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A US Weather Bureau report on the Woodward, Oklahoma Tornado of April 9, 1947, gives the following figures on the damage caused in its "Original Summary" section. Lipscomb County, Texas – 36 homes flattened, 1 damaged; Hemphill County, Texas – 83 homes leveled, 116 damaged; Texas total – $1,505,000; Ellis County, Oklahoma – $1,264,000
This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1947, primarily in the United States. Most recorded tornadoes form in the U.S., although some events may take place internationally. Tornado statistics for older years like this often appear significantly lower than modern years due to fewer reports or confirmed tornadoes.
January 1947 tornado outbreak: January 29–30, 1947: Mississippi Valley – Southeast – 8 fatalities, 155 injuries (15 significant, 1 violent, 5 killer) 1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes: April 9–10, 1947: Southern Great Plains – 181 fatalities, 980 injuries: Deadly tornado family devastated multiple towns in Texas and Oklahoma ...
Here are the top 10 deadliest tornadoes to strike in the United States, according to the Storm Prediction Center. ... The deadliest tornado in Oklahoma history struck Woodward on April 9, 1947 ...
Here is a list of 10 of the deadliest tornadoes in Texas since 1900, according to the National Weather Service. ... The Glazier-Higgins-Woodward Tornadoes, April 9, 1947.
Glazier/Higgins, Texas—Woodward, Oklahoma: 1947 April 9: 181 970 F5 This was a family of tornadoes. Widely accepted death tolls per city are as follows: 107 in Woodward, 51 in Higgins, and 17 in Glazier. Six others were killed in rural parts of southern Oklahoma. 1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornado outbreak (Grazulis, p. 927) 7: Joplin ...
The deadliest tornado documented in Oklahoma is the April 9, 1947, Woodward tornado that killed 116 people, the weather service reports. No building was left undamaged down the main street of ...
1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornado outbreak; 1947 Telephone strike; D. ... Texas City disaster This page was last edited on 5 August 2022, at 05:08 (UTC). Text ...