JARRELL, Texas — Twenty-eight years ago this week, on May 27, 1997, a catastrophic F5 tornado struck Jarrell in Williamson County, leaving a trail of devastation and claiming 27 lives in the Double ...

On May 27, 1997, an F5 tornado half a mile wide ripped through the small Texas town of Jarrell, killing 27 people, including ...

He shares the moment he saw the damage for himself and ... National Weather Service, the Jarrell tornado is one of, if not the most, powerful tornadoes in Texas history. Its max speed reaching ...

Learn about the Jarrell Tornado that devastated Double Creek Estates in 1997, its intensity as an F5 storm, and the tragic ...

May 11 marks a solemn double milestone in Texas weather history: the state’s deadliest tornado — and its strongest.

🌪️ SUNDAY MAY 18 TORNADOES - Our survey teams have now confirmed 7 tornadoes: EF-0 Morton Valley (Eastland) EF-1 Mingus ...

The twister was blamed for causing damage worth $41 million in 1953 ... 1997 — The most recent F5 tornado to strike the state of Texas, the Jarrell tornado killed 27 people, along with hundreds ...

Each of these tornadoes were surveyed on the damage they caused and were given ... The most recent EF5 tornado in Texas was the Jarrell tornado in Williamson County north of Austin on May 27 ...

Had the storm been shifted just five miles east-northeast, the damage ... tornadoes. Ahead of the storms, some meteorologists were discussing similar past events, like what happened in Jarrell ...

The tornado moved in a bizarre southwest direction as its extreme winds leveled homes and hurled vehicles far from the ...