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File:Leedey 1.jpg

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Description
English: Photo 1 in a series of 5 showing a tornado in rural Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. This tornado then crossed into Dewey County where it struck the town of Leedey.
Date
Source They were published as old postcards in 1947, these postcards are viewable here: https://www.facebook.com/weatherhistory/posts/pfbid02m6o8s5SUGWvRuQNUEDbGrm6eV8NDPUtwhCoCR2fqBsn2BLX9A8cmRNqxNfJibGbyl
Author O.R. Grey

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Photo 1 in a series of 5 showing a tornado in rural Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. This tornado then crossed into Dewey County where it struck the town of Leedey.

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