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50th anniversary of deadly Vancouver tornado The region’s only deadly twister killed 6 in Vancouver April 5th, 1972 By Mark Nelsen Published: Apr. 5, 2022 at 9:31 PM PDT ...
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Sharon Graser was 31, a wife and mother of three boys. She died 50 years ago — April 5, 1972 — saving her youngest son and other children at the Vancouver bowling ...
Photo courtesy Brayden Milliner. VANCOUVER, Wash. - Thirty-eight years ago today, at 1 p.m., an F3 tornado whipped through the Portland area.
VANCOUVER, Wash. — It’s been 50 years since a tornado killed six people and left 300 others injured in Vancouver. On April 5, 1972, an F3 tornado touched down in Vancouver. One of the six who ...
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A rare tornado touched down Thursday in a residential area of Vancouver, downing power lines, uprooting trees, tossing shopping carts into cars and causing moments of fear.
Just after noon on April 5, 1972, a tornado roared through Vancouver. One of many buildings destroyed by the storm was Peter S. Ogden Elementary School, where James was a fourth-grader.
Vancouver tornado ‘sparked passion’ for woman’s career in emergency management by: Amanda Arden Posted: Apr 1, 2022 / 01:30 PM PDT Updated: Apr 3, 2022 / 12:16 PM PDT ...
Deadly 1972 tornado left its mark on Vancouver Survivors, relatives of victims of historic tornado vividly recall events of 50 years ago By Tom Vogt, for The Columbian Published: April 3, 2022, 6:05am ...