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Tornado outbreak of April 6–8, 2006 – Only known high risk to include a 60% tornado contour, the highest level issued by the SPC. [233] It was also the first of only two known occurrences (the other being April 14, 2012) in which a Day 2 high risk outlook was issued, and the High Risk persisted for the entire Day 1 Outlook cycle.
A home damaged by an EF3 tornado in Forney, Texas on April 3, 2012. The city of Kennedale was one of the first to declare itself a disaster area on April 3, 2012, just a few hours after one of the first tornadoes to hit the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex area struck their town. Kennedale made the disaster declaration official on April 4, 2012. [17]
The tornado then moved into Forrest County and produced high-end EF2 damage as it passed near the small community of Maxie, where numerous trees and power lines were downed, two double-wide mobile homes were completely destroyed, a pickup truck was rolled, and a camper was thrown about 50 yards (46 m). Two additional double-wide mobile homes ...
The severe risk diminished as the storm front moved north and east and appeared to produce fewer severe thunderstorms. ... High temperatures in parts of Texas could break the 90-degree mark early ...
A high-end EF3 tornado also caused major damage to many homes in businesses in Salyersville, Kentucky, killing two people along its path. Another high-end EF3 tornado touched down at 8:03 pm. This storm tracked into Haralson County, Georgia, and Paulding County, Georgia, where it caused major damage in the Dallas area before dissipating. There ...
Here are the Texas counties as ranked: Texas counties most at-risk from hail damage, Rank among U.S. counties. Dallas (1) Tarrant (3) Denton (11) Childress (16) Collin (20) Potter (22) Bexar (32 ...
A reported tornado in Convent, Louisiana, downed trees and power poles late Thursday, the Storm Prediction Center said. Parts of Texas and western Louisiana are under a rare Level 4 of 4 high risk ...
The storm causes strong rip currents and minor overwash of the coast. [121] September 13, 2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall at Galveston as a large Category 2 hurricane. Its large size contributes to a storm surge that is as high as 20 ft (6.1 m), [122] which inundates many of the barrier islands off the Texas coast.