Tuesday marks 45 years since seven tornadoes hit GI in "Night of the Twisters"

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Tuesday marks 45 years since seven tornadoes hit Grand Island in what has been called the "Night of the Twisters."

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According to the National Weather Service, on June 3, 1980, a supercell storm complex developed in the early morning hours in the northern part of Grand Island. The storm produced a total of seven tornadoes -- three of which were uniquely anti-cyclonic, the weather service said.

Weather Service data said the first tornado -- a 700-yard wide F-3 tornado -- touched down at 8:45 p.m. northwest of Grand Island and tracked seven miles.

Two other tornadoes -- an F-1 and an F-3 tornado touched down a few minutes later in the Webb Road area in the northwest part of the city, the weather serv