Post by SKYSUMMIT on Feb 11, 2009 22:11:20 GMT -6
We've got cows! ;D I thought this was pretty interesting. Look at some of the items below that were carried by tornadoes over the years. My favorites are the cows and the dog.
From --> www.tornadoproject.com/
When a tornado passes over the ground, it entrains things in its circulation and then centrifuges them out again, kind of like a discus thrower at the Olympics. If the item is very heavy, it may not go very far, but if the item is lightweight, it may be caught in the updraft for a longer time, rising higher and higher until it is spun out. High winds may keep it aloft for many miles, allowing it to fall far from its point of origin. Even if an item is heavy, strong winds may roll and tumble it until it is hundreds of feet from its original location. Here are some accounts of items that have been "carried" by tornadoes. All these and more can be found in Significant Tornadoes. After you read this, you might also want to visit the Tornado Debris Project.
* July 26, 1895 from Readlyn to Dunkerton, Iowa
A 150 pound hog from "an unknown farm" was dropped into another cellar." Two colts were reportedly carried to a height of 1000 feet, appearing as "specks in the sky," then were dropped to their death.
* May 18, 1898 in Osseo and Augusta, Wisconsin
A feather bed was carried two miles.
* July 16, 1904 in the Chappaqua area of New York
A marriage certificate was carried for three miles. Piano keys were found on a barn roof a mile from the home of origin. A pair of pants was carried for two miles.
* June 28, 1906 in Cando, North Dakota
A reaper was carried for a half mile in the Cando area.
* April 1, 1912 in Dickson, Tennessee
A box with a hen was carried 200 yards without harming the occupant.
* March 21, 1913 from Scyrene to Lower Peach Tree, Alabama
A pillow was carried 20 miles.
* June 1, 1917 in Coalgate Oklahoma
A book from Coalgate was dropped inside the walls of the McAlester State Prison, 40 miles to the northeast.
* April, 1922 near Orestes to Wheeling, Indiana
A postcard was carried from near Orestes to Mt. Cory, Ohio, 124 miles away, with only a torn corner.
* August 7, 1924 near New Auburn, Wisconsin
A coat was found 13 miles from the house where it originated. Shingles were carried 20 miles.
* April 29, 1909 1930 Horn Lake, Mississippi to Scotts Hill, Tennessee
Meat from smoke houses was found two miles away.
* March, 1932, in Alabama and Tennessee
A check from a Paint Rock, Alabama home was carried to Athens, Tennessee, a distance of about 105 miles.
* March 15, 1938 in Belleville, Illinois
A piece of plate glass from a gas station was carried north for 25 miles.
* May 20, 1949 in the Hammon, Butler, and Thomas areas of Oklahoma
In a feedlot near Thomas, 13 of 14 cattle were reportedly carried a quarter of a mile from the lot and set down unharmed. "The bawling of cattle could be heard in mid-air and tracks could only be seen leading outward from the spot where they landed."
* April 28, 1950 near Clyde, Texas
A small refrigerator was carried for a half mile and lodged at the top of a telephone pole.
* June 9, 1953 from Worcester, Massachusetts
At the Blue Hill Observatory, 35 miles east of Worcester, the director recovered a French music box, a three-foot-square aluminum trap door, a two-pound piece of roof, and a couch cover that was frozen solid. A piece of frozen mattress was recovered from Massachusetts Bay, near Weymouth.
* August 15, 1954 in New Richmond, Wisconsin
A dog was observed being "carried aloft and away." The dog returned four hours later.
* April, 1956 in Wisconsin
A "package of knitted products" from a knitting mill was carried north 35 miles. A "package of papers" was found 75 miles to the NNE. A "carton of deer hides" was reportedly found 6 miles to the northeast.
* April 22, 1963 in Illiopolis, Illinois
Cows were carried aloft, set down unharmed, and "acted strangely" for several days.
* April, 1963 From Paradise Point, southwest of Moon Lake and southeast of Lula, Mississippi
A social security card was carried 75 miles to Hickory Flat.
* May 4, 1965 in Borge, Texas
The second story commode was carried 100 yards.
