Tornadoes are not named events like Hurricane Ike which came ashore at Galveston.
Yes. In fact northeastern Texas is in Tornado Alley.
The tornado that hit Waco, Texas struck in 1953.
As of May 13, 2015 the last tornado to hit Texas this month was the second of two EF0 tornadoes near Jefferson on the night of May 10. It was at least four tornadoes to hit Texas on that day. This will likely not be the last tornado to hit Texas in May 2015.
The last tornado to hit Kileen was an EF1 on May 25, 2007.
Yes. McAllen, Texas has been hit by a few weak tornadoes.
There were no states in Texas that were hit as Texas is itself a state. No confirmed tornadoes hit Texas on May 26. Several communities were impacted on May 25. The most notable tornado was an EF2 that killed one person near Cameron in Milam County. Three tornadoes hit near the town of Canadian in Hemphill County on May 27.
The last F5 tornado to hit Texas struck the town of Jarrell on May 27, 1997.
Yes. Eagle Pass, Texas was hit by an EF3 tornado on April 24, 2007 that killed 7 people.
On May 11, 1964, a devastating tornado struck the town of Lubbock in Texas, causing widespread destruction and resulting in significant loss of life and property damage. The tornado, classified as an F5 on the Fujita scale, had winds estimated to be between 261-318 mph. It remains one of the deadliest tornado events in Texas history.
Yes. Duncanville, Texas was hit by an F2 tornado on April 20, 1977.
The worst (or at least the deadliest) tornado to hit the U.S. was the Camilla, Georgia tornado of February 13, which killed 11 people.
Tornadoes most frequently hit the northern and eastern parts of Texas