DescriptionSouth Central US GOES-3 visible satellite 1979-04-11 0014Z.jpg
English: GOES-3 visible satellite image showing storms over Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas at 00:14 UTC on April 11, 1979. These storms caused a widespread tornado outbreak that came to be known as the Red River Valley Tornado Oubtreak.
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GOES-3 visible satellite image showing storms over Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas at 00:14 UTC on April 11, 1979. These storms caused a widespread tornado outbreak that came to be known as the Red River Valley Tornado Oubtreak.