‘The sky was a color I could not remember seeing before’: Community shares stories of 1974 Xenia tornado

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By Staff Report
April 3, 2017
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Recognizing the 43rd anniversary of the Xenia tornado of 1974, we published stories and photos this morning showing the ruin left in its wake.

In comments left on staff Facebook pages, members of the community shared their memories, from grossly colored skies to flipped school buses to mementos found blocks away.

Here are some of those shared memories:

MORE TORNADO COVERAGE
» Devastation experienced in gritty black-and-white photos 43 years later
» Interactive: Path of destruction of 17 tornadoes in 1974
» Photos: 25 must-see images showing the destruction of the 1974 Xenia tornado
» 'Xenia Lives' still resonates decades after the storm

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