Terrible Tuesday: 42 years later
Terrible Tuesday 42 Years Later By Mason Brighton | April 10, 2021 at 11:07 PM CDT - Updated April 10 at 11:15 PM
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - April 10th, 1979, a day forever ingrained in the minds of those who lived through it. It’s the day an F-4 tornado ravaged the city of Wichita Falls.
More than 40 people were killed in the storm, over 1,000 injured, 3,000 plus homes destroyed.
“When I said it looks like a war zone, that is indeed what it looked like,” Kay Shannon, former KAUZ co-anchor, said.
Around 2:00 pm the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for a large part of Texoma. Storm spotters were stationed around the city of Wichita Falls. Dale Cheek was set up at Memorial Stadium. Just after 6:00 pm, things turned for the worse. Spotters saw clouds begin to lower and develop into a funnel.