Category 12,000 storm destroyed Texas in 1945 . The worst weather disaster in American history took place in Galveston , Texas , Estimates of the death toll range from 12,000 to 6,000 . Residents ignored early storm warnings . Complete destruction kept word from the outside world .
Category 12,000 storm destroyed Texas in 1945 . Estimates of the death toll range from 12,000 to 6,000 . Residents ignored early storm warnings . Complete destruction kept word from the outside world .