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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
700 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024

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

In 1975, a violent F4 tornado struck Omaha Nebraska
where three people were killed and 133 injured.  The
tornado struck late in the afternoon and moved northeast
through the industrial and residential areas of the city.
The tornado`s track was 10 miles long and around 440
yards wide.  At the time, it was the costliest tornado in
United States history with $250 million damage.

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In 1930, a devastating F4 tornado cut a track 35 miles
long that averaged just over one quarter mile wide in
East Texas.  The tornado nearly leveled the small town of
Frost where 22 were killed.  In all, 41 were killed and
200 injured by a tornado that was heard 10 miles away.A
second F4 tornado with a track 20 miles long and around
300 yards wide struck Kenedy Texas, located in South
Texas, where 36 were killed and 60 were injured.  Homes
of all sizes were swept from their foundations.  Nine
deaths occurred in one home.  The bodies were scattered
across adjacent fields as far as 300 yards.

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