The longest tracked tornado traveled 112 miles from Marion County to Hempstead County in Arkansas.
WOOD COUNTY, Texas — April 15 is a day that will live in infamy in East Texas.
On this day in 1921, during the afternoon and evening hours, fie tornadoes swept through East Texas and Southwest Arkansas killing 56 people and injuring more than 300.
According to the National Weather Service, the tornadoes were first reported in Wood and Upshur counties. Additional twisters were reported near Marion, Cass and Bowie counties.
The longest tracked tornado traveled 112 miles from Marion County to Hempstead County in Arkansas.
