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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
At least four dead after 43 tornadoes carve deadly path through the Midwest: Theatre roof collapses in Illinois killing one and injuring 28 while Arkansas trauma center is put on mass casualty alert
2023-04-02
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • One person is dead after the roof of an Illinois theatre caved in during a heavy metal concert on Friday night

  • Some 43 tornadoes tore through six Midwestern states on Friday, according to preliminary estimates

  • Three were confirmed dead in Arkansas, bringing total death toll to four
Posted by:Skidmark

#3  Besoeker I remember that day well as a young lad living in the northern suburbs of Chicago. Always associated belvedere with that day.
Posted by: Penguin_of_the_Desert   2023-04-02 10:12  

#2  The Belvidere Apollo Theater sold-out concert began at 7 p.m. 'Death Metal' bands Morbid Angel, Revocation, and Skeletal Remains were on the bill at the venue. The collapse happened about 30 minutes into the concert.

It's weird that the grandchildren of the Belvidere High School kids that experienced the '67 tornado might have been in the Apollo audience last Friday.

Both were tragedies.
Posted by: Mullah Richard OTR   2023-04-02 07:23  

#1  BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - April 21, 1967 is a day that many will never forget as one of the deadliest tornadoes in Illinois history occurred. 24 people died including 13 children.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-04-02 06:23  

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