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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
700 AM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024

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

In 1991, four strong tornadoes, all of which were rated
F3, struck South Central Kansas.  Hardest hit was the
Willowbrook subdivision near Hutchinson, where 13 homes
were destroyed.  The twister`s track was 13 miles long
and averaged 300 yards wide.  In all, the tornado
destroyed 23 homes, heavily damaged 35 more, injured 5
and caused around $15 million damage.

&&

In 1913, the second deadliest flood in United States
history reached a peak.  Ten inch rains over a wide area
of the Ohio River Basin inundated cities in Ohio,
drowning 467 people and causing $147 million damage.  In
Dayton, the Miami River reached a level 8 feet higher
than the previous record.

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