- Source: 1944 Appalachians tornado outbreak
- 1944 Appalachians tornado outbreak
- List of deadliest tornadoes in the Americas
- List of tornado outbreaks by outbreak intensity score
- List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
- Outline of tornadoes
- Tornado outbreak of June 2, 1998
- List of disasters in the United States by death toll
- Shinnston, West Virginia
- Murphy, North Carolina
- June 1944
The 1944 Appalachians tornado outbreak was a deadly tornado outbreak that hit the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States on June 22–23, 1944. The outbreak produced several strong tornadoes in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland—areas that were falsely believed to be immune to tornadoes. Particularly hard hit was the town of Shinnston in Harrison County, West Virginia, which was destroyed by a violent F4 tornado before 9:00 PM EDT on June 23. A total of 30 people died at Shinnston and at least 104 were killed in the state of West Virginia by this and two other intense tornadoes. The outbreak itself was and still remains the deadliest tornado outbreak ever to hit the state of West Virginia. The Shinnston tornado was and is the only tornado to produce violent damage in West Virginia.
Meteorological synopsis
Confirmed tornadoes
= June 23 event
=See also
List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
References
= Bibliography
=Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.
The Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm. University of Oklahoma Press. 2003. ISBN 978-0-8061-3538-0.
External links
Tornado damage images in Dravosburg, Pennsylvania
The Monessen Daily Independent front page tornado article (June 24, 1944, edition)