Woodward, Oklahoma
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Woodward is a city in and the county seat of Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the largest city in a nine-county area. The population was 12,133 at the time of the 2020 census.
Main Street, c. 1910
Cabinet Saloon (located behind tree in center of photograph), Main Street, c. 1911
Old Woodward Post Office and Federal Courthouse
During the late evening hours of April 9, 1947, a large, extremely violent, and destructive F5 tornado hit northwestern Oklahoma and Texas, most notably in the towns of Glazier and Higgins, Texas, as
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…tore through Woodward, killing 107 people in the town, injuring almost 1000, and destroying 100 city blocks. The family of tornadoes, known as the 1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes, ranked as the sixth deadliest in US history with a total death toll of 185. They caused many fatalities and much damage in other communities in Texas…
Aerial of Woodward after 1947 tornado
Glazier Texas after a tornado on April 9, 1947
A collapsed home in Higgins Texas after a tornado on April 9, 1947
A detailed US Weather Bureau summary for the 1947 Woodward tornado.