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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1974
Page
6
A 4.5 to 5.0 magnitude quake struck near Springfield Illinois just after 6 p.m. CDT as tornadoes swept Illinois Indiana and nearby states. No injuries or major damage reported though some dishes broke and furniture moved. Felt over about 70 000 square miles from Nashville to Chicago and St. Louis to Louisville.
A tornado blasted Cincinnati after skimming Kentucky orphanage areas and the Ohio River, killing at least five, injuring 207, and leaving numerous residents homeless. It struck Sayler Park and moved through Hartwell, Roselawn, and Sharonville, with scenes of destruction as residents recalled narrowly escaping. Emergency crews treated 126 injured as homes collapsed and gas lines were damaged.
Across the Deep South to the Ohio Valley tornadoes left towns in ruin with over 300 dead and thousands injured. Survivors describe black funnels, shattering homes, overturned vehicles, and smashed signs as communities recount narrow escapes and losses. From Xenia Ohio to Decatur Illinois and Kennard Indiana, residents recall 30 seconds of warning and the moment it struck.
The text lists the deadliest U.S. tornado events from 1925 to 1971. It cites the 1925 Missouri Illinois Indiana outbreak with 689 deaths, the 1965 Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin outbreak with 271, the 1932 Alabama outbreak with 268, Tupelo 1946 and Gainesville 1936 totals of 419 on consecutive days, and other events exceeding 100 deaths in Texas Oklahoma Kansas 1947, Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia Maryland 1944, Michigan 1953, and Mississippi Louisiana 1971.
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