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I Twisters Frighten 5 States By THE mE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tornadoes roared through five Midwestern states Sunday night and early today and other vio vio- violent violent violent lent weather lashed sections of the nation from Idaho to New England No deaths or injuries were reported but one twister demol demol- demolished demolished demolished a Wadena Minn home borne and another flipped over two parked airplanes at La Crosse Wis A number Dumber of funnels were sighted in the St. Minneapolis-St. Paul area and at least one touched down near Forest Lake A tornado also touched down near Rochester some 75 miles southeast S of the Twin Cities Damage by Minnesota twisters included a collapsed drive in theater screen downed power lines and shattered w win win- dows s a aThe The Minneapolis temperature dropped from 92 to 70 in 15 15 minutes during the storms Sun Sun- i I i I I day night The storms then knifed im into o. Wisconsin overturning two air air- airplanes airplanes planes at tie the La Crosse airport along the Mississippi River A funnel was sighted in ia nearby Harpers Ferry Iowa high winds cut power in Madison Wis the state capital miles southeast of La Crosse and winds of 40 miles an hour were reported in nearby Tomah Twisters slammed into Illinois early this morning kicking up mile 80 winds A tornado ripped the roof from a building in Mc- Mc McHenry McHenry McHenry Henry northwest of cf Chicago where there was also a Ii report of ofa ofa ofa a tornado driving a tree through a house C 0 o Funnels were sighted in the tiie Chicago area 60 miles south near Kankakee near neal Peoria in inthe inthe inthe the center cent of the state and in inthe inthe inthe the northwest t corner near Du- Du Dubuque Dubuque Dubuque buque Iowa As the morning wore oa on police Oli e reported a tornado at t Saugatuck Mich Mi h. h 30 miles mil s southwest of Grand Rapids Earlier thunderstorms hat had racked central Kentucky's blue blue- bluegrass bluegrass bluegrass grass area Spurred by winds o of 42 42 miles an sn hour bour the storms damaged buildings and ripped down power lines and tree limbs in Lexington r Richmond am and Winchester Damage also was reported in Louisville II III 0 A 9 Severe thunderstorms hit bit New England from Newport Vt to Windsor Locks Conn with most damage occurring in west west- western western western ern Massachusetts An un un- unoccupied unoccupied occupied home in Holyoke Mass was destroyed by light light- caused ning-caused fire Lightning also set fire to the foot steeple of the Haydenville Mass Congre Congre- Congregational Congregational Congregational church A minute 22 cloudburst ruined crops and tore tone down power lines in Idaho's northern Panhandle Officials closed US U.S. 12 near Greer when tons of mud am and rocks cascaded ca across the road Hail was piled eight inches deep in places
Object Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1966-07-11 |
| Description | 58th Year, No. 251 |
| Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Date | 1966-07-11 |
| Type | Newspapers |
| Format | |
| Collection Name |
Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Library Systems |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for distribution or publication. |
| Contributing Institution |
State Historical Society of Missouri University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Journalism |
| Copy Request |
Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) 747-6366 or (573) 882-7083 or email contact@shsmo.org. Some fees apply: http://shsmo.org/research/researchfees |
| County |
Boone County (Mo.) |
Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian 1966-07-11 Twisters Frighten 5 States |
| Date | 1966-07-11 |
| Type | article |
| Collection Name | Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Item.Transcript | I Twisters Frighten 5 States By THE mE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tornadoes roared through five Midwestern states Sunday night and early today and other vio vio- violent violent violent lent weather lashed sections of the nation from Idaho to New England No deaths or injuries were reported but one twister demol demol- demolished demolished demolished a Wadena Minn home borne and another flipped over two parked airplanes at La Crosse Wis A number Dumber of funnels were sighted in the St. Minneapolis-St. Paul area and at least one touched down near Forest Lake A tornado also touched down near Rochester some 75 miles southeast S of the Twin Cities Damage by Minnesota twisters included a collapsed drive in theater screen downed power lines and shattered w win win- dows s a aThe The Minneapolis temperature dropped from 92 to 70 in 15 15 minutes during the storms Sun Sun- i I i I I day night The storms then knifed im into o. Wisconsin overturning two air air- airplanes airplanes planes at tie the La Crosse airport along the Mississippi River A funnel was sighted in ia nearby Harpers Ferry Iowa high winds cut power in Madison Wis the state capital miles southeast of La Crosse and winds of 40 miles an hour were reported in nearby Tomah Twisters slammed into Illinois early this morning kicking up mile 80 winds A tornado ripped the roof from a building in Mc- Mc McHenry McHenry McHenry Henry northwest of cf Chicago where there was also a Ii report of ofa ofa ofa a tornado driving a tree through a house C 0 o Funnels were sighted in the tiie Chicago area 60 miles south near Kankakee near neal Peoria in inthe inthe inthe the center cent of the state and in inthe inthe inthe the northwest t corner near Du- Du Dubuque Dubuque Dubuque buque Iowa As the morning wore oa on police Oli e reported a tornado at t Saugatuck Mich Mi h. h 30 miles mil s southwest of Grand Rapids Earlier thunderstorms hat had racked central Kentucky's blue blue- bluegrass bluegrass bluegrass grass area Spurred by winds o of 42 42 miles an sn hour bour the storms damaged buildings and ripped down power lines and tree limbs in Lexington r Richmond am and Winchester Damage also was reported in Louisville II III 0 A 9 Severe thunderstorms hit bit New England from Newport Vt to Windsor Locks Conn with most damage occurring in west west- western western western ern Massachusetts An un un- unoccupied unoccupied occupied home in Holyoke Mass was destroyed by light light- caused ning-caused fire Lightning also set fire to the foot steeple of the Haydenville Mass Congre Congre- Congregational Congregational Congregational church A minute 22 cloudburst ruined crops and tore tone down power lines in Idaho's northern Panhandle Officials closed US U.S. 12 near Greer when tons of mud am and rocks cascaded ca across the road Hail was piled eight inches deep in places |
