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  1. Jarrell tornado - Wikipedia

    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.

  2. Jarrell-Tornado-Anniversary - National Weather Service

    May 27, 1997 · This event was made infamous by one of the most powerful tornadoes on record: an F5 which tore through a subdivision of Jarrell called Double Creek Estates in extreme northern …

  3. Twenty Years On: A Look Back at the Jarrell Tornado Catastrophe

    On May 27, 1997, one of the most violent tornadoes in modern U.S. history produced close-to-unfathomable damage on the outskirts of Jarrell, TX, located about 40 miles north-northeast of...

  4. Tornado Disaster -- Texas, May 1997 - Centers for Disease Control and ...

    On May 27, 1997, multiple tornadoes swept through Williamson and Travis counties in central Texas. The tornadoes caused 32 injuries, 29 deaths, and an estimated $20 million in personal and …

  5. Jarrell tornado: Remembering 27 lives lost in 1997 tragedy | kvue.com

    May 28, 2025 · 28 years ago this week, one of the worst tornadoes in Texas history struck the town of Jarrell The fierce F5 tornado destroyed a neighborhood and left 27 people – including entire families –...

  6. The F5 Jarrell, Texas Tornado of 1997: A Cataclysmic Event

    Explore the 1997 F5 Jarrell, Texas tornado, its devastating impact, extreme damage, and the unique meteorological conditions that led to this historic event.

  7. 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak - Wikipedia

    The strongest tornado was an F5 tornado that completely obliterated a residential subdivision along the northwestern outskirts of Jarrell, killing 27 people and injuring 12 others. Overall, 30 people were …

  8. Tornado Jarrell Texas 1997 | NIST

    On May 27, 1997, several tornadoes hit the Central Texas area in the counties of McLennan, Bell, Williamson, and Travis. The most destructive of these tornadoes swept through a housing area on …

  9. The F5 tornado (see Appendix F, Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale) that occurred near the unincorporated community of Jarrell in Williamson County caused 27 of the 30 fatalities.

  10. The Last F5: Remembering Jarrell’s tornado outbreak - MSN

    It’s been more than a quarter century since powerful storms tore through Jarrell in Williamson County, flattening homes and killing 27 people. May 27, 1997 started as a sunny, “normal” Tuesday,...