Thunderstorm Wind — Titus, Texas

1997-06-13 · near Mt Pleasant, Titus, Texas

Event narrative

Severe thunderstorms moved from Franklin County to the west across Titus county producing macroburst damage about 5 miles in width across the entire length of the county. The winds knocked down numerous trees and powerlines leaving the entire town without power. The high winds were also blamed for blowing down a wall on an equipment building under construction along with the new Texas Department of transportation building on FM 1845. The wall was 250 feet long and built with concrete blocks. The winds sent trees up to 20 feet in diameter crashing into houses and carports which collapsed onto cars. A 300 foot tower at Farmers Academy that serves Mt. Pleasant's cable TV system was blown over. Ninety-five (95) percent of all the trees and tall structures above 30 feet in height fell to the southeast. Minor damage occurred to a supermarket in town leaving the people trapped inside after the power went out. At least 5 county roads were closed, two trailer homes were damaged significantly and one woman was injured when she was struck by a shopping chart at a grocery store. In the city alone, at least 70 structures were damaged to some extent.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5604245. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.