I was too young to remember it...but my folks have detailed how it leveled the house we were living in at the time...
Thankfully we were visiting relatives elsewhere when it hit or this SHMB would most certainly be deprived..
Originally Posted by malwoody
I wasn't born yet, but heard alot of stories about that tornado. It left a lasting impression for those that experienced it. Two stories I heard over the years, could be folklore and myth. One, the tornado picked up a VW bug and placed it right on top of the Ruskin water tower. Two, Ruskin High School was being built at the time and when the tornado came through, it wiped the letters off except R U I N. Both plausible as we know tornadoes can do some strange things. The ripping off the letters is pretty creepy though.
Damn Woody, didn't know you ever lived in Mo, ya freaking hillbilly...lol