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Xenia Tornado of 1974 Killed 32 and Devastated City
A violent April 3 1974 tornado ripped through Xenia Ohio killing 32, injuring hundreds and leveling about half the city of 25000. The same outbreak hit nearby Wilberforce Central State University and Cincinnati causing widespread damage and mass evacuations as President Nixon and Ohio officials responded.
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Pine Crest Garden
Xenia
Wilberforce
Central State University
Richard Nixon
Washington
U.S
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Weather Radio
Ohio
Mike DeWine
Associated Press
DeWine
Cedarville
Fran DeWine
DeWines
Nixon
Ohio Highway Patrol
Greene County
Cincinnati
Central State
Charles Newsom
Ray Jordan
John Gilligan
National Guard
Green Memorial Hospital
Bob Chapman
Columbus
Theodore M. Berry
Germany
Sayler Park
Prince Hill
Blue Ash
Sharonville
Elmwood
U.S. 42
Lebanon
London
Selma
Gilligan
Ohio National Guardsmen
National Weather Service
Armory
Madison County
Union Township
Butler County
Green Township
Westchester
Pisgah
Mason
Dayton
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base