Glazier-Higgins-Woodward Tornadoes Kill 181 in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas – April 9, 1947
The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
Date: April 9, 1947
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