A bit after midnight on April 20, 1973, an F3 tornado moved through parts of Pontotoc County, OK including the town of Ada. Officially from the Storm Prediction Center, the path length was 7.9 miles, the width 100 yards and there were 21 injuries. A mobile home park was hit. Approximately 500 buildings were damaged/destroyed by both the tornado and downburst winds (Grazulis, 1137). Heavy damage to a hangar and airplanes at the airport. A phonograph record was embedded in a vertical position in a utility pole. See pictures in the newspapers section.
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