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69+ deaths — The tornado, commonly known as the Antlers Tornado, devastated a third of Antlers, with over 600 structures being destroyed and over 700 others being damaged, as it crossed from the southwest corner to the northeast corner of the town. [1] [2] Some portions of Antlers were completely swept clean of all debris. [2]
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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]
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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
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Antlers has served as a local resort town, as it is a gateway to the Kiamichi Mountains. Many tourists came to fish, hunt, and relax in the town and nearby mountains. Many came from Paris, Texas. Sustained growth occurred for several decades. On April 12, 1945, Antlers was devastated by a powerful tornado. Moving southwest to northeast, it ...