Grand Island tornadoes

3 June 1980 · Grand Island, United States · F4

Seven tornadoes hit the Nebraska city in a single evening, and several of them spun clockwise, which is unusual. A children’s novel, ‘Night of the Twisters’, was written about it.

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Footage (3)

• 1980 Grand Island tornadoes: 'The Night Of The Twisters' Channel: Omaha World-Herald Watch on YouTube ↗
• Night of the tornadoes: Clean-up efforts in Grand Island in 1980 Channel: KETV NewsWatch 7 Watch on YouTube ↗
• Night of the Twisters: The 1980 Grand Island Tornado Outbreak~ History from Home Channel: Tim the Historian Watch on YouTube ↗

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