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The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.
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1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak
Tornado outbreak in Texas
A deadly tornado outbreak occurred in Central Texas during the afternoon and evening of May 27, 1997, in conjunction with a southwestward-moving cluster of supercell thunderstorms. These storms produced 20 tornadoes, mainly along the Interstate 35 corridor from northeast of Waco…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jarrell tornado
1997 F5 tornado
In the afternoon hours of May 27, 1997, a large, slow-moving and exceptionally intense F5 tornado caused extreme damage across portions of the Jarrell, Texas area. Known most frequently as the Jarrell tornado, it killed 27 residents in the Double Creek Estates, which at the time…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jarrell, Texas
Place in Texas, United States
Jarrell is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. The total population is 1,753 according to the 2020 census. The city is 17 miles (27 km) north of Georgetown and 24 miles (39 km) from Round Rock, as well as being incorporated within the Greater Austin statistical…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)