Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago

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"Tornadoes don't occur on mountains" is a common myth by those who live along mountain ranges. While tornado activity is certainly uncommon, the myth is incorrect. This video covers the June 23, 1944 Tornado Outbreak - a rare outbreak of violent tornadoes in the Appalachian Mountains, areas believed to be immune to tornadoes, and without weather coverage.

Sources:
Rural Valley History: ruralvalleyhistory.com/pics-places/tornadoalbum/tornado_07.shtml
ERA5: rawinsonde.com/ERA5_USA
Tornado Archive: tornadoarchive.com/home
Thomas P. Grazulis: Significant Tornadoes, 1880-1989
TornadoTalk: tornadotalk.com/june-23-1944-appalachian-outbreak
newspaper.com: newspapers.com/profile/justdante

0:50 Environment Analysis
2:17 Rural Valley-Indiana, PA F3 Tornado
3:32 Yale, OH F2 Tornado
4:12 Wellsburg, WV-Deer Park, MD F4 Tornado
6:13 McKeesport, PA F4 Tornado
8:04 Shinnston, WV F4 Tornado
11:20 Thomas, WV F3 Tornado
12:12 Cambridge, MD F3 Tornado