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Tornado Wichita Falls, Texas
Tornado Wichita Falls, Texas
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TERRIBLE TUESDAY
Tornado in Wichita Falls,April
Texas10, 1979
The 1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak was a tornado event that occurred
on April 10, 1979, near the Red River Valley. It is noted for the F4 tornado that
hit Wichita Falls, Texas, and is commonly referred to as "Terrible Tuesday" by many
meteorologists. Additional ones were reported across the Southern Plains as well as in
the Mississippi River Valley on April 10–11, 1979.