Tornado Crushes Oklahoma Town 1955 Colorized Film

[@arewethereyet7034]

My grandpa has been telling me this story since I was a child, and I’ll be damned… the truck on the roof is actually a true story.

[@luxuryraymond1810]

The Blackwell tornado was overshadowed by the Udall tornado but Blackwell was hit very hard also. It's one of the most powerful tornadoes Oklahoma has ever seen.

[@Tulsa_Films]

This footage was enhanced using Topaz Video Enhance to boost to High Definition, and FlowFrames to get to 60p. Film has been colorized using AI techniques and colors are not historically accurate

[@faithlablue1047]

I am from Blackwell, born and raised. My grandpa would talk about how scary the blue arc was. I met my bf 3 years ago, come to find out his grandpas brother died in the tornado. He was either a newborn or 1 years old. Denton is his last name.

[@faithlablue1047]

I also recognize every single location in this video. It is so beautiful seeing Blackwell in color back then. My uncle James worked in the Glass Plant that was destroyed. The ground there today is still contaminated, I believe where the baseball/softball complex is.

[@lynndollarhide6887]

The Atlas Glass Plant was on the east side of town. The area where the softball fields are is on the far west side of town. The grounds have been cleaned up. The ground on the west and middle of the town was contaminated by the zinc foundry not the glass plant. @@faithlablue1047

[@randytracy1742]

Great video of the Blackwell tornado 🌪️ of may 25,1955-which was overshadowed by the udall,Kansas twister 🌪️ on the same night-and both were rated f5 -good film on the interviews with the people who survived the storm and lived to tell about it! The newsreel was great and the sound was better! 😊😊😊😊

[@raywalters243]

Awesome footage, audio is great as well 👍👍

[@Tulsa_Films]

Awesome thank you!

[@dewmills1499]

The young man at the tire garage got right up when another vehicle was pulling in. Good people.

[@MomentsNature-w8o]

Thanks for your footage

[@Tulsa_Films]

Thanks for sharing!

[@c.a.whodat]

I wish somebody could have gotten the Blackwell tornado on film. It was electrically charged and shining crazy blue light!

[@Tulsa_Films]

Don't think they had storm chasers back then. Would have been nice though

[@chesterfieldthe3rd929]

Apparently nuclear testing was done right before ALOT of bad tornadoes......hmmmmmmmm makes you wonder

[@billtomson5791]

I love old footage like this.

[@lurk9810]

Crazy too think alot of these people were born in the 1800's

[@hermanator74301]

'to'.

[@jamesd2735]

Great video

[@kennethloki7011]

Tire guy sounds like tommy lee jones great grandpa.