Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Part of the 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak and tornadoes of 1997 On May 27, 1997, a large tornado would produce 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 ...
The memorial at Jarrell Memorial Park naming the victims of the 1989 and 1997 Jarrell tornadoes. Law enforcement officers from the Texas Department of Public Safety, four municipal police departments, and two county sheriff's offices aided search-and-rescue efforts in the aftermath of the Jarrell tornado. [67]:
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
10. The Jarrell Tornado, May 27, 1997. This is the last known confirmed F5 tornado in Texas. Twenty-seven people died and 12 people were injured in the storm along with hundreds of cattle.
Jarrell has been affected by two major tornadoes in its history. The first one was an F3 that occurred on May 17, 1989, killing one person and injuring 28 people. Damage was incurred mainly on the southern side of town. [12] On May 27, 1997, an F5 tornado devastated the northern side of town. The hardest-hit area was the Double Creek Estates ...
May 27, 1997 – A violent and extremely destructive tornado hit Jarrell, killing 27 people and injuring a further 12. This is the most recent F5 tornado to hit Texas, and is regarded as one of the most powerful tornadoes ever recorded. [73] May 11, 1999 – A violent multi-vortex F4 tornado hit Loyal Valley. Although it had a short path, it ...
Officials on Friday said the tornado ne this week damaged or destroyed about 24 homes and a few businesses. Officials in tornado-weary Jarrell relieved property damage was worst of Monday twister ...
Jarrell, Texas: 1997 May 27: 27 12 F5 1997 Jarrell tornado: Lubbock, Texas: 1970 May 11: 26 500 F5 Grazulis reported 28 deaths (Grazulis, p. 1,113) Lubbock tornado: Montgomery—Chisholm, Alabama: 1945 February 12: 26 293 F3 Tornado outbreak of February 12, 1945, (Grazulis, p. 918) Arab—Granite Bend—Dongola—Zalma, Missouri: 1917 May 30: ...