Editing Madison, Indiana (section)

===Super Outbreak of tornadoes===
The [[1974 Super Outbreak]] is the second-largest tornado outbreak on record for a single 24-hour period. From April 3 to April 4, 1974, there were 148 tornadoes confirmed in 13 states, including [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Ohio]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], [[Alabama]], [[Mississippi]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[North Carolina]], [[Virginia]], [[West Virginia]], and [[New York (state)|New York]]; and the Canadian province of [[Ontario]]. It extensively damaged approximately {{convert|900|sqmi}} along a total combined path length of {{convert|2600|mi|km}}.<ref name="so_report3">{{cite web |author=Risk Assessment Models |title=Analysis and reconstruction of the 1974 Tornado Super Outbreak |url=http://www.rms.com/Publications/1974SuperTornadoReport.pdf |access-date=2007-03-03}}</ref> The 1974 Super Outbreak remains the most outstanding severe convective weather episode of record in the continental United States. The outbreak far surpassed previous and succeeding events in severity, longevity and extent.

Shortly after an F-5 tornado struck [[Depauw, Indiana|Depauw]], northwest of Louisville, the Hanover/Madison F4 twister formed near [[Henryville, Indiana|Henryville]] and traveled through Jefferson County, leveling many structures in the town of [[Hanover, Indiana|Hanover]] and in Madison. Eleven were killed in this storm, while an additional 300 were injured. According to [[WHAS-TV]] in Louisville, 90% of Hanover was destroyed or severely damaged, including the [[Hanover College]] campus. Despite the fact that no one was killed or seriously injured at the college, all but one of the college's 33 buildings were damaged, including two that were completely destroyed and six that sustained major structural damage. Hundreds of trees were downed, completely blocking every campus road. All utilities were knocked out and communication with those off campus was nearly impossible. Damage to the campus alone was estimated at $10&nbsp;million. In Madison, seven fatalities took place, and about 300 homes were destroyed; the tornado also brushed the community of [[China, Indiana|China]], causing additional fatalities.

The same storm would later strike the [[Cincinnati]] area, producing multiple tornadoes including another F5.