Category Archives: tornado

Documenting the "Monster from the Skies": Photographs Telling the Story of the 1953 Waco Tornado

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Amanda Norman

This week marks the 60th anniversary of the May 11, 1953, tornado that hit Waco, Texas, causing the deaths of 114 people. To honor those who lost their lives on this tragic day, and the great loss of a large … Continue reading →

Posted in Amicable Alico Building, Army Air Force Photography Division, Dr Pepper, Fred Gildersleeve, Fred Marlar, Hannibal "Joe" Jaworski, Hiram Blaine Sherrill, photographic negatives, Randall Todd, Roger Conger, tornado, Waco, Waco tornado 1953 | 2 Comments

The Most Horrible Storm: A Firsthand Account of the 1953 Waco Tornado

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Amanda Norman

If you have lived in Texas for any amount of time, you’ve experienced a tornado watch, and maybe even a tornado warning. The TV program you were watching is interrupted with dire weather maps, the radio DJ advises folks out … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives, Historic Waco, letters, postcards, tornado, Waco | 3 Comments