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Skywarn Weather Training at Jones Chapel, April 26, 2012

The training will be day after the 41st Anniversary of a F4 tornado which hit Adair County and took six lives
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By Greg Thomas
Adair County Emergency Disaster Manager

The National Weather Service along with Adair County Emergency Management and Jones Chapel Church will be hosting a Skywarn Weather Training on April 26, 2012 at 6pm central time. The training will be held at Jones Chapel Church located at 2267 Jones Chapel Road in Adair County and is free to anyone wishing to attend. An F4 tornado struck Adair County 41 years ago on April 27, 1971 and according to records, it caused six deaths and left people 58 injured. Again this is open to anyone who would like to attend at no charge. - Greg Thomas


Coverage of the April 1971 outbreak:

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Tornado Album: F-4 tornado, Adair Co. April 27, 1971: House



2012-04-19 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Charles Thomas.
Adair County Emergency Disaster Manager Greg Thomas shares this photo from the April 27, 1971 F-4 tornado which hit Adair County and took six lives. The photo was taken by his father, the late Charles Thomas. (If anyone has additional information on this photo, please send using the Comments button with this photo or any Contact/Submit button.

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Tornado Album: F-4 tornado, Adair Co. April 27, 1971: Hogs left



2012-04-19 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Charles Thomas.
Adair County Emergency Disaster Manager Greg Thomas shares this photo from the April 27, 1971 F-4 tornado which hit Adair County. Despite the devastation to the house and car, two hogs were foraging for food, seemingly unconcerned. The photo was taken by Greg Thomas' father, the late Charles Thomas. (If anyone has additional information on this photo, please send using the Comments button with this photo or any Contact/Submit button. -CM)

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Tornado Album: F-4 tornado, Adair Co. April 27, 1971: Bed



2012-04-19 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Charles Thomas.
Adair County Emergency Disaster Manager Greg Thomas shares this photo from the April 27, 1971 F-4 tornado which hit Adair County and took six lives. The house above was destroyed, with only a small amount of house plunder saved. The photo was taken by his father, the late Charles Thomas. (If anyone has additional information on this photo, please send using the Comments button with this photo or any Contact/Submit button. -CM)

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Tornado Album: F-4 tornado, Adair Co. April 27, 1971: Interior



2012-04-19 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Charles Thomas.
Adair County Emergency Disaster Manager Greg Thomas shares this photo from the April 27, 1971 F-4 tornado which hit Adair County and took six lives. This one shows the interior wreckage in the tornado's wake. The photo was taken by his father, the late Charles Thomas. (If anyone has additional information on this photo, please send using the Comments button with this photo or any Contact/Submit button. -CM)

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Tornado Album: F-4 tornado, Adair Co. April 27, 1971: Two men



2012-04-19 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Charles Thomas.
Adair County Emergency Disaster Manager Greg Thomas shares this photo from the April 27, 1971 F-4 tornado which hit Adair County and took six lives. The photo was taken by his father, the late Charles Thomas. (If anyone has additional information on this photo, please send using the Comments button with this photo or any Contact/Submit button. - CM)

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