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An F3 tornado scraped the south side of Friona, Texas before maturing into a major wedge east of town. A dozen injuries were reported, but no fatalities. An F2 [5] tornado near Dimmitt, Texas was covered closely by the Probe 1 Vortex team, making it "the most comprehensively observed tornado in history." The tornado resulted in 3 injuries.
Date: 1994 and 1995: Location: Tornado Alley: Also known as: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 1: Outcome: Documented an entire tornado, which, in conjunction with deployment of the NEXRAD system, helped the National Weather Service to provide severe weather warnings with a thirteen-minute lead time, and reduce false alarms by ten percent.
The tornado weakened as it continued through rural areas to the northeast of Marianna, where the roof of a church collapsed, a couple of barns were damaged or destroyed, several mobile homes had minor damage, and many trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado dissipated near Bascom. Seven people were injured at the RV park. [30] EF1
The tornado continued to move northeast, damaging the roofs and carports of several homes. The tornado then reached its peak intensity as it swept away a shop building at high-end EF2 intensity. The tornado then damaged some sheds and the roof of another home before lifting in the Upper Ouachita Wildlife Refuge. [4] [9] EF1 NW of Oak Grove ...
A total of 74 tornadoes have been confirmed from the outbreak over the holiday weekend, stretching from Texas to South Carolina. Original article source: Watch: Fishermen, dog survive Texas EF-3 ...
Two construction workers were killed and at least eight others injured when a tornado-warned storm struck the Houston suburb of Conroe, Texas, Tuesday afternoon. All nine workers were on site in ...
A powerful tornado hits the town of Dimmitt, Texas. Tornadoes' damage varies based on their wind speeds and where they strike. The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies a tornado by its damage and then uses that classification to estimate the tornado's wind speed. For example, if it causes very little damage, then it is classified as an EF0 tornado ...
Areas of the South recently ravaged by a deadly tornado outbreak are again facing the threat of severe weather this weekend as part of a major winter storm threatening impacts to over 60 million ...