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The 1904 Chappaqua tornado was an intense tornado that struck northern Westchester County, New York during the afternoon of Saturday, July 16, 1904. As of 2019, this tornado ranks as the strongest tornado to touch down in the county, ranking as F3 on the modern-day Fujita Scale. The tornado formed around 3:30 pm EST within a severe thunderstorm near Chappaqua, New York. The tornado quickly began to produce damage in the hamlet, destroying several structures and killing two people. Homes were knocked off their foundations and rolled over along the tornado's path. By 4:00 pm EST, the tornado dissipated and left $100,000 (1904 USD; $2.4 million 2009 USD) worth of damage in its wake. Hail associated with the same storm cell also inflicted damage upon a few structures. The tornado is known as t

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  • 1904 Chappaqua tornado (en)
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  • The 1904 Chappaqua tornado was an intense tornado that struck northern Westchester County, New York during the afternoon of Saturday, July 16, 1904. As of 2019, this tornado ranks as the strongest tornado to touch down in the county, ranking as F3 on the modern-day Fujita Scale. The tornado formed around 3:30 pm EST within a severe thunderstorm near Chappaqua, New York. The tornado quickly began to produce damage in the hamlet, destroying several structures and killing two people. Homes were knocked off their foundations and rolled over along the tornado's path. By 4:00 pm EST, the tornado dissipated and left $100,000 (1904 USD; $2.4 million 2009 USD) worth of damage in its wake. Hail associated with the same storm cell also inflicted damage upon a few structures. The tornado is known as t (en)
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  • Westchester County, New York; namely the hamlet of Chappaqua (en)
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  • A man was driving in his car, (en)
  • And all his goods in Chappaqua (en)
  • And then great hailstones from the skies (en)
  • And with rebound (en)
  • Black as night without a star (en)
  • Came pitchy darkness on men's eyes, (en)
  • Destruction on the road that runs– (en)
  • Drove creatures mad in Chappaqua (en)
  • Forget himself, (en)
  • Green grows the grass (en)
  • His horse did stop (en)
  • His house and pelt (en)
  • Impressed him so it made him clean (en)
  • In the valley, aye, of Chappaqua. (en)
  • On mountaintop– (en)
  • Or carriage, on the road the runs, (en)
  • Over the vale of Chappaqua (en)
  • Rattled around (en)
  • Thank God, they're safe! One did debar (en)
  • The awful grandeur of the scene (en)
  • To him, his wife and little ones. (en)
  • Tornadoes pass, (en)
  • Where with his wife and little ones, (en)
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  • The New York Times (en)
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  • The 1904 Chappaqua tornado was an intense tornado that struck northern Westchester County, New York during the afternoon of Saturday, July 16, 1904. As of 2019, this tornado ranks as the strongest tornado to touch down in the county, ranking as F3 on the modern-day Fujita Scale. The tornado formed around 3:30 pm EST within a severe thunderstorm near Chappaqua, New York. The tornado quickly began to produce damage in the hamlet, destroying several structures and killing two people. Homes were knocked off their foundations and rolled over along the tornado's path. By 4:00 pm EST, the tornado dissipated and left $100,000 (1904 USD; $2.4 million 2009 USD) worth of damage in its wake. Hail associated with the same storm cell also inflicted damage upon a few structures. The tornado is known as the worst disaster in the history of Chappaqua. (en)
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