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The F3 Fort Worth tornado initially began as a relatively weak tornado in River Oaks, gradually strengthening as it tracked southeastward and then eastward towards Fort Worth's central business district. The twister damaged 266 homes across its 4 mi (6.4 km) long and 250 yd (230 m) wide path, out of which 28 were destroyed.
An EF-1 tornado touched down just outside El Campo, Texas, causing some damage to barns. A man working on a forklift in Wharton County at the time said he got an up-close look at one of the twisters.
Over 200 thousand people were without power Sunday morning across the South from Texas to Georgia as a result of the strong storms moving through the region, according to poweroutage.us. ( MET 101 ...
More serious tornado warnings were in place in Harris County and Waller County in Texas until 11 a.m. CST. Tomball and Kohrville, Texas, about 30 miles away from Houston, were under warnings ...
This tornado reached a maximum width of 3,200 yards (1.8 mi; 2.9 km). [23] 1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornado: F5 1.8 miles (2.9 km) NWS Norman: Widest tornado in Texas and deadliest tornado in Oklahoma. [24] 2007 Greensburg tornado: EF5 1.7 miles (2.7 km) NWS Dodge City: This tornado reached a maximum width of 3,000 yards (1.7 mi; 2.7 ...
On May 27, 1997, a large tornado caused catastrophic damage across portions of the Jarrell, Texas area. The tornado killed 27 residents of the town, many in a single subdivision, and inflicted approximately $40 million (1997 USD) in damages in its 13-minute, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) track.
Due to the threat of multiple intense tornadoes, a "particularly dangerous situation" tornado watch is in effect for eastern Texas, central Louisiana, southeastern Arkansas, and western ...
The 2013 Granbury tornado was a violent and destructive EF4 tornado that struck Granbury, Texas in the evening hours of May 15, 2013. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It killed 6 people, making it the deadliest tornado of the Tornado outbreak of May 15–17, 2013 , and was one of the worst tornadoes to ever hit the region.