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[9] [6] An analysis of the tornado's damage published by meteorologist Thomas P. Grazulis in 1990 estimated that it was an F2 tornado on the Fujita scale, with a damage toll amounting to around $25,000; [6] The Austin Statesman attributed at least $50,000 in property damage to the tornado, including $40,000 incurred by the Texas Deaf, Dumb, and ...
The Austin/San Antonio office issued 8 tornado warnings, 24 severe thunderstorm warnings, and 10 flash flood warnings during the afternoon and evening of May 27, with 80 percent of their issued products occurring after 5 p.m. in connection with the widespread storms that developed later in the day separate from the initial tornadic storms.
The tornado killed 11 people in total, 7 of which occurred when the tornado struck a highway. The tornado caused $27,000,000 (1979 USD) in damages, and injured 67 people. [66] Multiple other brief F0 and F1 tornadoes were reported in Wichita and Runnels counties. A tornado hit Seymour, inflicting F2 damage to roofs, power lines, and trees. [67]
Costliest tropical cyclone-related tornado in history struck the Austin area. 1981 West Bend tornado: April 4, 1981: Wisconsin: 1: 3 fatalities: One of the strongest anticyclonic tornadoes on record, rated F4. Tornado outbreak of May 22–23, 1981: May 22–23, 1981: Great Plains: 43: 0 fatalities: Multiple strong tornadoes touched down across ...
More severe weather to hit Perryton Friday 16 June 2023 16:00 , Ariana Baio After a tornado ravaged the city of Perryton, Texas – more severe weather may be in store as the state experiences ...
On May 27, 1997, a large and slow-moving F5 tornado caused inconceivable 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.
Some of the most notorious twisters in U.S. history were wedge tornadoes, including the EF5 that leveled Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011, and the El Reno tornado, which was a jaw-dropping 2.6 ...
Multiple tornadoes touched down in the southern United States over the weekend, killing at least four people from Texas to North Carolina, amid a wintertime severe weather outbreak. As of January ...