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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
700 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

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

In 1880, an outbreak of around 25 tornadoes struck the
Great Plains and Midwest, from Kansas and Arkansas to
Wisconsin and Michigan.  Three of the twisters were
powerful F4s that devastated much of Southwest and
Central Missouri, 2 of which occurred simultaneously.
All 3 violent twisters ran marathons from 65 to 93 miles
long and were massive, averaging one half to 1 mile wide.
The deadliest of the tornadic trio occurred in Southwest
Missouri, where the Marshfield Tornado killed 99 and
injured 200.  Of the fatalities, 68 were killed in
Marshfield in only a few minutes.  The widest tornado
leveled the town of Barnettsville in Central Missouri.
The town was never rebuilt.  In all, the outbreak killed
around 165 people.  The three large tornadoes were
responsible for 144 of the fatalities.Damage estimates
are unknown.

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