Interesting look back at Jarrell tornado.
I remember that tornado. Quite a powerful and destructive tornado. 29 people got killed from the tornado, 27 killed in that monsterous tornado.
I recall all the eyewitness and meteorological reports on how slow it moved during its destructive life. Just sat for moments, I'm sure seemed like an eternity to those effected, over a particular area.
The tragic thing I recall is the usual good advice of the weather service not to try and outrun a tornado wasn't necessarily true with this tornado.
Also, unless you were underground there was really no shelter from this tornado.
Bark peeled from trees. Asphalt scoured from roads. Hundreds of cattle killed/dismembered. Cars thrown a half mile away. Houses completely gone, from the foundation upward nothing left.
The tragic thing I recall is the usual good advice of the weather service not to try and outrun a tornado wasn't necessarily true with this tornado.
Also, unless you were underground there was really no shelter from this tornado.
Bark peeled from trees. Asphalt scoured from roads. Hundreds of cattle killed/dismembered. Cars thrown a half mile away. Houses completely gone, from the foundation upward nothing left.
I remember that Dr. Frank and I kept going into the newsroom telling the producers about this huge tornado barreling down I-35. They'd look up and ask if it was heading our way and when we would say no. they'd shrug and go back typing. Later, the then news director came in and yelled at us for not keeping the newsroom abreast about it. That was one of the few times that I saw Neil become just a little bit angry...
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Those of us in the Austin metro area remember that day vividly. We had a tornado in Cedar Park that day which caused significant damage as well as out just west of town. There were funnel clouds all of the place and the sky had that eerie green look to it.
Where I worked at the time which was just south of downtown, we sat in one person's office who had a large window looking to the north and kept watching for funnel clouds while listening to radio reports of funnels all over the place. It was unnerving. I'd have to say that was one of the few days in my life where I was truly worried for my personal safety and that of my family because of the weather.
Where I worked at the time which was just south of downtown, we sat in one person's office who had a large window looking to the north and kept watching for funnel clouds while listening to radio reports of funnels all over the place. It was unnerving. I'd have to say that was one of the few days in my life where I was truly worried for my personal safety and that of my family because of the weather.