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On This Date 128 Years Ago

#1 Postby Hybridstorm_November2001 » Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:52 pm

"1878 - August 9th:

New England's second most deadly tornado struck Wallingford, CT killing 34,"


Source: http://www.intellicast.com/Almanac/Northeast/August/
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#2 Postby Jim Cantore » Wed Aug 09, 2006 6:48 pm

Was that the one with that almost fake looking photo of it?
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#3 Postby WindRunner » Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:27 pm

Hurricane Floyd wrote:Was that the one with that almost fake looking photo of it?


No, first tornado pictures weren't until the early 1900s.
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#4 Postby HurricaneBill » Thu Aug 10, 2006 12:54 am

Actually, the first tornado pic was in 1884.

Westphalia, Kansas April 23rd, 1884

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