F3 Tornado — Montague, Texas
1995-05-07 · near Sunset-, Montague, Texas
1
Direct deaths
11
Injuries
$2.0M
Property damage
19.0 mi
Path length
880 yds
Path width
Event narrative
Tornado number two was a large tornado with a path one-half mile wide and 19 miles long. The storm ripped through Montague County, killing a 97 year-old man near Forestburg and injuring 11 other people. At least 30 houses and two mobile homes were destroyed, numerous barns and other outbuildings were destroyed, telephone and power lines were downed across the eastern half of the county, and an undetermined number of cattle and dairy cows were killed or injured. (M97O)
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10353933. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.