'We didn't have time to be scared.' Stories of the 1974 Tornado in Richmond, Kentucky-April 3, 1974

"We didn't have time to be scared." Stories of the 1974 Tornado in Richmond, Kentucky-April 3, 1974

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[dambreaker]

So glad to have these personal accounts documented, even 50 years later.

[alanjones]

The Madison county tornado hopped the Kentucky River and gave Clark Co. a good thumping . Got my family hugged up under the kitchen table . Never forget the sound, like an old steam engine train chugging along pulling a heavy load . Worked for Ma Bell and spent a month repairing telephone lines and cables in Clark and Madison counties . Could go, way too long, about the wreckage . Never, ever forget .

[siraulu]

I was in Louisville, KY when that tornado hit and everything was destroyed in our neighborhood in Jefferson County. It has been the source of my trauma ever since. I was 10 years old at the time. I will never forget this day for as long as I live!

[jaymudd]

Since start of the month, been watching dozens of videos of the 1974 Super Outbreak. Far more Interesting than the Solar Eclipse.

[reginaburdette]

I was 13 yrs old. Never have I forgotten that night. I live in south central KY....Rockcastle Co. I remember it was so calm and really hot that day at school. The total destruction was just mind boggling. No doubt in my mind we got an F4 here in Rockcastle Co. The injuries were bad and it killed my cousin's Grandmother. Terrible days afterwards for a long time.

[bdnightshade]

Listening to the descriptions of the tornado, it reminds me of descriptions of the Tri-State Tornado of 1925: not a funnel, but a "rolling cloud on the ground."

[TheBVillanacci]

Great work! Thank you for sharing this!

[margeniadavis]

This documentary is amazing..thank you for making this..Excellent

[pookienose]

I will never forget that night and the following days.

[dclarke]

Thank you for posting this. Much can be learned from it.

[garyhighley]

We always stopped in Richmond at the white castle on our was to Leslie county from Ohio. Never knew it was part of the 74 outbreak!

[lelandkelley]

I remember that day . I was 12 years old living in Virginia. It was also around the time Hank Aaron broke Babes HR record. Busy time

[Elysian]

This was a really good production. We had a little horse place between Columbus and Xenia at the time. We didn't have any sirens or warning, but my mom knew. She had everything set up in the cellar. She knew something bad was on the horizon. Friend of my grandmothers took a picture of one of the tornadoes and it was featured on the front page of the Columbus Dispatch. Not sure if it was the Xenia or one that hit between. I still recall the picture and the front page. I remember what the sky was like.. how everything smelled, the cool and hot air breezes and winds, how the horses and other animals acted and how worried my mom seemed.

[cindyboard]

Thank you for sharing!! Very interesting! I was only 6 years old, but remember many things about the outbreak. We were very lucky to have escaped the destruction in eastern Casey County. Years later I lived in Richmond while attending EKU. I'm very familiar with many of the communities mentioned in this production.

[puppypoet]

These stories make me feel guilty for being fascinated by tornadoes. They really are monsters.

[dianefarley]

Great accounts. Did not consider sound effects necessary, but loved the rest.

[baneverything]

A family about 6 miles from me had just finished repairs to their home from a tornado the day before it was completely destroyed by a second one exactly one year later that took the exact same path. They had to be rescued from the rubble with non-life-threatening injuries.

[jeffkraus]

Fantastic story! I love good, honest, down to earth people and you found them...

[daviddawson]

Thank you SO MUCH for this video! We ARE awake and we can HEAR YOU! Your stories will remain with me for all my days! I DO understand. Thank you all for making this video, and even though I live in California I understand what you are saying. I'm so sorry for that day... PLEASE CONTINUE TO TELL THE TRUTH!!! Amen!

[Railbrony]

Someone took a photo of the Richmond Ky tornado from the eku campus. On google somewhere