Tim from Springfield (IL) Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Today marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the May 15-16, 1968 TOR outbreak in the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Among the areas affected in this subforum were Charles City and Oelwein, IA. NWS La Crosse summary: https://www.weather.gov/arx/ccy Central Illinois was also affected by the outbreak. Nothing on ILX's page regarding a summary of the event but the Bloomington (IL) Pantagraph had a story this morning on the devastation in Wapella (DeWitt County), along with links to several other related articles and historic photos: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/wapella-tornado-broke-the-rules-years-ago/article_f9ab8d10-4fa2-5154-8955-209df7ad5fc7.html#tracking-source=home-top-story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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