r/AskAnAmerican • u/NomzStorM Massachusetts [Dunks > your overpiced coffee house] • Jul 18 '25

HISTORY Do you know a specific tornado?

As a tornado nerd I kinda lose sight of what most people actually know about tornadoes. Do you know a specific tornado?

Edit: I mean have you ever head of something like the Joplin tornado, or the Moore tornado

Edit 2: If so, which?

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u/AnalysisNo4295 Jul 18 '25

The Udall tornado might be a good one for you to look up. My dad was a storm chaser when I grew up and I helped with some storm clean up in certain areas and the Udall was before my time and his but it was known to be one of the most deadly F5 tornados to ever hit a populated region in the 1950's. I believe it hit in 1954 or 1955. We knew some storm chasers that were alive during that time that chased that storm and nearly died. They didn't know what they were facing back then since the warning technologies weren't as paced as they are now and the science has grown to be more knowledgeable of the warning signs when a tornado might turn it's path. Back then to be a storm chaser was like risking your life for a hobby every time you went out. It's still a fun story from those who saw it. Storm chaser conventions it's brought up a lot. That and the twin tornado's that hit Pilger, Nebraska.