AP Was There: A 1974 tornado in Xenia, Ohio, kills 32 and levels half the city – Winnipeg Free Press
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On April 3, 1974, a deadly tornado barreled through Xenia, Ohio. It killed 32 people, injured hundreds and leveled half the city of 25,000. Nearby Wilberforce was also hit hard.
The disaster dubbed "the 1974 Xenia tornado" claimed more than 30 lives. The impact in next-door Wilberforce has often gone ignored.
A hospital spokesperson said the injured were arriving “in anything and everything — cars, ambulances and trucks. They brought bodies in on table tops, doors and boards. The emergency room was packed.”