The 1947 Woodward Tornado remains the deadliest tornado in Oklahoma history, leaving more than 100 people dead and nearly 1,000 seriously injured. The tornado struck the city of Woodward under cover of darkness and without warning at 8:42 p.m. on April 9, 1947. The storm left in its wake hundreds of stories of tragic loss, devastation, and even mysteries that remain unsolved. These include the three unidentified girls--one as young as six months--whose bodies have remained unclaimed, as well as the mystery of what happened to Joan Gay Croft, a girl who disappeared from the local hospital on th... Read More
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The 1947 Woodward Tornado remains the deadliest tornado in Oklahoma history, leaving more than 100 people dead and nearly 1,000 seriously injured. The tornado struck the city of Woodward under cover of darkness and without warning at 8:42 p.m. on April 9, 1947. The storm left in its wake hundreds of stories of tragic loss, devastation, and even mysteries that remain unsolved. These include the three unidentified girls--one as young as six months--whose bodies have remained unclaimed, as well as the mystery of what happened to Joan Gay Croft, a girl who disappeared from the local hospital on th... Read More
The 1947 Woodward Tornado remains the deadliest tornado in Oklahoma history, leaving more than 100 people dead and nearly 1,000 seriously injured. The tornado struck the city of Woodward under cover of darkness and without warning at 8:42 p.m. on April 9, 1947. The storm left in its wake hundreds of stories of tragic loss, devastation, and even mysteries that remain unsolved. These include the three unidentified girls--one as young as six months--whose bodies have remained unclaimed, as well as the mystery of what happened to Joan Gay Croft, a girl who disappeared from the local hospital on the night of the storm. Croft's disappearance was featured in an episode of the television show Unsolved Mysteries in the early 1990s. There is also the oft-overlooked story of those who took up residence (some for more than a year) in "Tornado Town" west of the city and found some glimmer of hope in an otherwise hopeless situation.
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Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 21st February 2022
State: Oklahoma
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467107716
Format: Paperback
BISACs: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Author Bio
Robin D. Hohweiler is executive director of the Plains Indians & Pioneers Museum in Woodward, and Dr. Deena K. Fisher is a noted historian and president of the board of directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Together, they authored the book Woodward for Arcadia Publishing's Past & Present series.
The 1947 Woodward Tornado remains the deadliest tornado in Oklahoma history, leaving more than 100 people dead and nearly 1,000 seriously injured. The tornado struck the city of Woodward under cover of darkness and without warning at 8:42 p.m. on April 9, 1947. The storm left in its wake hundreds of stories of tragic loss, devastation, and even mysteries that remain unsolved. These include the three unidentified girls--one as young as six months--whose bodies have remained unclaimed, as well as the mystery of what happened to Joan Gay Croft, a girl who disappeared from the local hospital on the night of the storm. Croft's disappearance was featured in an episode of the television show Unsolved Mysteries in the early 1990s. There is also the oft-overlooked story of those who took up residence (some for more than a year) in "Tornado Town" west of the city and found some glimmer of hope in an otherwise hopeless situation.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 21st February 2022
State: Oklahoma
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467107716
Format: Paperback
BISACs: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Robin D. Hohweiler is executive director of the Plains Indians & Pioneers Museum in Woodward, and Dr. Deena K. Fisher is a noted historian and president of the board of directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Together, they authored the book Woodward for Arcadia Publishing's Past & Present series.
