1969 Cincinnati tornado

The 1969 Cincinnati tornado was a powerful, devastating and deadly tornado that struck Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday, August 9, 1969, at 6:57pm. The tornado was rated F3  on the Fujita scale.
 Part of a larger outbreak of at least 10 tornadoes, mainly centered within Indiana, the tornado caused at least 4 deaths and hundreds of injuries. It was the deadliest tornado in the state of Ohio that year (and made the outbreak it was in that year's deadliest in the state). Besides Ohio and Indiana, the outbreak also impacted Virginia, and West Virginia.

Event summary

In the early evening hours of Saturday, August 9, the tornado formed in the Cincinnati suburb of Wyoming, 8 miles north-northeast of downtown Cincinnati. Moving east–southeast at 40–50mph, it traveled through the city's suburban neighborhoods of Hartwell and Roselawn, and the several of its northeastern suburbs, including Reading, Arlington Heights, Golf Manor, and Madeira. It carved a path through Hamilton and Clermont counties that was 22 miles long and up to 400 yards wide. It hit the communities of Milford and Perintown before finally dissipating north of Williamsburg.

All the deaths were in Hamilton County, including three members of one family. In Madeira, 30 people were injured when a tent they were in at a church event collapsed on top of them. The most severe damage, all of the deaths, and the majority of injuries, occurred in the area between Hartwell and Golf Manor.

Despite it being among the most significant killer tornadoes in the Cincinnati area, it is considered by some to be one of "Cincinnati's Forgotten Tornadoes" due to several other events in the U.S. in August 1969, including the Manson murders (which occurred early that morning) and Hurricane Camille. In addition, the area was hit by eight significant tornadoes in 1974, 1990, 1999 and 2012, including two tornadoes rated F4 and F5 in 1974 and another one rated F4 in 1999.

See also 

 List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
 Tornadoes of 1969

References 

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Category:Tornado outbreaks by intensity
Category:Weather events in North America
Category:F3 tornadoes
Category:Tornado outbreaks
Category:Tornadoes in Ohio
Category:Tornadoes of 1969
Category:August 1969 events