Huntsville, Alabama 1974 Super Outbreak



damage @ intersection of drake avenue , memorial parkway in huntsville.


the tornado touched down north of hartselle , moved northeast toward huntsville. first hit redstone arsenal, damaging or destroying numerous buildings @ location. warning mp picket line on rideout road (now research park boulevard (al-255) ), there three, relatively minor, injuries. 1 of buildings destroyed publications center nuclear weapons training school on arsenal. months afterwards, portions of classified documents being returned farmers in tennessee , alabama. many homes badly damaged or destroyed tornado passed through residential areas of city, , school destroyed well. many businesses heavily damaged, , numerous trees , power lines downed throughout city. glenn ll trailer park destroyed tornado, , sources list fatality occurring @ location. tornado reached monte sano mountain, has elevation of 1,640 feet (492 m), additional homes torn apart. national weather service office @ huntsville jetport briefly closed , abandoned due severe weather conditions. tornado dissipated near jacobs mountain. remarkable electrical phenomenon reported tornado passed through huntsville, reports of luminous clouds, ball lightning, , multi-colored flashes , glowing areas in sky storm moved through city. these aforementioned flashes more power flashes, flashes of light caused arcing electrical discharges damaged electrical equipment, severed power lines.








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