What is 1944 Appalachians tornado outbreak?
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}} The '''1944 Appalachians tornado outbreak''' was a strong [[tornado outbreak]]. It hit the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]] and [[Mid-Atlantic States|Middle Atlantic]] [[United States]] on June 22–23, 1944. [[Shinnston, West Virginia]] was badly damaged by a very strong [[tornado]]. It is the worst tornado outbreak in [[West Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Dietz, Leah |title=Quiet Montrose Community Was Marked By Tragic Tornado |work=The Inter-Mountain |url=http://theintermountain.com/page/content.detail/id/16569.html?nav=5056 |date=September 1, 2007 |access-date=March 31, 2008 |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717003932/http://theintermountain.com/page/content.detail/id/16569.html?nav=5056 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Many hundreds of people were killed or hurt. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1944 in the United States]] [[Category:Tornadoes in the United States]] [[Category:Tornado outbreaks]] [[Category:June 1944 events]]