Health & Fitness

Deadliest Outbreak of Tornados in State History

Welcome to the Oak Lawn Tornado blog, where residents of Oak Lawn, Hometown and the South Side can share memories, photos and video of the storm that nearly blew the village off the map in 1967.

This blog is open, which means that anyone can post to it.

Patch has written quite a bit on the 1967 tornado, so visit the collection of stories on the index page.

We've also posted all six known photographic images of the tornado from April 21, 1967, on a date that is considered to be the largest outbreak of tornadoes in Illinois history.


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