On April 27th, 2011 the largest tornado outbreak in recorded history would strike the United States. One of these tornadoes would obliterate the small town of Smithville, Mississippi.
This is the story of the 2011 Smithville EF5 tornado, what I believe to be the strongest tornado in recorded history.
Special thanks to the following for helping contribute to this project:
@JesseGillett - Photorealistic 3D graphics and Blender consulting
@TornadoForensics - Locating rare media and supplementary research and being the inspiration for this video
@TornadoTalk - Providing much of the research and media used in this video. Consider checking out their writeup on this event and their website as a whole along with their new virtual tornado memorial project.
Tornado Talk summary on the New Wren and Smithville Tornadoes:
https://www.tornadotalk.com/anchor-okolona-chapel-grove-wren-ms-ef3-tornado-april-27-2011/
https://www.tornadotalk.com/the-smithville-ms-ef-5-tornado-april-27-2011/
https://www.tornadotalk.com/shottsville-hodges-smithville-part-ii-al-ef5-tornado-april-27-2011/
Videos used in order:
https://youtu.be/zkHGLDMZUTk?si=_aPVj7tiNIAbiYjZ
https://youtu.be/igazNCfDae0?si=I1ZqKrnMIlH3gw7v
https://youtu.be/6xhUqEoCLu0?si=XFDnJ-CnR9z-xvqb
https://youtu.be/w33DWETG27E?si=eMh4rJzM1s66a4U_
https://youtu.be/d-wSx3tJnc4?si=bkd-vboci7GjoHWI
https://youtu.be/KE6Q74LNWc0?si=tGRejiQyr1Qb4vFq
https://youtu.be/6FnsBGnqqQI?si=jCDXmNpbbQIAvNnH
https://youtu.be/KeRalMFyxxE?si=W0wWp3ly4Rzgo_0H
https://youtu.be/5ku9NRDNOfc?si=J0kSnEgT9p4SuI36
https://youtu.be/YVBzaPhLn2Q?si=MZoeq65wpZT4uJpK
https://youtu.be/5_JCoW22hA4?list=PL9MqLJg4UDZpb1N85BpwQcrDp_JUfMST2
https://youtu.be/vCB1Lwj2U_g?list=PL9MqLJg4UDZpb1N85BpwQcrDp_JUfMST2
https://youtu.be/o1CIr-rlilk?list=PL9MqLJg4UDZpb1N85BpwQcrDp_JUfMST2
https://youtu.be/zkHGLDMZUTk?list=PL9MqLJg4UDZpb1N85BpwQcrDp_JUfMST2
EF Scale explanation:
EF0 Light Damage (65-85mph)
EF1 Moderate Damage (86-110mph)
EF2 Considerable Damage (111-135mph)
EF3 Severe Damage (136-165mph)
EF4 Devastating Damage (166-200mph)
EF5 Incredible Damage (201mph+)
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