Black Friday: Tornado In Canada

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and devistation in the area
in which they occur. For example the Tri-State Tornado of 1925 occured in the
Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas States. This tornado was one of the largest
tornados recorded in history. It killed nearly 625 people. However, the
tornado which strikes closest to home has occured on what Canadians have come to
know as "BLACK FRIDAY".
The tornado of "Black Friday" touched down on July 31st, 1987 at 2:59 pm.
(See appendix #2 for the torndo path). (See appendix #'s 4&5 for maps locating
the disaster sights). 27 people were killed; 25 people died during the tornado
and 2 died later in the hospital. Hundreds of other people were injured and
thousands were left homeless. Edmontonians faced a horrible natural phenomenon
which destroyed homes, farms, and businesses. (See appendix #3 for a picture of
what it looked like after the tornado struck up the street). More than 25 auto
dealers faced a loss of more than $100,000 worth of cars, which were struck by
hail ...

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