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Local Weather History For April 15th...
1973: A rare early-morning tornado struck the southwestern and northwestern sections of Plainview between 4:15 and 4:30
AM. Tragically, two people died and 26 were injured as this tornado destroyed about 40 residences. Much of the following
information was obtained from the Plainview Heralds article of this devastating tornado. David Bryant