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In 1991, the infamous Wichita/Andover Tornado roared into history. The deadliest of 55 tornadoes to occur that day, the vicious F5 twister had a track 46 miles long and reached one half mile wide. It killed 17, injured 225, and caused an estimated $300 million damage of which $62 million occurred at McConnell Air Force Base. Of the 17 deaths, 13 occurred at the Golden Spur Mobile Home Park in Andover.

A second F5 tornado that ran roughshod across North Central Oklahoma was even more violent. Known as the Red Rock Tornado, its track was 66 miles long and reached nearly one mile wide. The massive twister leveled two farms and scoured pavement off a highway. A portable Doppler radar measured 257 to 286 MPH winds inside the vortex which, at the time, were the strongest winds ever measured on Earth. Fortunately it remained primarily in rural areas, for had it invaded a city or town, the destruction and loss of life would have no doubt been catastrophic.

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In 1989, the world's deadliest tornado went on a rampage through the Manikganj District of Bangladesh, where it killed an estimated 1,300 and injured around 12,000!
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