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A fact from 2008 Picher–Neosho tornado appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 January 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Picher, Oklahoma, was hit so hard by a tornado in 2008 that it would become a ghost town in 2015?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2025/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2008 Picher–Neosho tornado.

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@Wildfireupdateman: Done, per request. :) E_F⁵ 19:00, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 18:41, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Heavy damage to a home in Picher

... that Picher, Oklahoma, was hit so hard by a tornado in 2008 (damage pictured) that it would become an unincorporated community in 2013?

Source: https://tulsaworld.com/news/archives/throwback-tulsa-after-deadly-tornado-16-years-ago-today-picher-now-unincorporated/collection_170040ea-905c-11e3-80b4-0017a43b2370.html#:~:text=Picher%20was%20officially%20unincorporated%20as,the%20ground%20the%20size%20of

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Allied prisoners of war in Japan
Comment: The community's unincorporation was the direct result of people leaving after the tornado and another poison incident.

Created by EF5 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

E_F⁵ 19:54, 13 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

@EF5: New and long enough, fully sourced to RS. I like the hook though wonder if most people would understand the 'unincorporated community' bit (maybe became a 'ghost town by 2015')? Good to go in any case. Al Ameer (talk) 03:28, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]