{"id":3593,"date":"2025-07-11T20:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T00:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3593"},"modified":"2025-07-10T09:42:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T13:42:46","slug":"the-shinnston-tornado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3593","title":{"rendered":"The Shinnston Tornado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5PKSwgsm1ZM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On June 23, 1944, a massive F4 tornado struck Shinnston, West Virginia, the deadliest tornado in the state\u2019s history. 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