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Book Release Coincides With 50th Anniversary Of Deadly Greenwood Tornado

GREENWOOD (KFSM) — Today (April 19) marks 50 years since a deadly tornado hit the city of Greenwood, killing 13 people. On April 19, 1968, a tornado touch...

GREENWOOD (KFSM) -- Today (April 19) marks 50 years since a deadly tornado hit the city of Greenwood, killing 13 people.

On April 19, 1968, a tornado touched down for only four minutes, but it destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses. The tornado was classified an F-4 at the time. Under today's Enhanced Fujita scale, which was adopted in 2007, the tornado likely would be an EF-4.

Farmer's Bank and the Wilkinson Family are marking the occasion this year by releasing a book of photos and articles about the tornado. The book, Rising From the Rubble, will be available today at 3 p.m. in the Wilkinson Community Center at Farmer's Bank in Greenwood.

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