4 Moscow Great Hurricane of 1904

Moscow Great Hurricane of 1904

Posted on June 29, 2014 by tim

Some say hurricanes or tornadoes are not possible in the center of Russia, in Moscow city. However in 1904 there was an event that shocked most of the people who saw it. The giant pillar of swirling air dropped on the suburbs of Moscow and swept through what was mainly the suburbs of Moscow at time.

Tens or hundreds of houses were demolished, and train cars and carriages were thrown around. All of this was preceded by a hail storm with hail the size of goose eggs. The photo above might be the only photo of the actual hurricane pillar, however inside there are plenty of more photos of this natural event and its aftermath.

They say that this church was the first building in the way of the hurricane, it got its roof and the crosses on top of the domes destroyed.

The village “Chagino” (now part of modern Moscow) was totally demolished.


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4 Responses to “Moscow Great Hurricane of 1904”

  1. George says:

    Tornado, not hurricane.
    Hurricanes happen over the ocean and strike land.
    Tornadoes form over land (sometimes over water, as a “water spout”).

  2. Samuel says:

    I used to run and ride a bicycle through dirt devils that would blow through northern Illinois. Once I saw a really big dirt devil moving through a corn field, and a minute later heard a crash when it pulled off a neighbors garage roof and tossed it next to the street (tossed it backwards).

  3. Peter Thompson says:

    Wonderful historical photos and so pleasing that they have been kept. The event must have been as terrifying as it was unexpected.

  4. Richard S. says:

    That was a tornado. Probably a Class 4. Not a hurricane. Hurricanes are large storm systyms packed with high winds usually along the Atlantic/Caribbean Coast.

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