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49:Brooklyn
41:Location
1072:Tornado
1022:Defunct
939:Phoenix
915:Cyclone
756:at the
488:, 1998.
220:Closure
210:Cyclone
188:History
98:Defunct
861:(2009)
840:Former
665:4 July
639:3 July
617:3 July
591:2 July
416:Convoy
111:Closed
103:Opened
95:Status
35:(2007)
819:Parks
635:. NY1
401:Super
140:Total
667:2013
641:2013
619:2013
593:2013
241:and
127:Area
106:1962
172:in
1381::
810:,
723:.
675:^
568:,
551:,
534:,
504:,
493:^
176:,
47:,
791:e
784:t
777:v
733:.
669:.
643:.
621:.
595:.
373:)
307:)
159:1
151:2
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