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This tornado near Kennard, Indiana occurred approximately 40-minutes prior to the next tornado that was filmed by Wally Hubbard near Parker City north of Muncie on April 3, 1974. It was also the first tornado documented on film that day to feature multiple suction vortices. F4 damage was noted along portions of the northeastward path.
The film credit goes to Purdue University where this clip was archived and originated from. One of the many motion pictures of tornadoes taken on April 3, 1974, these films aided the Fujita research crew at the University of Chicago in showcasing examples of multiple suction vortices within tornadoes, a now commonly known and frequently documented phenomenon.
Additional information on the April 3-4, 1974 Super Outbreak of 148 tornadoes in the United States: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/wefo/25/2/2009waf2222297_1.xml
Film to video transfer.
Credit: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
This tornado near Kennard, Indiana occurred approximately 40-minutes prior to the next tornado that was filmed by Wally Hubbard near Parker City north of Muncie on April 3, 1974. It was also the first tornado documented on film that day to feature multiple suction vortices. F4 damage was noted along portions of the northeastward path.
The film credit goes to Purdue University where this clip was archived and originated from. One of the many motion pictures of tornadoes taken on April 3, 1974, these films aided the Fujita research crew at the University of Chicago in showcasing examples of multiple suction vortices within tornadoes, a now commonly known and frequently documented phenomenon.
Additional information on the April 3-4, 1974 Super Outbreak of 148 tornadoes in the United States: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/wefo/25/2/2009waf2222297_1.xml
Film to video transfer.
Credit: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
![Tornado Alley [1997] The History Channel, Documentary](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dX4p5ATd6UA/mqdefault.jpg "Tornado Alley [1997] The History Channel, Documentary
Tornado Alley [1997] Part of the Wrath of God documentary series, this production features several historical United States tornado events that transpired in the 19th and 20th centuries with stories primarily focused around the March 18, 1925 tri-state tornado in southern Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. Eyewitnesses and survivors recount that event in original interviews in one of the last broadcast productions to present such original stories. At times the program takes visual liberties with stock tornado video and photos that are completely unrelated to actual events, incorporated for dramatic effect. Produced by Towers Productions for The History Channel, Tornado Alley aired during the peak of a tornado program boom for cable and television networks in the later part of the 1990s and was eventually marketed by A&E Home Video. This is remastered from an original production videotape and presented in high definition.
Additional information on the March 18, 1925 tri-state tornado: https://www.weather.gov/pah/1925Tornado_ss
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