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Apr 11, 2021 · It’s the day an F-4 tornado ravaged the city of Wichita Falls. More than 40 people were killed in the storm, over 1,000 injured, 3,000 plus homes destroyed. “When I said it looks like a war ...
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April 10, 1979, came to be known as "Terrible Tuesday" in the areas affected by the tornadoes along the Oklahoma–Texas border. In 1984, the NWS produced a documentary covering the Wichita Falls tornado, entitlted Terrible Tuesday, in collaboration with the American Red Cross and FEMA.
This documentary, made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, tells the story of April 10, 1979, the day a F4 tornado a mile and a half wide hit Wichita Falls, Texas, known as Terrible Tuesday. In its wake, 46 people died, 1,700 were injured, and 5,000 homes were destroyed, leaving almost 25,000 residents homeless.
Apr 10, 2019 · Aerial pictures made Wichita Falls look like Hiroshima in the Heartland. For days soldiers with guns stood on street corners and for nights helicopters hovered in the black skies, raking ...
A monster tornado tore through Wichita Falls, TX on April 10, 1979. This film was compiled from various media sources on the Internet and was meant to memorialize the event for the 30th ...
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Apr 10, 2021 · 42 years ago, on April 10, 1979, a severe weather outbreak in North Texas spawned 13 total tornadoes in Texoma, the largest of which made its way through the heart of Wichita Falls.
Apr 10, 2024 · The footage showed the aftermath of Terrible Tuesday in Wichita Falls; Millions of dollars in damage, more than 20,000 people left without homes, more than 1,700 injuries, and 45 lives lost ...
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