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In 1917, one violent and five strong tornadoes struck Oklahoma and Southeast Kansas. One F4 tornado, with a track 12 miles long and around 175 yards wide, struck 40 miles southwest of McAlester. It killed 14 and injured 100. An F3 tornado tracked 11 miles through Montgomery County Kansas. Passing just north of downtown Coffeyville, the twister killed 3 and injured 20. Each tornado caused around $500,000 damage.

 


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