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|'''35 deaths''' — Every home in Beatty Swamps was destroyed with little debris left. 33 of the deaths occurred there, including an entire family of nine.<ref name=NWSnews>{{cite web|title=20 Dead, Many Hurt in Overton Tornado |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/research/beatty_swamps/livingston_enterprise_article.htm |accessdate=22 April 2013 |author=Neal, Samuel K. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523102231/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/research/beatty_swamps/livingston_enterprise_article.htm |archivedate=May 23, 2007 |deadurl=unfit }}</ref> "Much of the area was swept clean of debris,"<ref name=Grazulis1>Grazulis, ''Significant'', pp. 850-851</ref> a [[reaper-binder]] was thrown {{convert|500|yd|ft|}}, and cars were moved hundreds of feet.<ref name=NWSnews /> Another violent tornado did not hit the area until April 3, 1974. |
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Revision as of 17:38, 28 April 2016
The Early-May 1933 tornado outbreak sequence[nb 1][nb 2] was a severe weather event that occurred from May 4–10, 1933, and produced at least 27 tornadoes. Among them was the Beatty Swamps tornado, a violent F4 that struck shortly after midnight CST on May 11, 1933, in Overton County, Tennessee, killing 35 people and devastating the unincorporated community of Beatty Swamps (also known as Bethsaida). The storm was the second-deadliest tornado in the history of Middle Tennessee, even though it struck a sparsely populated, rural area.[2] There were $100,000 in damages from the tornado ($1.5 million in 2005 when adjusted for inflation). The community of Beatty Swamps ceased to exist and does not appear on any current maps. The only landmark that alludes to the former community is Beatty Swamp Road, whichs intersects Highway 111 in the northeast corner of Overton County.
Tornado table
FU | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
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0 | ? | ? | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | ≥ 27 |
May 4
May 4, 1933 | ||||||
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Arkansas | ||||||
F2 | N of Calico Rock | Izard | 2100 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | Two barns were destroyed. | |
Louisiana | ||||||
F2 | S of Monroe | Ouachita | 2300 | unknown | A tornado destroyed a plantation home and six tenant homes near Bosco. | |
F3 | E of Tallulah | Madison | 0030 | 10 miles (16 km) | 1 death — A tornado destroyed both large and small homes as it passed 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Tallulah.[3] | |
Mississippi | ||||||
F2 | SE of Valley Park | Issaquena, Sharkey | 0200 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Four homes and a church were destroyed. | |
Sources: Grazulis, Significant, pp. 850–851 |
May 5
May 5, 1933 | ||||||
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Alabama | ||||||
F3 | NW of Pennington to Demopolis | Choctaw, Sumter, Marengo | 0620 | 35 miles (56 km) | 4 deaths — 50 homes were destroyed, three people killed, and 200 people left homeless as a tornado hit Demopolis. One other death occurred near Edna in Choctaw County. | |
F4 | S of Brent to N of Pelham | Bibb, Shelby | 0830 | 35 miles (56 km) | 21 deaths — Homes were leveled near Brent, southeast of Centreville, and near Coalmont. 14 people died and 150 were injured as the tornado destroyed most of Helena. | |
South Carolina | ||||||
F3 | N of Anderson to SE of Fountain Inn | Anderson, Greenville, Laurens | 1930 | 45 miles (72 km) | 19 deaths — 11 deaths occurred in frail homes in Belton. Four more deaths were in Greenville County and one more near Barksdale. Losses were at least $300,000, mainly to mills near Belton. | |
Sources: Grazulis, Significant, pp. 850–851 |
May 6
May 6, 1933 | ||||||
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Mississippi | ||||||
F2 | W of Starkville | Oktibbeha | 0730 | unknown | One home was destroyed. | |
F2 | Southern Lee County | Lee | 0730 | unknown | Three small homes were destroyed. | |
Sources: Grazulis, Significant, pp. 850–851 |
May 7 event
May 7, 1933 | ||||||
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Iowa | ||||||
F2 | N of Somers to N of Barnum | Calhoun, Webster | unknown | 12 miles (19 km) | A tornado destroyed two barns along its path. | |
F2 | S of Remsen to SE of Alton | Plymouth, Sioux | 1945 | 12 miles (19 km) | A tornado hit farms, destroying barns on three of them and doing lesser damage to other farms. | |
F2 | W of Barnum | Webster | 2200 | unknown | A barn built upon cement blocks was destroyed. | |
F2 | N of Bondurant to Maxwell area | Polk, Story | 2200 | 12 miles (19 km) | A tornado destroyed two barns. One farm reportedly was hit for the third time in its history. | |
