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1982 Tornado Kills 10 and Creates Major Damage to Marion, Illinois

Posted on January 26, 2013 by wcihsApril 24, 2013

Tornado touches down at Williamson County Airport
Tornado approaching town
Tornado path
Do It Yourself Home Center
Skelley\'s Truck Stop and Regal Eight Motel aerial view
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Marion Ford Aerial View
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People\'s Bank of Marion
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“Local folklore said that a tornado would never hit Marion, Illinois, because the city of 14,000 lies in a bowl-like depression and a tornado would “skip right over Marion.” Continue reading →

Posted in Acts of God | Tagged deaths, tornado

1982 Marion, Illinois Tornado Victims

Posted on January 26, 2013 by wcihsApril 24, 2013

James Gulledge, 17, in Shawnee Village
Lynn Moore, 18, visiting Shawnee Village
Zeltha Latham, 79, home on E. Boulevard St.
Effie Jane Wilson, 59, in P.N. Hirsch store

The following is a list of those who lost their lives in the May 29, 1982 tornado that devastated Marion, Illinois. Continue reading →

Posted in Acts of God, People | Tagged 1982 tornado victims, tornado 1982

1912, Storm Causes Damage April 21

Posted on December 18, 2012 by wcihsOctober 8, 2014

Storm Damage April 21, 1912
Storm Damage April 21, 1912
Storm Damage April 21, 1912
Storm Damage April 21, 1912
Storm Damage April 21, 1912
Storm Damage April 21, 1912
Storm Damage April 21, 1912
Storm Damage April 21, 1912

Only one week after the Titanic’s sinking, natural disaster swept over Williamson County. At 6 P.M on April 21, 1912 a tornado with accompanying high winds did serious damage to the town of Bush destroying 22 two story homes, a railroad roundhouse and a store with 18 casualties. Continue reading →

Posted in Acts of God | Tagged S. Granite, square, storm, tornado, W. Main

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