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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.
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]
A tornado warning was issued for Tuscaloosa County at 5:11 PM, shortly before the tornado dissipated. The warning would remain in effect for another 49 minutes. [28] The tornado was on the ground for approximately 15 minutes, with a path length of 10 miles long by 200 yards wide.
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 ...
Parts of Texas and Louisiana were under a tornado watch Thursday night as a line of thunderstorms battered the south-central U.S., threatening the region with large hail, damaging winds and heavy ...
Millions in the South were under tornado watches on Saturday as an outbreak of severe weather hits the region just in time for post-holiday travel. Travelers beware: Severe weather forecast says ...
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...
The 1997 tornado season was largely defined by two tornado events. The first was a major outbreak on March 1 that resulted in 27 fatalities, 25 of which were in Arkansas. The second was a brutal, slow-moving F5 twister that struck the small town of Jarrell, Texas on May 27 killing 27 people and leaving behind some of the most extreme tornado damage ever se