The Woodward tornado

To my family--

Find and read the April 2007 issue of American History magazine. There's an article in there about the 1947 Woodward, OK tornado. While none of our family were in Woodward, it is in family memories. Imagine, an F5 tornado, hitting a town with no warning. The tornado was 2 miles wide. And, as a side note, Steve and I listened to many stories of the survivors that were broadcast on the radio in the early 1980's.

As an additional side note, Aunt Lela's ex-husband married a lady who survived that tornado. She shared memories on the radio that we listened to. Of course the radio memories were much more detailed than the article, but wow, what a scary time.

So, for a piece of local history (local to NW Oklahoma, and the Texas Panhandle), check out this article.

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