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In 1879, a tornado outbreak struck Kansas and Western Missouri. In North Central Kansas, tornadoes killed 18 in Delphos, and 30 in Irving. Two tornadoes struck Irving within a few minutes of each other, virtually wiping the small Kansas community off the map. The second tornado was huge, around 2 miles wide, and had multiple vortices.

 


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