Tornado outbreak of April 28–30, 1960
Type | Tornado outbreak |
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Duration | April 28–30, 1960 |
Highest winds |
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Tornadoes confirmed | 19 |
Max. rating1 | F3 tornado |
Duration of tornado outbreak2 | 3 days |
Largest hail | 3.00 in (7.6 cm) Dill City, Oklahoma and Haysville, Kansas |
Fatalities | 3 fatalities, 79 injuries |
Damage | $3.883 million (1960 USD)[1] |
Areas affected | Great Plains, especially Oklahoma, Midwest, Mississippi Valley |
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 1960 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado |
A highly destructive outbreak of 19 tornadoes struck areas from Oklahoma to Indiana. The Oklahoma City metropolitan area took the brunt of the outbreak with 10 F2 or F3 tornadoes touching down in the area alone on April 28, including one F3 tornado that tore directly through Downtown Oklahoma City. The outbreak killed three and injured 79.[2]
Confirmed tornadoes
FU | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
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0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
April 28 event
F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. |
Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary | Refs. |
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F0 | SE of Watonga | Blaine | OK | 35°48′N 98°21′W / 35.80°N 98.35°W | 01:00–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | Brief tornado over open field. No damage occurred. | [4][5] |
F3 | SE of Binger | Caddo | OK | 35°15′N 98°20′W / 35.25°N 98.33°W | 01:00–? | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) | 100 yards (91 m) | Strong tornado caused $25,000 in damage south of Binger. | [6][7] |
F3 | N of Goddard to St. Mark to Western Maize | Sedgwick | KS | 37°42′N 97°35′W / 37.70°N 97.58°W | 01:30–? | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) | 440 yards (400 m) | Large and intense tornado hit St. Mark. Damage was estimated $25,000 and six people were injured. | [8][9] |
F2 | SE of Pocasset | Grady | OK | 35°10′N 97°57′W / 35.17°N 97.95°W | 01:45–? | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) | 200 yards (180 m) | Strong tornado passed near Pocasset, causing $2,500 in damage and an injury. This was one of four strong tornadoes that were all on the ground at the same time in Grady County. | [10][11] |
F2 | NE of Amber to ESE of Sooner | Grady | OK | 35°11′N 97°51′W / 35.18°N 97.85°W | 01:45–? | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) | 200 yards (180 m) | Strong tornado moved over rural areas, causing $250 in damage. This was one of four strong tornadoes that were all on the ground at the same time in Grady County. | [12][13] |
F3 | N of Pocasset to WNW of Sooner | Grady | OK | 35°13′N 97°57′W / 35.22°N 97.95°W | 01:45–? | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) | 200 yards (180 m) | Tornado tore through farmland, injuring two and causing $25,000 in damage. This was one of four strong tornadoes that were all on the ground at the same time in Grady County. | [14][15] |
F2 | Southern Pocasset | Grady | OK | 35°11′N 97°57′W / 35.18°N 97.95°W | 01:45–? | 2 miles (3.2 km) | 300 yards (270 m) | Destructive tornado hit the south side of Pocasset, causing $250,000 in damage. This was one of four strong tornadoes that were all on the ground at the same time in Grady County. | [16][17] |
F3 | NW of Tuttle | Grady | OK | 35°18′N 97°50′W / 35.30°N 97.83°W | 02:50–? | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | 200 yards (180 m) | Strong tornado moved through areas northwest of Tuttle, injuring one and causing $250,000 in damage. | [18][19] |
F3 | Southwestern Oklahoma City to Forest Park | Oklahoma | OK | 35°25′N 97°33′W / 35.42°N 97.55°W | 02:55–? | 11.7 miles (18.8 km) | 333 yards (304 m) | See section on this tornado – A total of 57 people were injured and damages reached $2.5 million. | [20][21] |
F2 | Southwestern Oklahoma City to N of Moore | Cleveland | OK | 35°20′N 97°37′W / 35.33°N 97.62°W | 02:58–? | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) | 500 yards (460 m) | A strong tornado tore through the South Oklahoma City community. It destroyed 26 planes at the South Shields airport while also destroying or severely damaging several farmsteads, a cemetery and several homes and businesses. Damages were estimated at $250,000. | [22][23][24] |
F2 | N of Etowah | Cleveland | OK | 35°10′N 97°11′W / 35.17°N 97.18°W | 03:00–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | Brief, but strong tornado damaged trees, but caused no property damage. | [25][26] |
