It's been 67 years since Oklahoma recorded its deadliest tornado in history.
The tornado struck Woodward without warning shortly after 8:30 p.m. on April 9, 1947.
The tornado was massive, up to 1.8 miles wide. It developed in the Texas Panhandle, moved into Ellis County, passing southeast of Shattuck, then Woodward County, and Woods County.
There was terrible devastation as over 100 city blocks were destroyed and 107 people were killed in the city, with nearly 1,000 injured.
In all, 116 lives were lost in Oklahoma that night. It was this tornado among others in the '40s and '50s that led to what is now the National Weather Service and their tornado watch and warning program.
With Doppler Radar and other technology, the warnings for our state are far better than they were more than 50 years ago.