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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
700 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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

In 1916, 8 tornadoes struck Southeast Kansas and
Southwest Missouri.  The strongest was a violent F4 that
killed 6 and injured 19 along a track 65 miles long and
around one half mile wide.  The tornado began 2 miles
northwest of Fort Scott.  Shortly afterward, the twister
crossed the Kansas Missouri border then lifted just south
of Clinton Missouri.  In 1972, it was proven again that
small tornadoes can be violent, as an F4 skipped along a
27-mile track across extreme South-Central Oklahoma.  The
twister was only about 50 yards wide, but it leveled a
house 7 miles west northwest of Davis where 5 were killed
and 3 were injured.  Six others were injured.  In 2000, 4
tornadoes struck Southeast Kansas.  The strongest was an
F3 that struck downtown Parsons.  A tornado warning gave
officials time to evacuate an outdoor carnival.  The
twister caused major damage to 750 buildings and injured
27 people.  Another tornado, rated an F2, moved through
Erie.  It injured 3 people and heavily damaged 12 homes.
The 4 tornadoes caused nearly $72 million damage.

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