Glazier-Higgins: April 9, 1947 — Also rated an F5, this tornado tore through two small towns in the northeast Texas Panhandle, where a total of 68 people were killed in Higgins and Glazier. The ...

Nearly three decades ago, a monstrous F5 tornado tore through multiple Birmingham suburbs, wiping out dozens of structures, claiming the lives of 32 people and injuring hundreds.