Editing Kirksville, Missouri (section)

===Tornadoes===
On the evening of April 27, 1899, an F4 [[tornado]] passing through Adair County cut a path of destruction three blocks wide, killed 34 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Grazulis |first1=Thomas P. |title=Significant tornadoes, 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events |date=1993 |publisher=Environmental Films |location=St. Johnsbury, Vermont |isbn=1-879362-03-1 |page=686}}</ref> The popular song "Just as the Storm Passed O'er" was based on the event, and the [[Kimball Piano Company]] exploited the incident for its advertising, when one of their instruments was carried a long distance by the tornado but still found in working condition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://library.truman.edu/gallery/Tornado/tornado.htm|title=The Kirksville Cyclone in 1899|website=library.truman.edu|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref>

On May 13, 2009, Kirksville was again the victim of a large tornado. An [[Enhanced Fujita scale|EF2]] tornado struck the northern edge of Kirksville destroying or severely damaging many homes, several businesses, a car dealership, and at least one factory. Two residents living just outside the city limits were killed by the tornado, and as many as a dozen other area residents were injured.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wgem.com/global/story.asp?s=10358639 |title=Three killed in Northeast Missouri storms - WGEM.com: Quincy News, Weather, Sports, and Radio |publisher=WGEM.com |date=May 13, 2009 |access-date=25 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217024851/http://www.wgem.com/global/story.asp?s=10358639 |archive-date=17 February 2012 }}</ref> The story and extensive video of the 2009 twister was featured in season 3, episode 4 of ''[[Storm Chasers]]'' on the [[Discovery Channel]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/storm-chasers/about/about.html |title=About The Show : Storm Chasers : Discovery Channel |publisher=Dsc.discovery.com |date=2008-09-10 |access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref> as well as a 2010 episode of ''[[Storm Stories]]'' on [[The Weather Channel]].