JARRELL, Texas — On May 27, 1997, the city of Jarrell, Texas, was hit by an F-5 tornado. That same day, an outbreak of about 20 tornadoes ripped through and demolished other parts of Texas. In Travis ...
JARRELL, Texas — So many people across Central Texas remember where they were when the F-5 tornado hit Jarrell, Texas, 25 years ago. We checked in with some former KVUE reporters who were on the ...
Tornadoes with the most destructive F5/EF5 rating are a rare beast, but nearly 30 years ago, one such tornado put on a second rare display because of its strange movement. A small, rope tornado ...
From the time as a young boy growing up in Little River-Academy, Kevin Ramirez saw the devastation the 1997 tornado wrought on Jarrell and wished he could do something to help. That feeling never left ...
This week, Central Texas will mark an anniversary that many wish was never part of the region’s history. In 1997, a series of tornadoes killed 28 people and caused more than $128 million in damage.
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 ...
For the past few months, the KXAN First Warning Weather team has spoken with survivors and witnesses of what happened May 27, 1997. Many are still haunted by that day and the powerful storms -- ...