![]() ![]() Crossing into Wichita Falls, it severely damaged Memorial Stadium, followed by Mc Neil Junior High, and then entered the residential part of the city. One of the most infamous of Texas Tornadoes, this huge F4 first touched down about 3 miles northeast of Holliday, a town lying southwest of Wichita Falls, where it damaged homes and businesses. NUMBER FIVE - THE WICHITA FALLS TORNADO - APRIL 10, 1979 Final totals across three states were 181 killed and 970 injured. It killed 17 and injured 40 in Glazier and 51 persons were killed, 232 injured in Higgins. Just before crossing into Oklahoma, it destroyed the town of Glazier and most of the town of Higgins. It's funnel was reported at times to be between 1 and 2 miles wide. Part of a family of deadly twisters, it touched down 5 miles northwest of Pampa and crossed just northwest of Canadian, nearly parallel to US 60. The fourth deadliest tornado in Texas history also moved through western Oklahoma and dissipated near St. NUMBER FOUR - THE GLAZIER-HIGGINS-WOODWARD TORNADOES - APRIL 09, 1947 Clearing Rocksprings, it continued southeastward at least 35 miles and perhaps as far as 65 miles. It killed 74 people and injured 205, almost 1/3 of the population. Nearly 1 mile wide as it crossed Rocksprings, it destroyed 235 of the 247 buildings in the town. This F5 tornado touched down 3 miles to the northwest of Rocksprings, in Edwards County, and moved toward the southeast. The third deadliest tornado in Texas history, like the first and second, occurred well south of what is generally considered Tornado Alley. NUMBER THREE - THE ROCKSPRINGS TORNADO - APRIL 12, 1927 Most of the deaths occurred in the west part of Goliad, where hundreds of buildings were destroyed. About 1/8 of a mile wide, the F4 tornado crossed the San Antonio River southwest of Goliad and moved into the town. It is believed to have touched down just before 4 pm near Berclair, about 15 miles southwest of Goliad, and moved on a track toward the northeast. ![]() The second deadliest tornado in Texas killed 114 persons,the same as Waco, but is rated number two since with 250 injuries, it injured fewer people. NUMBER TWO - THE GOLIAD TORNADO - MAY 18, 1902 Some of the survivors had to wait up to 14 hours for rescue. It destroyed around 600 homes and other buildings and damaged over 1000, including 2000 vehicles. Nearly 1/3 of a mile wide, the massive F5 tornado crossed Waco on a path that ran almost south to north, killing 114 persons and injuring 597. ![]() On a radar screen at Texas A&M University, the tornadic storm developed a hook shaped echo. It touched down north of the town of Lorena and began moving North-Northeast toward Waco. The deadliest tornado in Texas history struck shortly after 4 pm on the day after Mother's Day in 1953. NUMBER ONE - THE WACO TORNADO - MAY 11, 1953 ![]()
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