather. "This Day in Weather History: August 9th". https://www.weather.gov/abr/This_Day_in_Weather_History_Aug_09. Retrieved July 28, 2018. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Wayback Machine". July 29, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20180729081415/https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-83617A72-C33B-4303-B49F-8AA4C897CDBF.pdf. 
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". https://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/tornado/survivors.shtml. 
  14. ↑ knirbneo (30 January 2011). "1969 Cincinnati Tornado". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYn2iCsbT_A. Retrieved July 28, 2018. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Bolten, Brian T. (9 August 2013). "Today in History: AUGUST 9 = Tornado Hits Cincinnati". http://historysstory.blogspot.com/2013/08/august-9-tornado-hits-cincinnati.html. Retrieved 28 July 2018. 
  16. ↑ "Cincinnati, OH Tornado, Aug 1969 - GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods". http://www.gendisasters.com/ohio/13208/cincinnati-oh-tornado-aug-1969. Retrieved July 28, 2018. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Cincinnati Enquirer. "Tornado Slams Into Cincinnati; 200 Injured, Damage Is Severe". August 10,1969
  18. ↑ Schmidlin, Thomas W.; Schmidlin, Jeanne Appelhans (9 August 1996). "Thunder in the Heartland: A Chronicle of Outstanding Weather Events in Ohio". Kent State University Press. p. 279. https://books.google.com/books?id=QANPLARGXFMC&pg=PA279&lpg=PA279&dq=1969+cincinnati+tornado&source=bl&ots=34fIR3CnnX&sig=-uvkf8duPL333AlHNMXTpMEHhGE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiO0Ib0ieHcAhUpwYMKHZyjBzoQ6AEwE3oECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=1969+cincinnati+tornado&f=false. Retrieved 9 August 2018. 
  19. ↑ "Historical Events in August 1969". https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1969/august. 
  20. ↑ "1969: An eventful summer - CNN.com". http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/09/summer.1969.timeline/index.html. 
  21. ↑ Staff, Greg Noble, WCPO (5 April 2018). "From The Vault: Tornadoes bring destruction, death to Tri-State". https://www.wcpo.com/lifestyle/from-the-vault/from-the-vault-tornadoes-bring-destruction-death-to-tri-state. Retrieved 28 July 2018. 
  22. ↑ Schmidlin, Thomas W.; Schmidlin, Jeanne Appelhans (9 August 1996). "Thunder in the Heartland: A Chronicle of Outstanding Weather Events in Ohio". Kent State University Press. p. 287–288; 296–298. https://books.google.com/books?id=QANPLARGXFMC&pg=PA287&lpg=PA288&dq=1974+cincinnati+tornado&source=bl&ots=34fIR3CnnX&sig=-uvkf8duPL333AlHNMXTpMEHhGE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiO0Ib0ieHcAhUpwYMKHZyjBzoQ6AEwE3oECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=1974%20cincinnati%20tornado&f=false. Retrieved 9 August 2018. 




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