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The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornado was the sixth deadliest in U.S. history, killing 184 and injuring 980; of these figures, 116 deaths and 782 injuries occurred in Oklahoma. An undetermined number of additional fatalities may have occurred in both states affected.
An F3 tornado hit downtown Oklahoma City five days earlier, inflicting $2.5 million (1960 USD) [7] in damages to the city and injuring 57 people. [6] The 1970s, like the 1950s, was a particularly deadly decade for tornadoes in Oklahoma, with 433 tornadoes killing a combined total of 110 people. [6]
On May 3, 1999, there were 58 confirmed tornadoes in the NWS Norman service area, mostly concentrated to southwest and central Oklahoma, Thoren said. The strongest tornado from that day was an EF ...
Storms that formed in western Oklahoma on Sunday produced large hail and tornadoes that damaged homes and structures 'That's it, the house is gone.' Residents cleaning up tornado damage in ...
Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one rural town and injured at ...
The tornado then exited Woodward and weakened, moving through open country before lifting at around 12:26 a.m. CDT approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Woodward in northwestern Woodward County. 89 homes and 13 businesses were reportedly damaged or destroyed in Woodward, including 10 houses that were leveled. 6 people were killed by the ...
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, who toured the twister's damage on Tuesday, said it was rated by weather researchers as a violent tornado with wind speeds up to 200 mph (322 kph).
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 ...