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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 caused over $1 million (1999 USD) in damages and killed 1 person. [76]
Suspected tornadoes were spotted and caught on videos in Texas as storms battered parts of the South Saturday. A tornado is believed to have killed at least one person and left four people injured ...
Nearly 7 million Americans are currently under a tornado watch, including more than 2 million people in parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, where one such watch was upgraded to a ...
The day 1 outlook for December 28, issued by the Storm Prediction Center. A moderate (4/5) risk was issued by the Storm Prediction Center for December 28, as a shortwave trough was expected to move through Texas and Louisiana, with the risk area also extending into Mississippi and extreme south bringing the expectation of large hail and multiple tornadoes, some being strong (EF2+).
One of the first tornadoes of the day was spotted in Katy, Texas, a western suburb of Houston. A tornado that touched down near Katy, Texas, on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (Danny Thigpen via Storyful)
It was the second tornado in Texas history to strike the downtown area of a city of comparable size, with the first being the 1953 Waco tornado, [14] [c] and one of the most destructive to hit any U.S. city. [19] As the tornado struck after nightfall, no photographs were taken of the twister. [6]
Since 1950, there have been more than 9,700 tornadoes in Texas, killing hundreds and leaving behind billions of dollars worth of damage. On March 21, 2022, a tornado tore through Round Rock ...
A tornado emergency, the second one ever issued, was declared for the city by the National Weather Service. The tornado struck several skyscrapers as it moved across downtown Fort Worth over the course of approximately a minute between 6:25 p.m CST (00:25 UTC) and 6:26 p.m. CST (00:26 UTC).