The Florence Tornado of 1944

By Bill Thomas

Published October 15, 2021 at 3:06 PM CDT

One town's tornado story.

: An elder now living in Fargo, North Dakota bears witness to the dramatic events of a deadly tornado that hit his childhood hometown of Florence, South Dakota. (5:51)

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