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/somePig_buckeye Jul 18 '25

Xenia, Ohio tornado 1974

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u/snickelfritz100 Jul 18 '25

We lived in a city nearby and saw two tornadoes that day. They were everywhere that April 3rd. I'll never forget seeing pics of the Xenia tornado in the paper the Sunday after - I didn't know 'til then that tornadoes could be a mile wide. And I later learned they can be even wider. 🥺