The strongest and deadliest tornado was a powerful F5 tornado [nb 1] that struck Waco, Texas on May 11, causing 114 of the 144 deaths in the outbreak. Alongside the 1902 Goliad tornado, it was the deadliest tornado in Texas history and is the 11th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.

The Waco F series is a series of American -built general aviation and military biplane trainers of the 1930s from the Waco Aircraft Company. The Waco 'F' series of biplanes supplanted and then replaced the earlier 'O' series of 1927/33.

In the afternoon of May 11, 1953, a powerful tornado would directly hit Waco, Texas, killing 114 people and injuring 597 more. The tornado would be the deadliest to hit Texas since 1900, with the same amount of fatalities as but more injuries than the 1902 Goliad, Texas, tornado.

The F5 twister destroyed over 600 homes and businesses and damaged over 1000, including the Dr. Pepper bottling plant, which still stands today. 2000 vehicles also sustained damage. Monetary damages topped $41 million in 1953, equating to over $310 million in 2006 dollars.

2023年4月28日 · On May 11, 1953, the United States’ first recorded F5 tornado tore a path of destruction through downtown Waco. Wrapped in rain and debris, the tornado descended on shoppers and business people, schoolchildren and visitors alike: a “monster from the skies” that left 114 people dead and property damage totaling more than half a billion in ...

On the afternoon of May 11, 1953, an F5 tornado made a direct hit on Waco, Texas. (On the scale for rating rotational intensity created by storm researcher Ted Fujita, an F5 twister is capable of “incredible damage.”)

The F-5 tornado cut a swath nearly one-third of a mile wide with winds up to 260 miles per hour. After tearing through downtown, it exited the city and continued northeast for several more miles. Many of the buildings in downtown Waco were not built with such a severe storm in mind.

2013年5月11日 · The Texas Collection at Baylor University recently shared some fascinating images on the U.S. Tornado photo group of Waco following the devastating F5 tornado that hit the city on May 11, 1953. The Waco tornado was one of only five reported that day, though it’s quite likely there were more than that.

The Waco Tornado endures as one of the worst and deadliest tornadoes in recorded Texas history. As the only F5 tornado in a series of 33 tornadoes that broke out over a three-day period in 1953, the May 11th tornado that struck Waco delivered substantial damage, destroying much of the city and killing 114 people (out of the total 144 deaths ...

2012年5月8日 · On May 11, 1953, a F5 tornado hit downtown Waco. The damages were severe: 196 businesses and factories were destroyed, 217 sustained major damage, and 179 sustained lesser damages. Over half of the 114 people who died were in a single city block bordered by Austin and Franklin Avenues and 4th and 5th Streets.