It was “one of the rarest” tornado outbreaks on record, says a tornado expert, but “things like that are possible.” ...

As the high winds of a rampaging tornado began to whip across Pennsylvania on May 31, 1985, many Beaver County residents did not realize the deadly storm was headed their way. The mountainous ...

May 31, 1985, tornadoes By the numbers 44: Number of tornadoes recorded that day in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Ontario. 10: Duration of tornado outbreak that day in hours. 89: Number of ...

Will Rogers, now Albion mayor, was serving with the military in Korea in May 1985. "I was walking past a TV room. CNN was on and reporting that a tornado had hit western Pennsylvania," Rogers recalls.

On May 31, 1985, over the span of nine hours, more than 40 tornadoes touched down in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Ontario, Canada. Half of those tornadoes hit western Pennsylvania.

Big, strong, violent tornadoes don't happen that often around here. That all changed on May 31, 1985. At the time, the National Severe Storms Forecast Center noted that the atmosphere was ready ...

NILES, Ohio (WJW) — On May 31, 1985, more than 40 confirmed tornadoes tore through parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and into Canada, killing 90 people and injuring at least 1,000.

Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady breaks down after heavy pitching load in Women's College World Series An ally took control of live bombs dropped by US Air Force planes. That's never been done before.

Tornadoes in the western part of the country decreased by 25% between those two time periods, falling from over 8,450 tornadoes between 1951-1985 to just over 6,300 between 1986-2020, the study found.

These tornadoes led to multiple injuries and structural damage. In 1985, tornadoes were ranked on the Fujita Scale. The Enhanced Fujita Scale was developed in 2007. Rain totals across the ...

CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STATE. WE CONTINUE OUR WEATHER TEAM COVERAGE NOW WITH ALIYAH CHAVEZ AND THE GROWING THREAT OF A TORNADO IN PARTS OF NEW MEXICO. SHE SPOKE WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ...