Indiana, tornado
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One of the primary risks for severe weather yesterday was the tornado risk. While the chance for strong tornadoes did not verify locally, we did see multiple tornadoes in Central Illinois. A tornado briefly touched down just north of Pontiac,
The most historic twister was the June 8, 1953 F-5 tornado that struck the Flint area and killed 116 people. Until the Joplin, MO tornado in May 2011, the Flint tornado was the last tornado to kill over 100 people in the U.S. The Palm Sunday 1965 tornado outbreak had four killer tornadoes, taking 51 lives in Michigan.