Tornado's Path



Photo Title

Tornado's Path

Photographer/Creator

Sam C. Pierson, Jr.

Collection

Publisher

Houston Chronicle

Caption/Description

This is the tornado's path through Galveston, Texas the night that Hurricane Carla hit land. Six people were killed and about fifty injured. The waterspout tornado went all the way across Galveston Island. This was shot early the next morning and was one of the first aerial photographs of Carla's damage.

Citation

Sam C. Pierson, Jr., "Tornado's Path," in POYi Archive, Item #4445, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/4445 (accessed November 23, 2024).

Date Added

07.04.2008