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The Hannibal and Quincy area has been fortunate to not experience the kind of tornado like the one that destroyed much of Joplin in 2011. However, there is a deep history of devasting twisters that have caused incredible amounts of damage in the tri-state area. Here are the 9 most destructive tornadoes over the past 150 years.
The Hannibal and Quincy area has been fortunate to not experience the kind of tornado like the one that destroyed much of Joplin in 2011. However, there is a deep history of devasting twisters that have caused incredible amounts of damage in the tri-state area. Here are the 9 most destructive tornadoes over the past 150 years.
HANNIBAL — Fred Stohr, working as a meat cutter in Hannibal as early as 1873, had a number of setbacks during his business years including:
Frederick W. Waller was a splendid man. Or so says his death announcement in the Ralls County Record newspaper on Jan. 7, 1916.
PALMYRA, Mo. — Would the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of West Ely Road and Veterans Road effectively reduce the number of traffic accidents that occur at that