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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
700 AM CDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY...

In 1913, an outbreak of 10 strong and violent tornadoes
made for an infamous Easter Sunday for extreme Eastern
Nebraska, Western Iowa, Northern Missouri, and extreme
Western Indiana.  Of the 10 tornadoes, six were violent
F4s.   The deadliest tornado was a violent F4 that tore a
440 yard track of devastation through the west and north
sides of Omaha, where 94 were killed.  In all, the
vicious vortex killed 103, injured 350 and caused $5
million damage.  The track was 40 miles long and at times
reached one half mile wide.   The first F4 of the event
raced 55 miles from just west of Omaha northeast to Logan
Iowa.  Reaching one half mile wide, this violent vortex
killed 22 and injured 50.   The longest tornado was an F4
that ran a 65 mile long, one half mile wide marathon from
near Syracuse, in extreme Southeast Nebraska, to
Pottawattamie County in extreme Southwest Iowa.  The
tornado killed 18 and injured 100.  A second F4 tornado
occurred at the same time.  This twister raced 48 miles,
and was around 440 yards wide.Starting eight miles
south of Omaha, the tornado struck the south side of
Counsel Bluffs where 17 were killed.  In all, this
twister killed 25, injured 75, and caused $400,000
damage.  The last 15 miles of the track may have been
from a separate tornado.   The last F4 tornado was a
three quarter mile wide, 22 mile long specimen that tore
through Terre Haute Indiana.  This massive twister killed
21, injured 250 and caused around $1 million damage to
Terre Haute alone.  One five block area was leveled.   In
all, the outbreak killed 192 and injured 848.

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