Author: Betsy D'Annibale
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625851693
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
June 28, 1924, dawned hot and sunny, with fluffy white clouds hovering over a blue and inviting Lake Erie. For two Ohio communities, Lorain and Sandusky, the day ended in unimaginable disaster. In the late afternoon, the blue sky turned dark, and the wispy white puffs morphed into a mass of black thunderclouds as a monster formed on the lake. An F4 tornado, unexpected and not understood, was born from a thunderstorm on the now turbulent waters of Lake Erie. It charged ashore, smashing into Sandusky, retreated again to the lake and then headed east before turning abruptly south to make landfall in Lorain. Before the massive funnel lifted, it would destroy a city, create death records still unbroken and change the lives of thousands of people.
The 1924 Tornado in Lorain & Sandusky: Deadliest in Ohio History
Author: Betsy D'Annibale
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625851693
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
June 28, 1924, dawned hot and sunny, with fluffy white clouds hovering over a blue and inviting Lake Erie. For two Ohio communities, Lorain and Sandusky, the day ended in unimaginable disaster. In the late afternoon, the blue sky turned dark, and the wispy white puffs morphed into a mass of black thunderclouds as a monster formed on the lake. An F4 tornado, unexpected and not understood, was born from a thunderstorm on the now turbulent waters of Lake Erie. It charged ashore, smashing into Sandusky, retreated again to the lake and then headed east before turning abruptly south to make landfall in Lorain. Before the massive funnel lifted, it would destroy a city, create death records still unbroken and change the lives of thousands of people.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625851693
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
June 28, 1924, dawned hot and sunny, with fluffy white clouds hovering over a blue and inviting Lake Erie. For two Ohio communities, Lorain and Sandusky, the day ended in unimaginable disaster. In the late afternoon, the blue sky turned dark, and the wispy white puffs morphed into a mass of black thunderclouds as a monster formed on the lake. An F4 tornado, unexpected and not understood, was born from a thunderstorm on the now turbulent waters of Lake Erie. It charged ashore, smashing into Sandusky, retreated again to the lake and then headed east before turning abruptly south to make landfall in Lorain. Before the massive funnel lifted, it would destroy a city, create death records still unbroken and change the lives of thousands of people.
Erie Wrecks & Lights
Author: Georgann Wachter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The Ohio Journal of Science
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Includes book reviews and abstracts.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Includes book reviews and abstracts.
The Time Almanac 2000
Author: Borgna Brunner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781883013653
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
Book Description
Over One Million facts and world statistics.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781883013653
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
Book Description
Over One Million facts and world statistics.
Ohio Almanac, 1997-1998
Author: Michael O'Bryant
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781882203109
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
A compendium of facts about the state of Ohio, including statistics concerning such diverse topics as education, geography, politics, business and industry and agriculture.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781882203109
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
A compendium of facts about the state of Ohio, including statistics concerning such diverse topics as education, geography, politics, business and industry and agriculture.
Thunder in the Heartland
Author: Thomas W. Schmidlin
Publisher: Kent State University Press
ISBN: 9780873385497
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Ohio can be a land of weather extremes. Bringing together data from government records, scientific studies, memoirs, diaries and newspapers, this study highlights 200 weather events from 1790 to the present which demonstrate extremes of rain, snow, storms and temperature.
Publisher: Kent State University Press
ISBN: 9780873385497
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Ohio can be a land of weather extremes. Bringing together data from government records, scientific studies, memoirs, diaries and newspapers, this study highlights 200 weather events from 1790 to the present which demonstrate extremes of rain, snow, storms and temperature.
The Tornado
Author: T. P. Grazulis
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806135380
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A guide to tornado formation and lifecycle also covers such topics as forecasting, wind speeds, tornado myths, tornado safety, risks, and records, along with accounts of the deadliest tornadoes in the United States.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806135380
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A guide to tornado formation and lifecycle also covers such topics as forecasting, wind speeds, tornado myths, tornado safety, risks, and records, along with accounts of the deadliest tornadoes in the United States.
Underhill Genealogy
Author: J. C. Frost
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780740450037
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1460
Book Description
Underhill Family
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780740450037
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1460
Book Description
Underhill Family
Significant Tornadoes, 1680-1991
Author: T. P. Grazulis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781879362031
Category : Tornadoes
Languages : en
Pages : 1326
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781879362031
Category : Tornadoes
Languages : en
Pages : 1326
Book Description
The Tornado
Author: John Edward Weems
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623496152
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The Tornado gives account of one of the world’s most terrifying natural disasters. Twisters have left their wake of freakish consequences throughout the United States and the world, and The Tornado vividly describes some of the most bizarre from around the country—houseboats sailing through the air; cars flown to a landing half a cornfield away; an entire house lifted and demolished, leaving only a divan holding the uninjured family. The most detailed description of a tornado and the violence it can bring comes from the author’s focus on the tragedy of one American town in 1953. John Edward Weems was an eyewitness reporter of a funnel that hit Waco, Texas, on May 11 of that year. In gripping narrative, he portrays the events of that day: a man clinging to a guard rail while a mailbox, plate glass, bricks, and assorted debris whizzed past his head; automobiles rolling end on end down the street; buildings falling like blocks knocked down by an angry child; a movie theater crumbling on the terrified patrons. When the storm had passed, 114 people were dead and hundreds injured; property damage ran in the tens of millions of dollars. Research in news reports, government weather documents, and books flesh out this account, which Pulitzer-prize winner Annie Dillard called “wonderfully exciting. It is full of people, and the thousands of details that make up their lives—and deaths. [It is] a story of enormous power.” John Banta, writing in the Waco Tribune-Herald, described it as “a gripping story of human drama and tragedy.” Kirkus Reviews said, “. . . the events still chill face to face with a power that defies reason.” Royalties from the sale of The Tornado will benefit the book fund of the Waco-McLennan County Public Library.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623496152
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The Tornado gives account of one of the world’s most terrifying natural disasters. Twisters have left their wake of freakish consequences throughout the United States and the world, and The Tornado vividly describes some of the most bizarre from around the country—houseboats sailing through the air; cars flown to a landing half a cornfield away; an entire house lifted and demolished, leaving only a divan holding the uninjured family. The most detailed description of a tornado and the violence it can bring comes from the author’s focus on the tragedy of one American town in 1953. John Edward Weems was an eyewitness reporter of a funnel that hit Waco, Texas, on May 11 of that year. In gripping narrative, he portrays the events of that day: a man clinging to a guard rail while a mailbox, plate glass, bricks, and assorted debris whizzed past his head; automobiles rolling end on end down the street; buildings falling like blocks knocked down by an angry child; a movie theater crumbling on the terrified patrons. When the storm had passed, 114 people were dead and hundreds injured; property damage ran in the tens of millions of dollars. Research in news reports, government weather documents, and books flesh out this account, which Pulitzer-prize winner Annie Dillard called “wonderfully exciting. It is full of people, and the thousands of details that make up their lives—and deaths. [It is] a story of enormous power.” John Banta, writing in the Waco Tribune-Herald, described it as “a gripping story of human drama and tragedy.” Kirkus Reviews said, “. . . the events still chill face to face with a power that defies reason.” Royalties from the sale of The Tornado will benefit the book fund of the Waco-McLennan County Public Library.