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1958 Wichita Falls, Texas tornado with photo...
1958 Wichita Falls, Texas tornado with photo...
Item # 558050
April 03, 1958
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 3, 1958
* Wichita Falls Texas tornado with photo
* Wind speed record made
his 40 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Triple Tornado Punch Strikes Wichita Falls" with a related photo. (see) This was at the time the highest wind speed ever recorded by a tornado. Since then a tornado in Oklahoma reached winds of 318 mph.
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.
Category: The 20th Century