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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.
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 ...
The deadliest tornado in Oklahoma history struck Woodward on April 9, 1947. The F5 tornado started near Canadian, Texas, before moving into Oklahoma. ... In Other News. Entertainment.
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, producing F5 damage. Entire communities were either partly or totally swept away in both states. (≥8 significant, ≥2 violent, ≥1 killer) 1947 New ...
On April 9, 1947, the deadliest tornado in Oklahoma history (an F5 on the Fujita Scale) tore through Woodward, killing 181 people, injuring almost 1000, and destroying 100 city blocks. The family of tornadoes, known as the 1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes, ranked as the sixth deadliest in US history. They caused many fatalities and ...
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1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornado outbreak This page was last edited on 27 January 2019, at 06:43 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...