Tornadoes Take 29 Lives - November 1989

Violent weather, including tornadoes, struck the eastern United States in mid-November and claimed 29 lives. A tornado cut through downtown Huntsville, Ala., November 15, killing 18 people and injuring 500. Outside Newburgh, N.Y. on November 16, a tornado struck the East Coldenham Elementary School and knocked down a wall in the cafeteria. Nine students were killed and 16 injured.