KWTX Chief Meteorologist Brady Taylor is reflecting on the process of working a full year to put together a one-hour documentary marking the 70th anniversary of the deadly Waco Tornado on May 11, 1953.
That myth was repeated over the years and, for the most part, held true until a powerful F-5 tornado ripped a deadly swath through downtown Waco 70 years ago, killing 114, injuring at least 600 others and causing an estimated $50 million in damage.
It’s been a year since a high-end EF3 tornado tore through Salado, leaving behind nearly 80 buildings damaged or destroyed, and some of those buildings were Salado students’ homes or students’ family and friends’ homes.
In this week’s Degrees of Science we are talking about a documentary done by Salado Highschoolers about the EF-3 tornado that struck near Salado in 2022