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Popular Tornado Myths Debunked
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DescriptionPhotocopied clipping of a blog post from WX-FX.com, August 22, 2002; Post discusses common myths about tornado safety, including the ideas that opening windows prevents damage and that the southwest corner of a basement is the safest place; Post mentions the Burnett's Mound legend regarding tornadoes as an example of a cultural myth around storms and how the 1966 Topeka Tornado placed it into question.
CreatorWX-FX.comSubjectTopeka (Kan.)1966 Topeka TornadoStormsWeatherBurnett's MoundDate2002-08-22Decade2000sLanguageEnglishRightsCopyright WX-FX.com.
CreatorWX-FX.comSubjectTopeka (Kan.)1966 Topeka TornadoStormsWeatherBurnett's MoundDate2002-08-22Decade2000sLanguageEnglishRightsCopyright WX-FX.com.Geographic Location
AddressTopeka, Kansas
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Date Created2026-06-02
WX-FX.com, Popular Tornado Myths Debunked (2002-08-22). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 17/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/7023