On this day: 1980 - Tornado

On this day in 1980 at approximately 4:00 pm an F3 tornado struck Kalmazoo, Michigan resulting in five deaths and approximately 80 casualties. About 1200 people were displaced from their homes. The funnel traveled 11 miles leaving $50 million of damage and destruction it's wake. The tornado was captured on video by owners of an electronics store. Interestingly, 328 students were sent home from an elementary school about an hour before the tornado destroyed their school. The meteorological science associated with this storm can be found in the NOAA report for this event.

                                                   Source: http://goo.gl/9MJmo

                                               

                                                                          Trajectory of the funnel

                                                                   Source: http://goo.gl/9MJmo

Sources

http://goo.gl/jH218

http://goo.gl/9MJmo

http://goo.gl/LIrcJ

http://goo.gl/AqBqc

Steven Kuhr
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