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An extended period of tornado activity occurred between April 20–27, 2007. The outbreak sequence is best known for producing a deadly tornado that struck the border cities of Piedras Negras, Coahuila (rated F4), and Eagle Pass, Texas (rated EF3), along the United States-Mexican border on April 24, 2007, killing ten people.
This was the first tornado to result in fatalities since October 1974 and tied the tornado with another tornado in Wagon Mound on May 31, 1930, for the deadliest tornado in state history. [31] The last tornado of the day was another EF2 tornado west of Morton, Texas that destroyed irrigation systems, partially destroyed the Star Route Gin, and ...
The tornado outbreak of March 28–31, 2007, also known as the Late-March 2007 tornado outbreak, was a tornado outbreak that took place across the central United States. It developed in the High Plains from South Dakota to central Texas on March 28, 2007, which produced most of the tornadoes. Several more tornadoes were reported the next three ...
The second Perryton tornado caused F2 damage to six houses, but caused no injuries. [47] The third tornado caused F1 damage to multiple homes, and no injuries were reported. [48] The event in total caused $2.5 million (1962 USD) in damages. [49] May 28, 1962 – A large F2 tornado caused extensive damage near Fredericksburg. [50]
Not part of the main outbreak, 3 tornadoes were reported, during the overnight hours of October 16 towards October 17, across Randall County, Texas south of Amarillo on October 16 with one of them confirmed as a high-end EF1; that tornado caused damage to trees, fences, power poles, steel pipes, trailers, and barns.
A tornado did minor damage to some trees and was a twin to the previou tornado. [125] EF0 Val Verde Park: Val Verde: TX: 01:34–01:37 1 mi (1.6 km) 30 yd (27 m) A sheriff's deputy watched a rope tornado damage ten homes and mobile homes.
The tornado's path missed the Ft Rucker, Alabama WSR-88D RDA site by less than 0.25 miles (0.40 km) The tornado moved into Henry County, where it caused sporadic tree damage. In the town of Bethlehem, 51 mobile homes were damaged, an additional 28 were destroyed, and two more people were injured in one of these mobile homes.
When adjusted for inflation, a total of thirteen (13) tornadoes/events have (each) caused in excess of $1 billion in damages; a total of thirty-two (32) tornadoes/events have (each) caused in excess of $500 million in damages; and a total of sixty-seven (67) tornadoes/events have caused in excess of $250 million in damages.