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April 1945 tornado outbreak
TypeTornado outbreak
DurationApril 12, 1945
Tornadoes
confirmed
≥ 17
Max. rating1F5 tornado
Fatalities≥ 128 deaths, ≥ 999 injuries
DamageUnknown
Areas affectedMidwestern United States
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

The April 1945 tornado outbreak occurred on April 12, 1945 in the Midwestern, producing numerous strong tornadoes and killing at least 128 people.[1]

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 0 0 7 5 4 1 ≥ 22

April 12 event

F# States Location County Time (UTC) Path length Damage
F4 OK SE side of Oklahoma City to nearChoctaw Oklahoma 1525 20 miles 8 fatalties, 200 injuries Started near Cleveland County line and moved through SE Oklahoma City and destroyed over 160 homes in communities of Valley Brook, Dell City, and Choctaw. Most fatalities were family members of military personal at Tinker Air Force Base
F3 OK SE of Wilburton to NE of Red Oak Latimer 1615 12 miles 3 fatalities, 15 injuries Boggy community hit, three children died when home was destroyed
F3 OK, AR Near Roland OK to N of Dora AR Sequoyah OK, Crawford AR 1630 20 miles 7 fatalities, 40 injuries Five deaths in OK, two in AR
F4 OK NE from eastern edge of Muskogee Muskogee 1650 3 miles 13 fatalities, 200 injuries Violent tornado touched down in eastern part of Muskogee and damaged many buildings. A school for the blind was hit, killed 13 on campus.
F2 OK Hulbert area Cherokee 1700 4 miles 4 fatalities, 8 injuries Short duration but very damaging tornado destroyed 81 buildings in town of Hulbert
F5 OK 5m SW of Antlers to SW of Nashoba Pushmataha 1740 28 miles 69 fatalities, 353 injuries Catastrophic wedge tornado obliterated one third of town of Antlers and injured 10% of residents. 600 buildings were obliterated with another 700 damaged. Damages totaled $1.5 million USD not adjusting for inflation. Tornado continued into rural areas. Town suffered 40% population in 1950 census and remains far below it's peak pre tornado population of 3,200.
F2 Arkansas S of Harrison to SE of Bellefonte Boone 1850 45 miles 2 injuries, tourist cabins and gas station destroyed

See also

References

  1. ^ Grazulis, 1993 & pp313

Bibliography

  • Grazulis, Thomas (1993), Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events, St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Environmental Films, ISBN 1-879362-03-1
  • National Historical Company (1882), "34: Tornadoes", The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, National Historical Company, pp. 502–11

40°33′23″N 94°58′18″W / 40.5564°N 94.9716°W / 40.5564; -94.9716