On May 11, 1953 tornadoes in Texas killed more than one hundred people and injured nearly one thousand.
“A deadly series of at least 33 tornadoes hit at least 10 different U.S. states on May 9–11, 1953. Tornadoes appeared daily from Minnesota in the north to Texas in the south. The strongest and deadliest tornado was a powerful F5 tornado 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.”
1953 Waco tornado outbreak – Wikipedia
12 May 1953, Page 3 – Brownwood Bulletin at Newspapers.com
