Wednesday marks the anniversary of Woodward tornado. At least 116 lives were lost in Oklahoma on the night of April 9, 1947, making this tornado the deadliest tornado in Oklahoma history.
This massive tornado was on the ground for over 100 miles and measured 1.8 miles wide with forward speeds up to 50 mph. The image above marks the track of the tornado across the Sooner State. The F5 tornado had incredible winds over 250 mph driving telephone poles into walls of the courthouse. The violent tornado struck the city of Woodward without warning at 8:42 p.m., destroying over 100 city blocks.
With revolutionary advances in weather forecasting, Doppler radar and storm tracking, a storm like this occurring again would come with much better warning.
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