WACO, Texas — The year was 1953. Dwight D. Eisenhower was president. Allan Shivers was governor of Texas. The year also saw one of the deadliest known tornadoes in the history of the Lone Star State. On May 11, 1953 a violent tornado ripped through downtown Waco, claiming 114 lives. The National Weather Service states…
The 1st Dr Pepper plant survived an F5-rated tornado 66 years ago and still bears the scars
On May 11, 1953, the deadliest tornado in Texas history struck Waco, Texas, a town whose residents believed it was impossible for tornadoes to reach. At the heart of this disaster was the building where Dr Pepper was first formulated. The F5-rated tornado killed 144 people and injured 597 others as it struck the downtown…
Revisiting the Waco tornado after 65 years
WACO, TX (KXXV) – Friday marked 65 years since a tornado tore through Waco, killing 114 people and destroying hundreds of buildings. It is still an event that stays in the minds of everyone who has grown up in Waco. Central Texas News Now revisited memories of the tornado to see how Waco has overcome…
Waco tornado: 64 years after 1953’s F-5 twister
Sixty-four years ago this week, a series of 33 reported tornadoes struck over a three-day period in 10 different states. On May 11, 1953, the strongest of those storms, an F5 on the Fujita scale, nearly wiped Waco, Texas, off the map. The storm destroyed more than 1,600 businesses and homes, and more than 2,000…