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Nonetheless, the lower estimate made the Lubbock tornado the costliest tornado in Texas history. [6] [14] It also became the costliest tornado in U.S. history, incurring more damage than the tornado that struck Topeka, Kansas, on June 8, 1966; the Lubbock tornado's toll was later surpassed by a tornado that struck Omaha, Nebraska, in 1975. [23]
The May 11, 1970 Tornado Memorial Dedication was held at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Family members of the people killed in the tornado were honored during a ceremony ...
The tornado killed 11 people in total, 7 of which occurred when the tornado struck a highway. The tornado caused $27,000,000 (1979 USD) in damages, and injured 67 people. [65] Multiple other brief F0 and F1 tornadoes were reported in Wichita and Runnels counties. A tornado hit Seymour, inflicting F2 damage to roofs, power lines, and trees. [66]
It suffered heavy damage in the 1970 Lubbock tornado, and sat vacant and derelict for several years amid talk of possible demolition. After extensive renovation, the building was reopened in 1975 and has been occupied ever since. [1] It is the second tallest known building to have survived a direct hit by an F5 tornado.
3 confirmed tornadoes in the line of storms The National Weather Service in Lubbock reported just after 8 p.m. Wednesday that law enforcement confirmed a tornado located just north of Matador.
In Lubbock, Texas, the Metro Tower building has withstood the test of time -- as well as a direct hit from a tornado with winds reaching up to 200 mph. Now, nearly 50 years after the storm, it's ...
A violent F5 tornado touched down in the Lubbock, Texas area, causing $200 million (1970 USD) in damages. A total of 26 people were killed in the tornado. In the days following the tornado, paramedics and aids from many different towns came to help.
Lubbock is one of 33 Texas counties under the watch could see severe weather today, including tornadoes and grapefruit-sized hail. As the storms roll in, here's what we know: UPDATED 5:40 p.m.