Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 1929 tornado at Rye Cove, Virginia was the deadliest among a potent tornado outbreak that swept from southwest to northeast along the Appalachian mountains from Alabama to Maryland in May 1929. 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.The Rye Cove tornado is the deadliest in Virginia history. 13 people were killed and many others were injured when the tornado struck and destroyed the community school at midday, including 12 students and one teacher. All of the fatalities and most of the damage from the tornado occurred at the school.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. Western Virginia was particularly hard-hit, with additional tornadoes confirmed in Alleghany, Bath, Culpeper, Fauquier and Loudoun Counties. One of these tornadoes (near Culpeper) also destroyed a school, but the storm struck during the evening after classes had been dismissed for the day. The Carter Family recorded a song about the Rye Cove tornado in the early 1930s.. }
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- 1929_Rye_Cove,_Virginia_tornado_outbreak abstract "The 1929 tornado at Rye Cove, Virginia was the deadliest among a potent tornado outbreak that swept from southwest to northeast along the Appalachian mountains from Alabama to Maryland in May 1929. 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.The Rye Cove tornado is the deadliest in Virginia history. 13 people were killed and many others were injured when the tornado struck and destroyed the community school at midday, including 12 students and one teacher. All of the fatalities and most of the damage from the tornado occurred at the school.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. Western Virginia was particularly hard-hit, with additional tornadoes confirmed in Alleghany, Bath, Culpeper, Fauquier and Loudoun Counties. One of these tornadoes (near Culpeper) also destroyed a school, but the storm struck during the evening after classes had been dismissed for the day. The Carter Family recorded a song about the Rye Cove tornado in the early 1930s.".