I was 7 years old when that same storm system plowed through our county (Hillsdale) in Southern Michigan. My parents were Salvation Army minister's in Hillsdale and that Sunday evening we were in church when the tornadoes hit the county and out at Lake Bawbese. My father and mother worked around the clock for nearly 3 weeks helping to rescue folks trapped in the rubble, conducting some of the funerals and assisting many people who had become homeless overnite. My father assisted the fire and rescue people and he just collapsed from exhaustion after about 3 weeks. The Mayor and City Council were so happy to have his help and experience (working with low-income families) that they named him Man of the Year for that year. My father was a modest man and was embarrassed by all the attention he and my mom received. They were helping their fellow town's people through a rough time. They were listening to God's call to be compassionate and be of service to their community. I was so proud of my parents for their selfless service to the people of Hillsdale and the City fathers better understood the mission of The Salvation Army.
I was in an infant in a car that was running from that famous twin twister photo. My entire life has been tornadoes, I was in the 1974 super outbreak in a cabin up in Monticello on vacation. Since then I became obsessed with weather and have many photos of tornadoes. I moved to the coast of Mississippi and was in Katrina, Zeta and 2 tornadoes that went through my neighborhood. I was in the 2011 super outbreak here in Mississippi also. Weather is my passion and I do have a storm spotter certificate and several others for reading radar. Just wish I had become a meteorologist but back in 1975 when I told my teacher that he said, "Pick something else, girls can't do that." for some reason I believed him until it was too late.
These tornadoes devastated many Mennonite communities and one good thing that came out of it is that even now Mennonite Relief are swiftly on the scene with expert help, particularly in tornado disasters.
After watching Pecos Hank’s video about Cyclone-Anti-Cyclone formation, and observing the photos of the Palm Sunday tornadoes - I was wondering if the dual tornadoes were Anti-Cyclonic and Cyclonic, or was it a parent and satellite tornado that I saw in the famous photo? Tornadoes, although devastating and destructive are an incredibly interesting science to observe. I’d imagine that freak weather disturbances like these and Hurricanes are the reason many meteorologists take interest in such a subject. As for me, I’m no expert. Not a chaser. Just a storm fan who watches the awesome footage that people catch of extreme meteorological occurrences.
@@aliyeberzati2287 It was actually two twin tornadoes that day. The first double twin hit Midway closer to Goshen and the second double twin hit the Sunnyside neighborhood closer to the Concord Mall, Concord Junior High and High School and the surrounding area. The official F4 rating is believed to be incorrect and many experts acknowledge them as F5s since with modern technology.
Maybe you are too young? They really did not learn much from those storms back in that time period. Many counties that sustained damage didn't have the budget for early warning systems. I remember that night very vividly. I was in the church station wagon with my parents who were taking people home from church. Some of the people lived out in the county and we were unable to get them home because the tornadoes had pulled down power lines and some very large, old trees that were blocking the road. Those folks stayed the night at our house sleeping in the guest room in our basement. I was scared so I slept in the basement guest room too and a young family slept in my bedroom on the main level of our house. I was only 7 at the time and was scared that the tornadoes would come back to get our house.🙂
