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In 1950, 2 strong tornadoes struck extreme west central Illinois just east of St. Louis. An F3 twister had a track 22 miles long, averaged around 200 yards wide, killed 2, injured 25 and caused around $550,000 damage. One hour earlier, an F2 twister cut a very narrow track around 50 yards wide, but was 18 miles long. It too was deadly, as it killed one and injured 3 near the end of its path.

 


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