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In total, the tornado killed 69 people, injured 353 others, and caused $1.5 million (1945 USD) in damage. [1] [2] [5] Despite the extremely large death toll and extreme destruction in Antlers, the tornado was barely reported, due to the death of the sitting U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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.
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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
Next month will mark the 10-year anniversary of the pair of tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma. On May 20, 2013, a massive tornado rated at EF5 strength on the Deadly Oklahoma tornadoes still ...
Before the Moore tornado, the blockbuster tornado season in 2011 led to the confirmation of five EF5 twisters, including the Joplin, Missouri, EF5 that killed 161 people. A total of 50 tornadoes ...
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