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20th Anniversary of May 4, 2003 Tornado Outbreak

20th Anniversary of May 4, 2003 Tornado Outbreak

20th Anniversary of May 4, 2003 Tornado Outbreak

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FILE: A mobile home near Pierce City, Missouri lies in ruin May 5, 2003 after a string of tornadoes swept through the area May 4 causing extensive damage throughout the region. Authorities say at least 33 people were killed by the massive storm system in Kansas, Missouri and Tennessee. REUTERS/Jeff Mitchell JM

(KTTS News) — It’s been 20 years since the May 4, 2003 tornado outbreak.

Supercell thunderstorms produced 15 tornadoes and left 25 people dead.

Major damage was reported in Franklin, Carl Junction, Stockton and Pierce City.

Several of the tornadoes were rated F3, with the biggest being an F4 that hit Girard, Kansas and Liberal, Missouri.

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