PATH OF DESTRUCTION: RESIDENTS REMEMBER DAMAGE FROM TORNADO THAT HIT CITY FIFTY YEARS AGO

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Sunday, May 16, 1999

There are many stories of the 1949 tornado that devastated Cape Girardeau. A common thread runs through people's recollections. It was a storm that will long be remembered.

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