May 13th in Weather History

Entry posted by Twisted Cyclone 🚓 May 13, 2015

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1930: A man was killed when caught in an open field during a hailstorm northwest of Lubbock, Texas. It was the first and possibly only authentic death by hail in the United States.
1981: A tornado 450 yards in width destroyed ninety percent of Emberson, Texas. People did not see a tornado, but rather a wall of debris. Homes were leveled, a man in a bathtub was hurled a quarter of a mile, and a 1,500 pound recreational vehicle was hurled 500 yards. Miraculously no deaths occurred in the tornado.
1989: Thunderstorms developing along a warm front produced severe weather in the Southern Plains Region during the afternoon and night. A thunderstorm at Killeen, Texas produced wind gusts to 95 miles per hour damaging 200 helicopters at Fort Hood and causing nearly 500 million dollars damage. Another thunderstorm produced softball size hail at Hodges, Texas.
1995: Two F4 tornadoes struck the state of Illinois during a tornado outbreak that lasted 3 weeks. One tornado touched down near Niota and the other one touched down west of Lewistown. In total, 279 tornadoes touched down during the entire outbreak.

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