Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
wind
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| gptkbp:affectedStates |
gptkb:Alabama
gptkb:Georgia gptkb:Illinois gptkb:Indiana gptkb:Kentucky gptkb:Michigan gptkb:Mississippi gptkb:North_Carolina gptkb:Ohio gptkb:Tennessee gptkb:Virginia gptkb:West_Virginia |
| gptkbp:casualties |
319
|
| gptkbp:cost |
$843 million (1974 USD)
|
| gptkbp:duration |
18 hours
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| gptkbp:emergencyServices |
FEMA and Red Cross involvement
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1974-04-04
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak
|
| gptkbp:highestFujitaScale |
F5
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1974 Super Outbreak
|
| gptkbp:injuries |
over 5,000
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive national and local coverage
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
first time tornado emergency declared in some areas
Brandenburg, Kentucky F5 tornado Daisy Hill, Indiana F5 tornado Depauw, Indiana F5 tornado Gainesville, Georgia F4 tornado Guin, Alabama F5 tornado Hanover, Indiana F4 tornado Monticello, Indiana F4 tornado Sayler Park, Ohio F5 tornado Tanner, Alabama F5 tornado Xenia, Ohio F5 tornado first time 7 F5 tornadoes recorded in one outbreak first use of Doppler radar in tornado research |
| gptkbp:notableSurvivor |
Xenia High School students
|
| gptkbp:notableVictim |
Brandenburg, Kentucky residents
|
| gptkbp:numberOfTornadoes |
148
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
1974 tornado season
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
1971 Mississippi Valley tornado outbreak
|
| gptkbp:significance |
one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
1974-04-03
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| gptkbp:studiedBy |
led to advances in tornado forecasting
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| gptkbp:tornadoPathLength |
over 2,600 miles combined
|
| gptkbp:tornadoWidth |
up to 1 mile wide
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1974_Xenia_tornado
gptkb:1974_Super_Outbreak_tornado gptkb:1974_tornado_outbreak |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|