Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Tornado activity on May 11 began with a .5 mile wide F4 tornado striking areas between Grape Creek and San Angelo, Texas, killing 13 and injuring 159. Later that day, the first officially rated F5 tornado in US history obliterated Downtown Waco , destroying or collapsing many of the structures and tossing numerous vehicles. 114 were killed and ...
In the afternoon of May 11, 1953, a powerful tornado would directly hit Waco, Texas, killing 114 people and injuring 597 more.The tornado would be the deadliest to hit Texas since 1900, with the same amount of fatalities as but more injuries than the 1902 Goliad, Texas, tornado.
The strongest and deadliest tornado was a powerful F5 tornado [nb 1] that struck Waco, Texas on May 11, causing 114 of the 144 deaths in the outbreak. Alongside the 1902 Goliad tornado , it was the deadliest tornado in Texas history and is the 11th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
A widespread and deadly tornado outbreak affected the Great Plains, Mississippi Valley, and Southeast between March 12–15, 1953. At least 23 tornadoes were confirmed with the strongest one reaching F4 intensity and striking O'Brien, Texas on Friday the 13th.
The F5 tornado started near Canadian, Texas, before moving into Oklahoma. ... 1953. The tornado was about half a mile wide and was on the ground for 27 miles. Of the 116 fatalities, ...
The Waco Tornado, May 11, 1953 The deadliest tornado recorded since 1900 was this 1/3-mile wide F5 tornado, which crossed Waco killing 114 people and injuring 597.
The tornado caused $250,000 (1953 USD) in damages. [10] ... killing 27 people and injuring a further 12. This is the most recent F5 tornado to hit Texas, and is ...
1953: United States: Texas: Lorena, Hewitt, Waco, Bellmead: 114: SPC-NWS, [20] NCDC, [27] Grazulis: 1953 Waco tornado – This was the first officially-ranked F5 tornado in the United States. Homes outside Waco sustained F5-level damage.