NEWTON FALLS – Today markets the 31st anniversary of the F5 tornado that blew through Newton Falls and Niles to Wheatland in western Pennsylvania. The storm was part of the worst outbreak of tornadoes in Ohio since the super outbreak that flattened Xenia, Ohio, in 1974. The National Weather Service documented the day that was……
5 year anniversary of devastating tornado in Reading, Kansas
READING, Kan (KSNT) — It’s been five years since a tornado swept through Reading, Kansas. The people of Reading started to rebuild their community days after the devastation. The town seems to be functioning as it used to be before the devastating tornado destroyed Reading, Kansas. This agricultural town can now say it has a…
Anniversary of the Palm Sunday Tornadoes
Today is the 51st anniversary of the famous Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of April 11, 1965. The picture at the top is the Swan Inn at 6 Mile Road and Alpine Avenue in Comstock Park (by Walter Nelson). A long-track F4 tornado moved from Ottawa Co. into Kent Co. – hitting Comstock Park and Rockford,…