1953 Worcester tornado kills 94 people 60 years ago this hour (1953)

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(Tuesday, June 9, 1953, 4:25 p.m. EST) — 94 people died today when an F4 tornado struck Worcester, Massachusetts, part of the Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence, which occurred over a three-day period from June 6-9, 1953.

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