Share your stories of the 1949 tornado
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Just before 7 p.m. on May 21, 1949, a tornado ripped through Cape Girardeau, touching down on Gordonville Road and continuing northeast to near Cape Rock. Before the tornado was over, 22 people were killed and 72 others hospitalized.
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