NewsDecember 17, 2007
50 years ago, a tornado changed Chaffee
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- On Dec. 18, 1957, the face of Chaffee's downtown changed. That day a powerful tornado ripped through the city's downtown, shearing the fronts off two story brick building, smashing windows and causing what was estimated as over $1 million damage at the time...By Matt Sanders ~ Southeast Missourian
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- On Dec. 18, 1957, the face of Chaffee's downtown changed.
That day a powerful tornado ripped through the city's downtown, shearing the fronts off two story brick building, smashing windows and causing what was estimated as over $1 million damage at the time.
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Before the tornado Chaffee's downtown looked much like that of Cape Girardeau's, rows of buildings two stories high. After the tornado low-slung, one-story structures took their place.
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