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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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