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In addition to tornadoes, large hail was reported, peaking at 4 in (10 cm) in diameter near Mineral Wells, Texas on May 15. The EF4 tornado in Hood County, Texas, accounted for all six deaths caused by the severe storms, making it the first deadly tornado event in Texas since the 2007 Piedras Negras-Eagle Pass tornadoes. [2]
Tornadoes also appear regularly in neighboring southern Canada during the Northern Hemisphere's summer season, and somewhat regularly in Europe, Asia, and Australia. There were 916 tornadoes confirmed in the United States in 2013. One of these tornadoes was the largest ever at 2.6 miles wide.
Outbreak produced the Candlestick Park tornado, which was an extremely violent F5 tornado or tornado family that killed 58 people and traveled 202.5 mi (325.9 km) across Mississippi and Alabama. It is one of the longest such paths on record and one of only four official F5 tornadoes to hit Mississippi.
A tornado watch was issued at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday that included 36 North and Central Texas counties. Tarrant, Dallas, Denton, Collin and Parker were some of the areas in the alert which the ...
It was a rough Palm Sunday across North Texas with a threat of tornadoes, large hail and wind up to 65 mph. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
List of confirmed tornadoes – Friday, May 10, 2013 [nb 1] EF# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time Path length Max width Summary EF0 Sweet Lake: Cameron: LA: 0645 – 0646 0.89 mi (1.43 km) 75 yd (69 m)
“Storms will increase in coverage and intensity late this afternoon and evening with a threat for large hail, damaging winds, and perhaps a few tornadoes,” according to the weather service.
The 2013 Moore tornado was a large and violent EF5 tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, and adjacent areas on the afternoon of May 20, 2013, with peak winds estimated at 210 miles per hour (340 km/h), killing 24 people (plus two indirect fatalities) [2] and injuring 212 others. [3]