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Tornado April 27, 1971: Angry streak of destruction Coverage of the April 1971 outbreak:
Correction, April 27, 2023: A previous version of this article incorrectly listed the date as April 29, which was the publication date of many news items about the event. The tornado outbreak occurred on April 27, 1971. Coverage of the tornado of April 27, 1971 from the Columbia Statesman archives; six people lost their lives and a path of destruction was left behind. Angry streak of destruction sweeps southeastward across Adair County By Pete Walker Out of the elements and across the countryside of Adair County an angry streak of distruction swept, leaving in its wake enormous property damage, over 30 injuries, 6 deaths, and untold misery, and grief. Bobbing up and down like a child's rubber ball the ruinous tornado struck around 9:30 to 10pmCT, traveling in a southeastward path across the northern part of the country. The path of destruction varied in width from 50 feet in some places to as much as 600 in others. Its only rival in destructive energy is the man-made Hell of an atomic ex- plosion. Eyewitnesses testified to the freakishness of the storm. In parts of the county homes standing side by side would see one destroyed completely, the other untouched by the storm J.W. Vance reported that a trailer 50 feet from his back porch was completely destroyed, the family blown out of the trailer, but his own home unscathed. The family occupying the trailer escaped serious injury. Bill Page, Cane Valley, watched the storm from his porch as a lightning-sheeted sky lit the landscape. A deathly stillness was followed by an ominous roar as the storm struck. The new brick home of a neighbor, Clifford Page, was totally destroyed. The Pages, who had taken refuge in the basement emerged unharmed, coated with insulating material, stunned but thankful to be alive. This story was posted on 2022-04-29 07:52:53
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