* June 1, 1968 near Watts, Oklahoma to Siloam Springs, Arkansas
A 14-foot boat was carried a half mile.
From --> www.tornadoproject.com/
When a tornado passes over the ground, it entrains things in its circulation and then centrifuges them out again, kind of like a discus thrower at the Olympics. If the item is very heavy, it may not go very far, but if the item is lightweight, it may be caught in the updraft for a longer time, rising higher and higher until it is spun out. High winds may keep it aloft for many miles, allowing it to fall far from its point of origin. Even if an item is heavy, strong winds may roll and tumble it until it is hundreds of feet from its original location. Here are some accounts of items that have been "carried" by tornadoes. All these and more can be found in Significant Tornadoes. After you read this, you might also want to visit the Tornado Debris Project.
* July 26, 1895 from Readlyn to Dunkerton, Iowa
A 150 pound hog from "an unknown farm" was dropped into another cellar." Two colts were reportedly carried to a height of 1000 feet, appearing as "specks in the sky," then were dropped to their death.
* May 18, 1898 in Osseo and Augusta, Wisconsin
A feather bed was carried two miles.
* July 16, 1904 in the Chappaqua area of New York
A marriage certificate was carried for three miles. Piano keys were found on a barn roof a mile from the home of origin. A pair of pants was carried for two miles.
* June 28, 1906 in Cando, North Dakota
A reaper was carried for a half mile in the Cando area.
* April 1, 1912 in Dickson, Tennessee
A box with a hen was carried 200 yards without harming the occupant.
* March 21, 1913 from Scyrene to Lower Peach Tree, Alabama
A pillow was carried 20 miles.
* June 1, 1917 in Coalgate Oklahoma
A book from Coalgate was dropped inside the walls of the McAlester State Prison, 40 miles to the northeast.
* April, 1922 near Orestes to Wheeling, Indiana
A postcard was carried from near Orestes to Mt. Cory, Ohio, 124 miles away, with only a torn corner.
* August 7, 1924 near New Auburn, Wisconsin
A coat was found 13 miles from the house where it originated. Shingles were carried 20 miles.
* April 29, 1909 1930 Horn Lake, Mississippi to Scotts Hill, Tennessee
Meat from smoke houses was found two miles away.
* March, 1932, in Alabama and Tennessee
A check from a Paint Rock, Alabama home was carried to Athens, Tennessee, a distance of about 105 miles.
* March 15, 1938 in Belleville, Illinois
A piece of plate glass from a gas station was carried north for 25 miles.
* May 20, 1949 in the Hammon, Butler, and Thomas areas of Oklahoma
In a feedlot near Thomas, 13 of 14 cattle were reportedly carried a quarter of a mile from the lot and set down unharmed. "The bawling of cattle could be heard in mid-air and tracks could only be seen leading outward from the spot where they landed."
* April 28, 1950 near Clyde, Texas
A small refrigerator was carried for a half mile and lodged at the top of a telephone pole.
* June 9, 1953 from Worcester, Massachusetts
At the Blue Hill Observatory, 35 miles east of Worcester, the director recovered a French music box, a three-foot-square aluminum trap door, a two-pound piece of roof, and a couch cover that was frozen solid. A piece of frozen mattress was recovered from Massachusetts Bay, near Weymouth.
* August 15, 1954 in New Richmond, Wisconsin
A dog was observed being "carried aloft and away." The dog returned four hours later.
* April, 1956 in Wisconsin
A "package of knitted products" from a knitting mill was carried north 35 miles. A "package of papers" was found 75 miles to the NNE. A "carton of deer hides" was reportedly found 6 miles to the northeast.
* April 22, 1963 in Illiopolis, Illinois
Cows were carried aloft, set down unharmed, and "acted strangely" for several days.
* April, 1963 From Paradise Point, southwest of Moon Lake and southeast of Lula, Mississippi
A social security card was carried 75 miles to Hickory Flat.
* May 4, 1965 in Borge, Texas
The second story commode was carried 100 yards.
* June 1, 1968 near Watts, Oklahoma to Siloam Springs, Arkansas
A 14-foot boat was carried a half mile.
