Tornado outbreak of April 1919


The tornado outbreak of April 1919 occurred on April 8–9, 1919, in the Southern Great Plains of the US, producing numerous strong tornadoes and killing at least ninety-two people. The entire outbreak occurred overnight.

Confirmed tornadoes

F#LocationCounty / ParishStateStart
coord.		DateTime Path lengthMax widthSummary
F4Near Blue Ridge to NE of RavennaCollin, FanninTX0545Eighteen deaths, sixty injuries – Violent nocturnal tornado moved north-northeastward and due north at times, devastating such rural communities as Blue Ridge, Delba, Trenton, and Ector. Near Blue Ridge six of eight family members died. At Ector two boys died running from the tornado in a field. 25% of Ravenna was destroyed.
F2E and NE of BellsGraysonTX0630Two deaths, twenty injuries – Two dozen homes destroyed east of Bells in Canaan community. Moved mostly due north. The tornado hit and derailed a freight train, killing one worker.
F4SE of Whitewright to Yarnaby, OKGrayson, Fannin, Bryan TX, OK0645Eight fatalities, fifty injuries – Tornado moved north-northeast. Devastated Mulberry, Texas, and Yarnaby.
F2Near AlbanyBryanOK0700One death, three injuries – Woman killed when home was destroyed in Albany
F2Near MullinMillsTX0710One injury; damage to twenty homes and a bank in Mullin
F3SW of Roberta to NW of DurantBryanOK0745Nine deaths, thirty-five injuries – All deaths in Roberta, where damage was significant
F2Armstrong areaBryanOK0800Five injuries; houses and oil tanker hit. Trees downstream were coated with oil.
F3NW of Bromide to E of StonewallCoal, PontotocOK0830One death, four injuries – Homes damaged southeast of Jesse
F4N of Eustace to SE of Grand SalineHenderson, Van ZandtTX0930~Seventeen deaths, sixty injuries – Most of Eustace was wiped out.
F4SE of Mineola to W of Mount PleasantWood, Camp, TitusTX1015Twenty-four deaths, one hundred injuries – Continuous path of catastrophic destruction up to wide. Entire families were injured or killed as hundreds of homes were obliterated.
F2SW to NE of Oak GroveRed River, BowieTX1100Four deaths, fifteen injuries – Significant damage in Oak Grove. Three more people may have later died from injuries.
F3NW of Texarkana to N of Columbus, ARBowie, Little River, Hempstead, Howard TX, AR1315Eight deaths, fifty-nine injuries – Killed two in Texas before crossing into Arkansas and devastating the community of Ogden. Four more died in Saratoga.