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Discover the story of how Dale Larson saved 29 schoolchildren during a 1928 tornado in Thurston County, Nebraska. Imagine how the events of that tornado would have been different with the current advances in severe weather warning systems. Details »
Examine why the United States gets nearly three quarters of all tornadoes worldwide. Discover how the geographic and climate conditions of the Great Plains in the United States are ideal for producing tornadoes. Details »
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