April 1945 tornado outbreak

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

The tornado outbreak of April 1945 occurred on April 12, 1945, in the Midwestern United States, producing numerous strong tornadoes and killing at least 128 people; however, the concurrent death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt overshadowed news of the outbreak.[1]

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
? 0 0 7 5 4 1 ≥ 17

April 12 event

List of known tornadoes during the tornado outbreak of April 12, 1945[1][nb 1]
F# Location County / Parish State Start
coord.
Date Time (UTC) Path length Max width Summary
F4 SE side of Oklahoma City to near Choctaw Oklahoma OK N/A April 12 2125 20 miles (32 km) N/A Eight deaths, two hundred injuries – Started near Cleveland county line. Destroyed over 160 homes in communities of Valley Brook, Del City, and Choctaw. Most fatalities were family members of military personal at Tinker Air Force Base.[1]
F3 SE of Wilburton to NE of Red Oak Latimer OK N/A April 12 2215 12 miles (19 km) N/A Three deaths, fifteen injuries – Hit community of Boggy. Three children died when a home was destroyed.[1]
F3 Near Roland to N of Dora, AR Sequoyah (OK), Crawford (AR) OK, AR N/A April 12 2230 20 miles (32 km) N/A Seven deaths, forty injuries – Five deaths in Oklahoma, two in Arkansas
F4 Muskogee Muskogee OK N/A April 12 2250 3 miles (4.8 km) N/A Thirteen deaths, two hundred injuries – Violent tornado damaged many buildings on the eastern edge of Muskogee, including a school for the blind, killing thirteen on campus.[1]
F2 Hulbert Cherokee OK N/A April 12 2300 4 miles (6.4 km) N/A Four deaths, eight injuries – Short-lived but very damaging tornado destroyed eighty-one buildings in Hulbert
F5 SW of Antlers to SW of Nashoba Pushmataha OK N/A April 12 2340 28 miles (45 km) N/A Sixty-nine deaths, 353 injuries – Catastrophic tornado obliterated one third of Antlers and injured 10% of residents. Six hundred buildings were obliterated with another seven hundred damaged. Damages totalled $1.5 million not adjusting for inflation.[nb 2] Some witness claim to have seen two tornadoes, could have been either twins or a multiple-vortex event.[1] Antlers suffered 40% population loss in 1950 census and remains far below its peak pre-tornado population of 3,200.[citation needed]
F2 S of Harrison to SE of Bellefonte Boone AR N/A April 12 0050 5 miles (8.0 km) N/A Two injuries; tourist cabins and gas station destroyed
F3 W of Pineville to S of Stella McDonald MO N/A April 12 0100 13 miles (21 km) N/A One death, fifteen injuries – Several homes destroyed north of Pineville
F2 Gage Mountain to E of Berryville Carroll AR N/A April 12 0200 6 miles (9.7 km) N/A Home destroyed in Cisco community
F3 Crosses to E of Metalton Madison, Carroll AR N/A April 12 0200 30 miles (48 km) N/A Nine deaths, thirty injuries – damage to six rural communities
F2 Palmyra (1st tornado) to Loraine, IL Marion (MO), Adams (IL) MO, IL N/A April 12 0215 30 miles (48 km) N/A Nineteen injuries. Likely a combination of tornado family and downburst winds;[1] destroyed much of downtown Quincy, including the courthouse.[2]
F4 SW to NE of Morrisville Polk MO N/A April 12 0245 8 miles (13 km) N/A Four deaths, nineteen injuries – Northern part of Morrisville had major damage
F2 Plymouth Hancock, McDonough IL N/A April 12 N/A N/A N/A Damage in Plymouth area
F3 S of Bradleyville to NE of Mansfield Taney, Douglas, Wright MO N/A April 12 0250 32 miles (51 km) N/A Twenty injuries – intense tornado passed through several rural communities
F4 SW of Booneville to Minnow Creek Logan, Johnson AR N/A April 12 0300 50 miles (80 km) N/A Ten deaths, seventy injuries – many homes swept away in rural communities. Tornado passed near Hagarville.[1]
F2 Industry area McDonough IL N/A April 12 0300 4 miles (6.4 km) N/A Twenty buildings damaged on west side of Industry.
F2 Palmyra (2nd tornado) Marion MO N/A April 12 0400 1 mile (1.6 km) N/A Eleven injuries – second tornado to hit Palmyra; one hundred buildings in northwest part of town damaged.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in Coordinated Universal Time for consistency.
  2. ^ All losses are in 1945 USD unless otherwise stated.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Grazulis, Thomas P. (July 1993). Significant Tornadoes, 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. p. 313. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.
  2. ^ Weiser, Dennis (2009). Illinois Courthouses: An Illustrated History. Virginia Beach, Virginia: Donning. p. 15.

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