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On May 27, 1997, a large and slow-moving F5 tornado caused catastrophic damage across portions of the Jarrell, Texas area. The tornado killed 27 residents of the town, mainly in a single subdivision, and inflicted approximately $40 million (1997 USD) in damages in its 13-minute, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) track.
This was the first tornado warning of the day issued for the office's warning area and warned that "the city of Jarrell is in the path of this storm." [71] Local warning sirens went off about 10–12 minutes before the tornado struck. [72] The precise start of the Jarrell tornado was difficult to pinpoint. [28]
1997 – A slow-moving F5 tornado obliterated the Double Creek Estates subdivision in Jarrell, Texas, killing 27 people. The event is notable for the extreme damage it inflicted: homes were swept away with debris reduced to small pieces, 525 ft (160 m) sections of asphalt were peeled from roads, and up to 18 in (46 cm) of soil was removed in ...
Oklahoma City tests its tornado sirens every Saturday at 12 p.m., unless there's already inclement weather to be expected. The noise can be quite jarring, especially if there's clear skies and sun.
Flood warnings as Oklahoma City river could crest at 18 feet Fire officials warned people in the Oklahoma City metro area on Saturday evening to prepare to seek higher ground as torrential rains ...
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He has conducted more than 100 damage surveys of hailstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Some of the famous tornadoes he surveyed include the F5s at Jarrell, Texas (1997), Bridge Creek, Oklahoma (1999), Greensburg, Kansas (2007), Alabama (2011), Joplin, Missouri (2011), and Moore, Oklahoma (2013).
The October 1997 North American storm complex was a blizzard and tornado outbreak that affected the Northwest, Rockies, much of the Midwest and Deep South. 84 tornadoes were confirmed as the system moved eastward across the eastern half of the United States, including four that were rated as F3 on the Fujita scale.