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A series of tornadoes tore through Texas on Thursday
BURKBURNETT, Texas — A family of strong tornadoes tore through areas south of Killeen, Texas, on Thursday, leading to swaths ...
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Texas tornado measured 3/4 miles wide: Jarrell, TX - 25 years later
In this preview of "The Last F5", Robert Hadlock and Jim Spencer recount the first time they saw the F5 that moved through Jarrell, Texas. In this preview of "The Last F5", Robert Hadlock and Jim ...
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A series of tornadoes tore through Texas, even when none were predicted
A family of strong tornadoes tore through areas south of Killeen, Texas, on Thursday, leading to swaths of destruction — all on a day when no tornadoes were predicted to ...
Tornado confirmed in NE Burnet County during hail-producing storms through Central Texas
A tornado was confirmed on the ground in northeast Burnet County on Thursday during severe weather through Central Texas, ...
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What's the Enhanced Fujita scale and is it adequate for Texas tornadoes? Here's how it works
The most recent EF5 tornado in Texas was the Jarrell tornado in Williamson County north of Austin on May 27, 1997, with peak winds of more than 260 mph. Meanwhile, the last EF5 tornado in the ...
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Texas leads the nation in tornadoes. Of those twisters, these were the state's deadliest
Year after year, Texas is a hotbed for tornadoes. The state’s geography allows warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico to collide with the cooler, drier air from the west to create the perfect ...