Remembering the tornado outbreak on this date, 1982, according to the National Weather Service
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
FRI MAR 15 2013
…ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY…
IN 1982…AN OUTBREAK OF 12 TORNADOES STRUCK NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA…SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. THE
TWISTERS KILLED 5 AND INJURED 122. THE WORST TORNADO WAS
AN F3 THAT REACHED ONE THIRD OF A MILE WIDE AND WAS ON
THE GROUND FOR 70 MILES. IT CAUSED $10 MILLION DAMAGE
FROM CRAWFORD COUNTY KANSAS TO ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN WEST
CENTRAL MISSOURI.
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