Hail ranged in sizes "from mothballs to pineapples." Radar warnings and alerts from the Weather Bureau office were credited with saving many lives. The tornado was preceded by strong winds, and then followed at once by heavy rain and hail, which covered a 200-square mile area. A total of 2 people were seriously injured along the tornado's path, but most of injuries people received were minor. One man was killed at a dairy farm in Dean.
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In addition, many businesses, cars, trees, windows, TV antennas, and power poles incurred damage. A total of 2 homes were completely destroyed with 31 homes and 17 mobile homes being damaged. The twister moved east-northeastward across the northern part of the city, and continued into Clay County before lifting at 6:10 pm CST near the town of Dean. (Rated F2 by the NWS.)ĪpA funnel was first spotted 8 miles southwest of Wichita Falls before touching down at 5:40 pm CST near the intersection 4th Street and Lamar Street near the Wichita River. This tornado was part of an outbreak of tornadoes that occurred on May 25-26, 1955 across the southern Great Plains, and included the deadly F5 tornadoes at Blackwell, OK and Udall, KS. (Rated F2 by the NWS.)Ī small tornado touched down briefly at 1:38 am CST, moved northeastward along a narrow, 1-mile path and demolished a "washateria" and produced severely damaged several utility poles, business structures, homes, and trees. Fortunately, no one was killed or injured by the tornado. Small buildings were damaged or destroyed, and roofs, signs, oil field derricks and tanks were damaged. Several homes were demolished, and a number of barns were partially destroyed. (Rated F1 by the NWS.)ĪugThis summertime tornado touched down at 7:00 pm CST in Wichita Falls and moved northeastward through the suburbs of the city. MaA small, weak tornado touched down about 5 miles south-southwest of the Wichita Falls Airport where some buildings were unroofed and smaller buildings blown down. Widespread downburst winds and hail brought damages of $200,000 to the town of Iowa Park alone. (Rated F2 by the NWS.)Ī supercell thunderstorm produced a small, narrow tornado that moved east-northeastward along a 5-mile path from Iowa Park to near Wichita Falls. (Documented and rated F2 by Grazulis.)ĪpA small, brief tornado touched down near Wichita Falls and was accompanied by light hail. The tornado just missed two busloads of students who were returning from a game in Burkburnett.
The tornado destroyed 2 homes north-northwest of Wichita Falls, and damaged 3 homes near Thornberry. MaThis tornado touched down north-northwest of Wichita Falls and moved northeastward into Clay County. The brick building at the water works plant was heavily damaged, and a woman suffered a broken back when her home was destroyed 3 miles south of Burkburnett. JA "double twister" was observed by a large gathering of people in Burkburnett as it moved southwest and struck the southwest edge of the city. A small home was swept away in the affected area, and factories and warehouses were unroofed. JThis tornado moved south into the northeastern edge of Wichita Falls, and was associated with the same parent supercell thunderstorm that produced the earlier tornado near Burkburnett. JA tornado touched down at 5:20 pm CST and moved southeastward over a path of 440 yards wide by four miles long caused damage of $50,000 in Wichita Falls and injured two people, although one person may have been hurt due to a lightning strike.
The tornado moved to the north-northwest during its life before lifting 2 miles from Burkburnett. (Documented and rated F2 by Grazulis.)ĪpA tornado blew apart five homes 3 miles south-southwest of Burkburnett and 6 oil derricks where also destroyed. This tornado was part of a widespread outbreak of tornadoes that occurred in the Great Plains area including the states of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. MaA tornado hit parts of Iowa Park where a house was moved 30 feet and destroyed, injuring 3 occupants. (This tornado was documented and rated F2 by Tom Grazulis in his book, Significant Tornadoes.) Barns were destroyed and livestock was killed, including horses on two farms. A tornado moved northeastward and passed 6 miles west of Wichita Falls during the evening of May 23, 1888.
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