F2 | Eagle Grove area | Wright | 2230 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | A tornado destroyed "a barn, a machine shed, and a brooder house."[3] | |
F2 | E of Fort Dodge | Webster | unknown | unknown | One barn was destroyed. | |
Arkansas | ||||||
F2 | NE of Searcy | White | 2130 | unknown | A short-lived tornado destroyed barns. | |
F2 | N of Harrisburg to Trumann area | Poinsett | 2200 | 16 miles (26 km) | A tornado destroyed nine homes and a school in the Shady Grove community. | |
Tennessee | ||||||
F3 | S of Atoka to SE of Covington | Tipton | 2345 | 15 miles (24 km) | 6 deaths — Roughly 30 homes and 75 farm structures were reported damaged or destroyed. Four deaths occurred in a single home near Charleston. Two more deaths were in another home south of Covington. | |
Sources: Grazulis, Significant, pp. 850–851 |
May 9 event
May 9, 1933 | ||||||
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Indiana | ||||||
F2 | SW of Tipton | Tipton | 0900 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A large barn was destroyed. | |
F2 | Lapel to Anderson area | Madison | 0930 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | A tornado caused $40,000 roof and rain-related damage. | |
F3 | S of Versailles | Ripley | 2215 | 7 miles (11 km) | Four homes and many barns were destroyed. | |
F3 | SE of Dillsboro | Ohio | 2240 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Three homes were destroyed, one of which had seven rooms and was nearly leveled. The tornado hit near Woods Ridge and South Fork. | |
Illinois | ||||||
F3 | N of Dale to SW of Norris City | Hamilton, White | 0000 | 8 miles (13 km) | 2 deaths — A "huge"[3] tornado left only one wall standing on a homesite and killed two children east of Dale. It also destroyed other homes. | |
Kentucky | ||||||
F4 | SW of Tompkinsville to NE of Russell Springs | Monroe, Cumberland, Adair, Russell | 0230 | 60 miles (97 km) | 36 deaths — A major tornado family killed 18 people and destroyed 60 homes in Tompkinsville. It may have lifted in Cumberland County before reforming in Adair County. 14 more people died near Russell Springs as the tornado was said to be 1 mile (1.6 km) wide. It was the third-deadliest Kentucky tornado on record following one in 1917 (65 deaths) and another in 1890 (76 deaths). The 1974 Brandenburg tornado (28 deaths in-state) was the fourth deadliest. | |
F2 | Columbia area | Metcalfe, Adair | 0230 | 15 miles (24 km) | 2 deaths — Five homes were destroyed and 12 others damaged in Columbia. | |
Tennessee | ||||||
F3 | N of Lebanon | Wilson | 0430 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | 2 deaths — Three homes were leveled and "swept away"[3] with two people killed. Their bodies were moved 300 yd (900 ft). Other residents survived in underground storm shelters that had been built after tornadoes on March 14. | |
Sources: Grazulis, Significant, pp. 850–851 |
May 10
May 10, 1933 | ||||||
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Tennessee | ||||||
F4 | N of Livingston to S of Byrdstown | Overton, Pickett | 0615 | 20 miles (32 km) | 35 deaths — Every home in Beatty Swamps was destroyed with little debris left. 33 of the deaths occurred there, including an entire family of nine.[4] "Much of the area was swept clean of debris,"[3] a reaper-binder was thrown 500 yards (1,500 ft), and cars were moved hundreds of feet.[4] Another violent tornado did not hit the area until April 3, 1974. | |
Sources: Grazulis, Significant, pp. 850–851 |
See also
References
- ^ Schneider, Russell S.; Harold E. Brooks; Joseph T. Schaefer. "Tornado Outbreak Day Sequences: Historic Events and Climatology (1875-2003)" (PDF). Norman, Oklahoma: Storm Prediction Center. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ Rose, Mark A. (December 2010). "Assorted Historical Weather Events in Middle Tennessee". National Weather Service. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Grazulis, Significant, pp. 850-851
- ^ a b Neal, Samuel K. "20 Dead, Many Hurt in Overton Tornado". Archived from the original on May 23, 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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Bibliography
- Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.
- — (2003). The Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-3538-0.
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Notes
- ^ 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) modern records that began in 1950, is defined as, at most, two (one) consecutive days without at least one significant (F2 or stronger) tornado.[1]
- ^ All damage totals are in 1933 United States dollars unless otherwise noted.
External links
- 20 Dead, Many Hurt in Overton Tornado, National Weather Service: article from the Livingston Enterprise (archived at archive.org)
- 70 Years Ago in Overton County