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Sept. 27, 1951
Tornadoes and thunderstorms killed at least 11 persons in the Midwest as autumn’s first cold wave swept eastward today on the heels of violent winds.
The worst tornado ripped through two Wisconsin areas Wenesday, killing seven person and twirling trucks and tractors like playthings.
Another twister dropped down on Bitely, Mich., caving in a tavern wall and killing a woman patron.
High winds and pounding thunderstorms struck elsewhere in Wisconsin and Michigan and in Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana and Illinois. Snow fell in Minnesota and upper Michigan and cloudy, topcoat weather was forecast for the area today.
The Chicago weather bureau said the Midwest’s storm would move eastward today, but was losing much of its punch as it did. The forecasters said winds followed by falling temperatures were in store for the North Atlantic and New England states.
“It is a very intensive storm for this time of the year,” a weather bureau spokeman said. “But we can’t forecast whether it means the country’s in for a tought autumn.”
Sept. 27, 1951
Tornadoes and thunderstorms killed at least 11 persons in the Midwest as autumn’s first cold wave swept eastward today on the heels of violent winds.
The worst tornado ripped through two Wisconsin areas Wenesday, killing seven person and twirling trucks and tractors like playthings.
Another twister dropped down on Bitely, Mich., caving in a tavern wall and killing a woman patron.
High winds and pounding thunderstorms struck elsewhere in Wisconsin and Michigan and in Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana and Illinois. Snow fell in Minnesota and upper Michigan and cloudy, topcoat weather was forecast for the area today.
The Chicago weather bureau said the Midwest’s storm would move eastward today, but was losing much of its punch as it did. The forecasters said winds followed by falling temperatures were in store for the North Atlantic and New England states.
“It is a very intensive storm for this time of the year,” a weather bureau spokeman said. “But we can’t forecast whether it means the country’s in for a tought autumn.”
