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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.
The Great St. Louis Tornado of 1896 is estimated to have killed at least 255 people and injured more than 1,000 on May 27, 1896, as it wreaked havoc across the St. Louis, Missouri, area.
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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.
Three homes were damaged in Butler and two people were injured. By midday Monday, the city of Oklahoma City reported several areas of damage from storms and a tornado that tore through the city ...
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