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1985 Niles–Wheatland tornado — Wikipedia (en)

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On the afternoon of May 31, 1985, a violent and long-lived F5 tornado, the easternmost in United States history, struck parts of northeastern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania, including Newton Falls, Niles, and Coalburg in Ohio, and Wheatland in Pennsylvania. The tornado caused 310 injuries, 18 deaths, and $250 million of damages. The tornado was the strongest tornado of the 1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak, being the only tornado to obtain F5 status and having maximum sustained winds of anywhere between 261 and 318 miles per hour (420 and 512 km/h). The tornado touched down 8 miles (13 km) west of Newton Falls at approximately 6:30 pm on May 31, 1985. The F0 tornado tracked eastward, closing in on Newton Falls. Ten minutes later at 6:40 pm, the tornado struck Newton Falls at F3 intensity, where several buildings would be heavily damaged. The strengthening storm continued to track eastward. At 7:00 pm, the tornado struck Niles at F5 intensity. Several people were killed and dozen of buildings were damaged or destroyed in the town, including the Niles Park Plaza and a petroleum tank farm. After devastating Niles, the storm shrunk as it passed over Coalburg. At approximately 7:15 pm, the tornado struck Wheatland at F5 intensity, 59 homes were damaged and over 100 buildings were leveled, killing six and injuring 32 other people. The tornado dissipated about 3 miles (4.8 km) SSW of Mercer, Pennsylvania at 7:30 pm. Overall, the F5 tornado lasted for approximately one hour.

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Fonte: Wikipedia in inglese, voce «1985 Niles–Wheatland tornado» — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Niles%E2%80%93Wheatland_tornado
Wikidata Q138033968: «f5 tornado in 1985» (dati Wikidata in CC0 1.0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138033968
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