F2 | Southwestern Oklahoma City to S of Moore | Cleveland | OK | 35°19′N 97°33′W / 35.32°N 97.55°W | 03:05–? | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) | 400 yards (370 m) | A second tornado hit the town of Moore shortly after the first. A radio tower and barn southwest of town were struck and at least 12 buildings were heavily damaged in Moore. The storm also produced large hail that damaged crops, broke windows, and damaged roofs and automobiles. Damages were estimated at $250,000 and six people were injured. The NWS Norman says the tornado did $500,000 in damage. | [24][27][28] |
F2 | W of Cromwell to N of Schoolton | Seminole | OK | 35°21′N 96°32′W / 35.35°N 96.53°W | 05:45–? | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) | 800 yards (730 m) | 3 deaths – Large tornado caused $25,000 in damage and an injury near the town of Schoolton. | [29][30][31] |
April 29 event
F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. |
Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary | Refs. |
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F0 | N of Blackwell | Kay | OK | 36°50′N 97°18′W / 36.83°N 97.30°W | 20:15–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | Brief tornado over open field. No damage occurred. | [32][33] |
F1 | Chanute | Neosho | KS | 37°41′N 95°28′W / 37.68°N 95.47°W | 21:07–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | Brief, but damaging tornado caused $2,500 in damage in the center of Chanute. | [34][35] |
F2 | N of Welsh to Raymond to Panchoville to SW of Redich | Jefferson Davis | LA | 30°18′N 92°48′W / 30.30°N 92.80°W | 23:00–? | 13.8 miles (22.2 km) | 1,667 yards (1,524 m) | Massive tornado was nearly a 1 mile (1.6 km) wide at times. Along with towns it struck, it also hit areas around Hathaway before ending near Redich and Tepetate. One house was destroyed, seven others were significantly damaged, and 12 more had minor damage. Four people were injured and damages were estimated at $25,000. | [36][37][38] |
F1 | NE of Intracoastal City to New Iberia to Bronson to SW of Portage | Vermilion, Iberia | LA | 29°48′N 92°08′W / 29.80°N 92.13°W | 00:00–? | 33.2 miles (53.4 km) | 450 yards (410 m) | Weak but long-tracked, large tornado started near Intracoastal City and moved northeastward through marshlands before crossing into Iberia County. Once there, it struck Southeastern Brousville, Southeastern Numa, Western Brannon, New Iberia, Sumerall, Bryant, Daspit, Bronson, and Gondron before dissipating near Portage. The heaviest damage was at a Naval Air Station Facility in New Iberia. Damages were estimated at $250,000. | [36][39][40] |
April 30 event
F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. |
Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary | Refs. |
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F1 | Atlanta | Logan | IL | 37°41′N 95°28′W / 37.68°N 95.47°W | 13:30–? | 0.2 miles (0.32 km) | 30 yards (27 m) | Tornado caused moderate damage to a farmstead on the west side of Atlanta before moving into the north side of town and dissipating. Damage was estimated at $2,500. | [36][41][42] |
F1 | SSW of Morgan Park | Porter | IN | 41°36′N 87°03′W / 41.60°N 87.05°W | 19:00–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | Weak tornado uprooted a tree and damaged four automobiles southeast of Chesterton, causing an injury in one of them. Losses were estimated at $30. | [36][43][44] |
Oklahoma City–Forest Park, Oklahoma
F3 tornado | |
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Max. rating1 | F3 tornado |
Fatalities | 57 injuries |
Damage | $2.5 million |
Areas affected | Eastern Oklahoma City metro |
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale |
This very destructive F3 tornado first touched down in the Rancho Village community in Southern Oklahoma City. It moved northeast, ripping apart homes and business in the Heronville, Capitol Hill, and Central Capitol Hill neighborhoods. It briefly paralleled the North Canadian River (now known as the Oklahoma River) before crossing it and tearing through the present-day Boathouse District of Southeastern Downtown Oklahoma City. The neighborhoods of Carverdale, Edwards Community, Dodson Heights, and Garden Neighborhood Council were then hit as well before the tornado struck Forest Park, Oklahoma. The Rock Manor Estates was heavily damaged before the tornado began to move out of populated areas. It then weakened and dissipated northeast of the area.[20][21]
The tornado traveled 11.7 miles (18.8 km), was 333 yards (304 m) wide, and caused $2.5 million in damage. There were 57 injuries.[20][21]
Non-tornadic impacts
Numerous reports of large hail and destructive straight-line winds were recorded during the three-day outbreak. [45] The strongest winds from the event were clocked at 85 mph (137 km/h) at Will Rogers World Airport in Southwestern Oklahoma City.[46] The largest hail was 3.00 in (7.6 cm), which was recorded in both Dill City, Oklahoma and Haysville, Kansas.[47][48] All three events occurred on April 28.[45]
See Also
Notes
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