April 1945 tornado outbreak

April 1945 tornado outbreak
Type Tornado outbreak
Duration April 12, 1945
Tornadoes confirmed ≥ 17
Max rating1 F5 tornado
Damage Unknown
Areas affected Midwestern United States
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

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

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed
Total		 Confirmed
F?		 Confirmed
F0		 Confirmed
F1		 Confirmed
F2		 Confirmed
F3		 Confirmed
F4		 Confirmed
F5
≥ 22 ? ? ? 7 5 4 1

April 12 event

F# States Location County Time (UTC) Path length Damage
F4 OK SE side of Oklahoma City to near Choctaw Oklahoma 1525 20 miles 8 fatalities, 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 a 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 tornado obliterated one third of town of Antlers and injured 10% of residents. 600 buildings were obliterated with another 700 damaged. Damages totaled US$1.5 million not adjusting for inflation. Some witness claim to have seen two tornadoes, could have been either twin tornadoes or multi vortex. Tornado continued into rural areas NE of town. Town suffered 40% population loss in 1950 census and remains far below its peak pre tornado population of 3,200.
F2 AR S of Harrison to SE of Bellefonte Boone 1850 5 miles 2 injuries, tourist cabins and gas station destroyed
F3 MO W of Pineville to S of Stella McDonald 1900 13 miles 1 fatalities, 15 injuries Several homes destroyed N of Pineville
F2 AR Gage Mountain to E of Berryville Carroll 2000 6 miles Home destroyed in Cisco community
F3 AR Crosses to E of Metalton Madison, Carroll 2000 30 miles 9 fatalities, 30 injuries, damage to six rural communities
F2 MO, IL Palmyra MO to Loraine IL Marion MO, Adams IL 2015 30 miles 19 injuries, likely a combination of tornado family and downburst winds; destroyed much of downtown Quincy, including the courthouse[2]
F4 MO SW to NE of Morrisville Polk 2045 8 miles 4 fatalities, 19 injuries, Northern part of Morrisville had major damage
F2 IL Plymouth Hancock, McDonough unk unk Damage in Plymouth area
F3 MO S of Bradleyville to NE of Mansfield Taney, Douglas, Wright 2050 32 miles 20 injuries, intense tornado passed through several rural communities
F4 AR 8M SW of Booneville to Minnow Creek Logan, Johnson 2100 50 miles 10 fatalities, 70 injuries, many homes swept away in rural communities
F2 IL Industry area McDonoug 2100 4 miles 20 buildings damaged on west side of town of Industry
F2 MO Palmyra MO Marion MO 2200 1 mile 11 injuries, second tornado to hit Palmyra that day. 100 buildings in NW part of town damaged

See also

References

  1. ↑ Grazulis, 1993 & pp313
  2. ↑ Weiser, Dennis. Illinois Courthouses: An Illustrated History. Virginia Beach: Donning, 2009, 15.

Bibliography

  • Grazulis, Thomas (1993), Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events, St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Environmental Films, ISBN 1-879362-03-1
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