<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocksprings,_Texas" id="mwrg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Rocksprings, Texas">Rocksprings, Texas</a> is hit by an F5 tornado that destroys 235 of the 247 buildings in the town, kills 72 townspeople and injures 205; third deadliest tornado in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" id="mwrw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Texas">Texas</a> history.