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In 1909, a violent F4 tornado with a track 20 miles long and around 440 yards wide, tore through Pawnee and Barton counties. The tornado killed 3 and injured 23. All 3 fatalities, and 16 of the injuries, occurred when the tornado struck a Santa Fe work train.

 


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