The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-01-04
A TORNADO
DESCRIBED
IN OKLAHOMA TORNADO DESCRIBED BY A WEATHER
OBSERVER-INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THIS TERRI
BILE PHENOMENON-TRACED FROM ITS ORIGIN,
THROUGHOUT ITS COURSE UNTIL ITS FINAL DISIN-
TEGRATION-THE DAMAGE DONE.

The following account May TO- 1906 Snyder
Oklahoma which subject Of very great current interest at the
time by C. NJ Strong section director Of the Weather Bureau
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1t is republished from the Monthly
Weather Review:
The apparently originated in the valley the Red River
forming in full force the ridge of gypsum hills the eastward
about twelve miles and nine miles south Of Oustee Okla Mr.
This residence After its full development moved rapidly eastward
with slight southey trend crossed Gypsum Creek and struck the
residence Mr. r Hughes which totally destroyed 1t then
d rs d "In sd g Iistl oUS and ttr dsd No
loss of life occurred but the had very his dug
being filled with debris residences demolished by
1.-The tornado in its movement to the noreaswad but no lives we're
lost the families having taken refuge in their
1t then struck the residence OF Mr. G. B. Raon which total
y demolished At the farm of Mr. Fourmenn the house farming
implements and oubudng ruined several head of horses
The Lock was destroyed then
land passing eastward the North Folk the Red River the
mouth of Creek.
While in its movement from the point Of formation to the North
Fork tornado followed by rain with electrical development
another tornado which had developed about miles southeast OF
1.-THE Francis school house. and then lightning The
bned tornadoes then moved rapidly noreasward along the
Ioi Otter Greek demoshng number of residences.
Near the Pecham ranch the tornado left the OF Otter Creek
and moved directly norheastward and half miles striking the
half of the of Snyder and demosng everything in its
path hundred totally destroyed the ground being
fifty badly wrecked twisted off OF their foundations
damaged by flying mbers Eighty persons killed have
After passing through Snyder the tornado kept northeaey
movement destroying couple OF small residences within miles
C the lifted further damage Much Of the
debris dropped the ground the vicinity of Oreana Okla
while scattered fifteen to twenty miles noheastward
the country.
The path Of the tornado showed width varying from 500
feet damaging property by times within radius 500
feet this especially noticeable Snyder where damage
spread out a half mile in diameter.
Throughout the path the tornado the wrng
right left, the the
The greater portion OF the debris thrown the southwest
quarter of the tornado and nearly all instances the houses
reduced ndng wood the pieces driven upright the
ground angle degrees with the leaning the
southwest In the country quite number
Snyder when the buildings ghanges the track and
smaller debris the
center OF the path but the heavier mbers buildings remained in
tact The destruction of the buildings in these instances
doubed caused by the suction effects of the The suction
noticeable buildings pulled plumb
and leaned the northwest they located the
side of the track and about 1900 feet away
In very beams found intact the of the
parallel Creek where passed through
standing timber the upper portions Of the torn broken off,
or twisted show distinctly the wirng effect.
The first appearance the tornado that from
(which pendant long funnel almost vertical and widening
from its base To the people watching the 'front.' this funnel
during through Greer County seemed zgag and
FORTH apparently threatening all points the the
ward leaving point escape To the people watching
1.-THE the norhwad appeared be approaching and
until passed the eastward their fears relieved At Ousee
Okla the shape noticeable until the tornado had pass
led the eastward appeared broad band of water stretching
the earth cloud thought
spout people living the base of the funnel seemed
developed cloud of pouring continuously in and upward
Lightning especially noticeable until the of the
ornados the mouth of Otter Creek then continuous and
Iblinding
During passage through County the rain and hail
tornado passed. but both preceded and followed
Iby rain n its passage through Kowa County.
The of the tornado heard radius OF twelve miles
path grinding crashing that indescrbabe
The tornado path covered about 65 miles length the tornado