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Tornado outbreak sequence August 8–10, 1969
TypeTornado outbreak sequence
DurationAugust 8–10, 1969
Tornadoes
confirmed		21
Fatalities4 fatalities; 257 injuries
Damage$3.958 million (1969 USD)[1]
Areas affectedGreat Plains, Northeastern United States, Midwest, Southeastern United States

An tornado outbreak sequence[nb 1] of at least 21 tornadoes struck the Great Plains, Northeast, Midwest, and Southeast during August 8-10, 1969.[3] The worst tornado was a powerful, devastating and deadly F3 tornado that struck Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday, August 9, 1969, at 6:57pm.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] The tornado caused all 4 deaths of the tornado outbreak, making it the deadliest outbreak in the state of Ohio that year.[11][12] August 9 would also prove to have unusually active severe weather in Indiana, as 5 tornadoes touched down in the state. At the time, this was the most August tornadoes in a single weather event in the state, a record it would hold until 2016 (it is currently ranked third). [13] The outbreak also caused 257 injuries, and $3.958 million in damages.

Meteorological synopsis

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Weather systems, coming from the west, began impacting the Great Plains and Midwest on August 8, moving into the Eastern United States by August 9. It brought multiple rounds of tornadoes, hail, other forms of severe weather into these regions before ending on August 10.[14]

Confirmed tornadoes

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Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 6 5 6 2 0 0 21

August 8 event

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List of confirmed tornadoes – Friday, August 8, 1969[nb 2][nb 3]
F# Location County / Parish State Start
coord. 		Time (UTC) Path length Max. width Summary
F2 Nashville Davison, Hanson, McCook SD 43°42′N 98°00′W / 43.70°N 98.00°W / 43.70; -98.00 (Nashville (August 8, F2)) 00:45–? 34.3 miles (55.2 km) 33 yards (30 m) One person were injured. Damages were estimated at $25,000.[16]
F1 E of Millington Woodbury IA 42°30′N 96°26′W / 42.50°N 96.43°W / 42.50; -96.43 (Sioux City (August 8, F1)) 02:24–? 0.1 miles (0.16 km) 27 yards (25 m) Damages were estimated at $25,000.[17]
F1 N of Kensington Woodbury IA 42°31′N 96°23′W / 42.52°N 96.38°W / 42.52; -96.38 (Sioux City (August 8, F1)) 02:25–? 3.0 miles (4.8 km) 27 yards (25 m) Damages were estimated at $25,000.[18]
F0 E of Mountain Valley Union SD 42°36′N 99°36′W / 42.60°N 99.60°W / 42.60; -99.60 (Mountain Valley (August 8, F0)) 03:00–? 0.1 miles (0.16 km) 33 yards (30 m) [19]
F1 Nashville Knox ME 44°00′N 69°06′W / 44.00°N 69.10°W / 44.00; -69.10 (Nashville (August 8, F1)) 04:00–? 1.0 mile (1.6 km) 50 yards (46 m) Damages were estimated at $25,000.[20]
F2 E of Millington Buena Vista IA 42°37′N 95°12′W / 42.62°N 95.20°W / 42.62; -95.20 (Millington (August 8, F2)) 04:00–? 2 miles (3.2 km) 70 yards (64 m) Damages were estimated at $250,000.[21]
F1 N of Kensington Stanley SD 44°39′N 101°02′W / 44.65°N 101.03°W / 44.65; -101.03 (Kensington (August 8, F1)) 05:35–? 0.1 miles (0.16 km) 33 yards (30 m) Three people were injured. Damages were estimated at $25,000.[22]

