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Subj: Today in History - May 27
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1997
Tornado levels Texas subdivision
A tornado in Jarrell, Texas, destroys the town and kills nearly
30 people on this day in 1997. This F5 tornado - a rating
indicating it had winds of more than 260 miles per hour - was
unusual in that it traveled south along the ground; nearly all
tornadoes in North America move northeast.
The storm formed just north of the capital city of Austin, Texas,
in the afternoon. A cold front from the northwest collided with
warm air from the Gulf of Mexico, creating a supercell, a large
storm cloud formation, and towering cumulus clouds. These
conditions produced 22 recorded tornadoes, beginning with one in
Waco at 1:37 p.m. The Waco tornado then moved south to Lake
Belton, where it demolished the marina and sank many boats.
Moving through rural Texas, the Jarrell tornado hit at 3:50 p.m.,
just as many students were heading home from school. The twister,
almost 800 feet wide, picked up so much soil that it caused a
powerful mud storm. Roofs were torn off storm shelters and water
was sucked out of deep wells. There were even reports of shafts
of wheat impaling cattle, and other cows being picked up, their
hides stripped by the winds, before being slammed to the ground.
The tornado then slowed, becoming nearly stationary as it hit the
Double Creek home development. Cars in the subdivision were
reduced to rubble and homes were picked up right off their
foundations. The twister simply obliterated everything in its
direct path, leaving no recognizable remains. The only structure
to survive was a family's homemade shelter under their house's
foundation. One item from the neighborhood was found 100 miles
away. About three quarters of the residents of Double Creek were
killed. One survivor reported that she had been carried off with
her house as she lay in the bathtub.
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