Oct. 30, 1979: An F3 #tornado destroyed two mobile homes near Newport, OK. Teresa Carroll was killed, and her daughter Sadie died days later. Jimmie Lee Bob was killed by flying debris outside the home. Two others were injured.

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Oct. 31, 1984: An F1 #tornado struck near Carbondale, KS. Edith Rogers, 39, died in a destroyed mobile home. Norman Deforest, 44, died when a shed collapsed. Official tornado records list one death; Grazulis attributed both to the tornado.

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Nov. 1, 1922: An F3 #tornado struck Webb City, MO, killing Nancy Frad, 54, and injuring 15. In one destroyed home, a boy reportedly remained asleep in his bed, which hadn't moved! The tornado traveled about two miles.

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Oct. 28, 1974: An F3 #tornado struck the Baytown Tunnel in TX during rush hour, lifting at least a dozen cars. Theo Hines was killed when his car was thrown over a 20-foot wall. Seven others were injured.

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Oct. 26, 1941: A nighttime F4 #tornado devastated Hamburg, AR, destroying 53 homes, killing 15 people and injuring 75. Doctors converted a hotel into an emergency hospital, while passing soldiers stopped to help restore order.

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Oct. 27, 2003: An F0 #tornado with 70 mph winds traveled just half a mile through Hainesport, NJ. Doris J. Smith, 77, was killed by flying tree debris outside a bowling alley. It was NJ's first tornado fatality since 1941.

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Oct. 25, 1925: An F4 #tornado traveled 65 miles across four Alabama counties, killing 18 and injuring 60. Near Troy, four children and their aunt died in one home. Another fatality was a woman reportedly 105 years old.

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Oct. 23, 1934: An F2 #tornado struck Maryville, MO, damaging 60 homes. At a Civilian Conservation Corps camp northeast of town, a barracks was destroyed, killing five World War I veterans. Twenty people were injured.

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Oct. 19, 1958: An F3 #tornado struck Palm Beach and Martin Counties, FL. Near Pahokee, 50 dwelling units and eight planes were destroyed. John Gray, 70, was killed after being thrown from his home. Another 24 people were injured.

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Oct. 15, 1957: An F3 #tornado tore through parts of St. Landry & Pointe Coupee Parishes in LA. 15 homes were destroyed, cars were tossed from Hwy 31, and 29 people were injured. Sidonia Carrier lost her life when her home was destroyed near Boscoville. buff.ly/rXOxc8l #lawx #VirtualTornadoMemorial

Oct. 14, 1966: Minutes after Belmond, IA's high school homecoming parade, a violent F5 #tornado devastated the town. Six people died, over 150 were injured, and 109 homes and 75 businesses were destroyed. Another 160 homes sustained major damage.

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On This Day in #Tornado #History – October 13, 2014

An EF2 tornado tracked 2.51 miles through Little River County, AR. Near Arden, it destroyed a mobile home, killing Eddy Withem and injuring his wife and three children.

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