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Portal:Tornadoes/Anniversaries/August 7

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August 7

  • 1924 – Strong tornadoes touched down in the Wisconsin and Nebraska. An F4 tornado hit Northfield and Black River Falls, Wisconsin, killing 4 people and injuring 20; homes were swept away in Black River Falls. Another F4 tornado killed 3 people and injured 60 in and near Bloomer, Wisconsin, with debris carried up to 20 miles (32 km). One person was killed and another was injured when an F3 tornado destroyed a farm house near Rushville, Nebraska.
  • 2003 – A weak but destructive F1 tornado hit a trailer park in Riviera Beach, Florida, destroying 58 homes and damaging 171. Twenty-eight people sustained minor injuries. Damage totaled $70-80 million.