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[2] [8] In December 1945, J. L. Baldwin, a meteorologist at the United States Weather Bureau office in Washington, D.C., published a paper, where he stated that this tornado was “the greatest tornado disaster during 1945”. [5] The Tornado Project, headed by Grazulis, listed this tornado as one of the worst tornadoes in Oklahoma history. [10]
Several destructive tornadoes have hit the state of Oklahoma since 1882, the year with the first recorded tornado within state boundaries. Oklahoma, located in Tornado Alley, experiences around 68 tornadoes annually, with each EF3+ tornado killing an average of 2.9 people. 497 tornadoes have been classified as "intense" in Oklahoma, being rated F3+ on the Fujita Scale [note 1] or EF3+ on the ...
1927 – An F5 tornado destroyed all but 12 buildings in Rocksprings, Texas, killing 72 people and injuring 205. Two others were killed outside of town. Two others were killed outside of town. 1945 – A major tornado outbreak killed at least 118 people in the Midwestern and Southern United States.
The deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011. It was the deadliest tornado since SPC records began in 1950. Nearly 1,000 were injured. The EF5 tornado had ...
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Oklahoma tends to see the most tornadoes during the months of April and May, according to the Storm Prediction Center. The state averages 13 tornadoes in April and 34 in May.
Antlers, Oklahoma: 1945 April 12: 69 353 F5 This tornado occurred the same afternoon as the death of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt; as a result, this extremely violent and deadly tornado received little or no media attention, even from local newspapers. (Grazulis, p. 919) Tornado outbreak of April 12, 1945 [8] 35