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This made it the deadliest tornado in state history, along with the 1902 Goliad tornado. Across Waco, the tornado damaged or destroyed more than 1,600 buildings. [6] December 1, 1953 – An F3 tornado touched down near Seguin, destroying seven houses and injuring 10 people. The tornado caused $250,000 (1953 USD) in damages. [10]
Tied with the Waco tornado as deadliest in Texas history. Estimated F4 tornado. 1902 Trenton, New Jersey Cyclone: August 10, 1902: Trenton, New Jersey – 2 injuries: A destructive tornado, estimated to have been at F1 or F2 strength, tore through Trenton, New Jersey, on a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) path. Walls or roofs were torn off of 100 homes and ...
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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.
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The tornado was 1.5 mi (2.4 km) wide when it formed and when it tracked through downtown, tying it with the 1947 Glazier–Higgins tornados as the widest tornado recorded in Texas history. The tornado narrowed as it tracked northeast, reaching a width of 0.25 mi (0.40 km) when it impacted the Lubbock airport.
The strongest and deadliest tornado was a powerful F5 tornado [nb 1] that struck Waco, Texas on May 11, causing 114 of the 144 deaths in the outbreak. Alongside the 1902 Goliad tornado , it was the deadliest tornado in Texas history and is the 11th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
Prior to 1950 in the United States, only significant tornadoes are listed for the number of tornadoes in outbreaks. Due to increasing detection, particularly in the U.S., numbers of counted tornadoes have increased markedly in recent decades although the number of actual tornadoes and counted significant tornadoes has not. In older events, the ...