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May 13, 1996: A large tornado lasting about 20 minutes ravaged several Bangladeshi towns near Tangail (northwest of Dhaka). The final death toll exceeded 1,000, with 34,000 injuries and 100,000 homeless.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
