1927 Tornado Killed Scores Of People, Destroyed Thousands Of Homes In St. Louis

5 Responses to 1927 Tornado Killed Scores Of People, Destroyed Thousands Of Homes In St. Louis

1. QV says:

   May 21, 2013 at 11:13 pm

   From “Whitaker’s Almanack”, of 1897, storms and floods in 1896:

   “On May 15th, a terrific tornado struck Sherman, in Texas, destroyed an iron bridge, lifted houses bodily from their foundations, uprooted tall trees and killed about 150 people.”

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2. Mike says:

   May 21, 2013 at 11:54 pm

   How many lives could have been saved if 10% of the decadal budget spent on global warming quackery research, had instead been spent on providing concrete shelters or bunkers to the public in tornado affected areas?

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3. Andy DC says:

   May 22, 2013 at 1:25 am

   The 1920’s were quite a decade for tornadoes. Even DC had two significant tornadoes, one in 1923 and another in 1927. 1926 produced a deadly tornado that hit a school in nearby LaPlata, MD killing 17. They didn’t call them the “Roaring 20’s” for nothing. All pre-350 ppm.

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4. Curt says:

   May 22, 2013 at 7:40 pm

   But otherwise, 1927 was such an unextreme year. I mean, the Mississippi only flooded an area equal to all of New England…

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   • lindasduby says:

     May 22, 2013 at 10:42 pm

     Nothing to see here–move on!!

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