August 9 event

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List of confirmed tornadoes – Saturday, August 9, 1969[nb 2][nb 3]
F# Location County / Parish State Start
coord. 		Time (UTC) Path length Max. width Summary
F3 N of Velma Marion IN 39°49′N 86°13′W / 39.82°N 86.22°W / 39.82; -86.22 (Velma (August 9, F3)) 11:35–? 0.1 miles (0.16 km) 167 yards (153 m) Six people were injured. Damages were estimated at $250,000.[23]
F0 NE of Hiawatha Union IL 37°25′N 89°12′W / 37.42°N 89.20°W / 37.42; -89.20 (Hiawatha (August 9, F0)) 21:28–? 0.1 miles (0.16 km) 33 yards (30 m) Damages were estimated at $2,500.[24]
F2 SW of Pauls Valley to WSW of Byars Shelby IN 39°39′N 85°53′W / 39.65°N 85.88°W / 39.65; -85.88 (Shelbyville (August 9, F2)) 21:30–? 0.1 miles (0.16 km) 33 yards (30 m) Damages were estimated at $250,000.[25]
F0 Ada to WNW of Francis Kosciusko IN 41°25′N 85°45′W / 41.42°N 85.75°W / 41.42; -85.75 (Syracuse (August 9, F0)) 21:45–? 0.1 miles (0.16 km) 33 yards (30 m) [26]
F2 NNE of Corley Franklin IN 39°25′N 85°00′W / 39.42°N 85.00°W / 39.42; -85.00 (Corley (August 9, F2)) 22:30–? 0.7 miles (1.1 km) 33 yards (30 m) Damages were estimated at $25,000.[27]
F3 ESE of Morrison Bluff Hamilton, Clermont OH 39°13′N 84°31′W / 39.22°N 84.52°W / 39.22; -84.52 (Cincinnati (August 9, F3)) 22:57–? 22.2 miles (35.7 km) 400 yards (370 m) 4 deaths - See section on this tornado 247 people were injured. Damages were estimated at $2.5 million.[7][8][28]
F2 N of Marble Falls to NE of Harrison Daviess IN 38°40′N 87°02′W / 38.67°N 87.03°W / 38.67; -87.03 (Harrison (August 9, F2)) 23:30–? 0.1 miles (0.16 km) 33 yards (30 m) Damages were estimated at $25,000.[29]
F1 NNE of Kalona Putnam WV 38°24′N 82°00′W / 38.4°N 82.0°W / 38.4; -82.0 (Kalona (August 9, F1)) 01:00–? 0.1 miles (0.16 km) 33 yards (30 m) Damages were estimated at $2,500.[30]
F2 NW of Osceola to ENE of Lowry City Fairfax VA 38°52′N 77°14′W / 38.87°N 77.23°W / 38.87; -77.23 (Lowry City (August 9, F2)) 04:15–? 0.1 miles (0.16 km) 33 yards (30 m) Damages were estimated at $250,000.[31]
F0 SSW of Roscoe Jackson MS 30°25′N 88°50′W / 30.42°N 88.83°W / 30.42; -88.83 (Biloxi (August 9, F0)) 05:00–? 0.1 miles (0.16 km) 33 yards (30 m) [32]

August 10 event

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List of confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, August 10, 1969[nb 2][nb 3]
F# Location County / Parish State Start
coord. 		Time (UTC) Path length Max. width Summary
F0 N of Velma Northumberland VA 37°49′N 76°23′W / 37.82°N 76.38°W / 37.82; -76.38 (Velma (August 10, F0)) 14:00–? 0.1 miles (0.16 km) 23 yards (21 m) Damages were estimated at $250.[33]
F0 NE of Hiawatha Miami–Dade FL 25°54′N 80°27′W / 25.90°N 80.45°W / 25.90; -80.45 (Hiawatha (August 10, F0)) 18:37–? 0.1 miles (0.16 km) 33 yards (30 m) [34]
F1 SW of Pauls Valley to WSW of Byars Broward FL 26°08′N 80°26′W / 26.13°N 80.43°W / 26.13; -80.43 (Weston (August 10, F1)) 19:40–? 0.1 miles (0.16 km) 33 yards (30 m) Damages were estimated at $25,000.[35]
F1 Ada to WNW of Francis Broward FL 26°06′N 80°12′W / 26.1°N 80.2°W / 26.1; -80.2 (Davie (August 10, F1)) 20:28–? 0.1 miles (0.16 km) 33 yards (30 m) Damages were estimated at $2,500.[36]

Cincinnati, Ohio

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Cincinnati, Ohio
F3 tornado
Max. rating1F3 tornado
Fatalities4 fatalities, 247 injuries
Damage$2.5 million (1969 USD)
Areas affectedCincinnati metropolitan area
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

In the early evening hours of Saturday, August 9, the tornado formed in the Cincinnati suburb of Wyoming, 8 miles (13 km) north-northeast of Downtown Cincinnati. Moving east–southeast at 40–50 miles per hour (64–80 km/h),[37][38] 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.[9][39][40] It carved a path through Hamilton and Clermont Counties that was 22 miles (35 km) long and up to 400 yards (370 m) wide. It hit the communities of Milford and Perintown before finally dissipating north of Williamsburg.[9][39]

All the deaths were in Hamilton County, including three members of one family.[4][41][42][10] In Madeira, 30 people were injured when a tent they were in at a church event collapsed on top of them.[42][43][44] The most severe damage, all of the deaths, and the majority of injuries, occurred in the area between Hartwell and Golf Manor.[45][44][39]

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.[10][46][47] 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.[48][49]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ An outbreak is generally defined as a group of at least six tornadoes (the number sometimes varies slightly according to local climatology) with no more than a six-hour gap between individual tornadoes. An outbreak sequence, prior to (after) the start of modern records in 1950, is defined as a period of no more than two (one) consecutive days without at least one significant (F2 or stronger) tornado.[2]
  2. ^ a b c All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in Coordinated Universal Time and dates are split at midnight CST/CDT for consistency.
  3. ^ a b c Prior to 1994, only the average widths of tornado paths were officially listed.[15]

References

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