Rye Cove, Virginia tornado outbreaks

Infobox tornado outbreak
name=Rye Cove Tornado Outbreak
date=May 1-2, 1929
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areas affected=Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, West Virginia

The Rye Cove, VA tornado was the deadliest among a potent tornado outbreak that swept from southwest to northeast along the Appalachian mountains from Alabama to Maryland. This outbreak is notable as one of the worst to affect the states of Maryland and Virginia, and as one of the few observed, intense tornado outbreaks affecting Appalachia. Producing 13 deaths, the Rye Cove tornado is the deadliest in Virginia history [ [http://www.vaemergency.com/newsroom/history/tornado.cfm VAEmergency.com > Newsroom & Archives > Virginia Tornado History ] ] .

Apart from the Rye Cove tornado, destructive tornadoes associated with this outbreak also struck Morgantown, WV, and in a series from Woodville (Rappahannock County), VA to the Frederick, MD area [ [http://ams.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-toc&issn=1520-0493&volume=57&issue=5 AMS Online Journals - Journal - Table of Contents ] ] . Western Virginia was particularly hard-hit, with additional tornadoes confirmed in Alleghany, Bath, Culpeper, Fauquier and Loudoun Counties.

ee also

*List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

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