1997 Central Texas Tornado Outbreak - Confirmed Tornadoes

Confirmed Tornadoes

Confirmed
Total		 Confirmed
F0		 Confirmed
F1		 Confirmed
F2		 Confirmed
F3		 Confirmed
F4		 Confirmed
F5
20 6 6 3 3 1 1
List of confirmed tornadoes - May 27, 1997
F#
Location
County
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Texas
F2 W of Lorena McLennan 1821 2 miles
(3.2 km)		 The tornado severely damaged several mobile homes and one frame house.
F0 N of Eddy McLennan 1844 0.2 miles
(0.32 km)		 Brief tornado with no damage
F3 Moody area McLennan, Bell 1846 3.7 miles
(5.9 km)		 It did extensive damage to trees, destroyed a house and a barn, damaged another small house, and tossed a car and a pickup truck several hundred feet.
F0 NW of Belton Bell 1916 0.2 miles
(0.32 km)		 Weak tornado with no damage
F3 W of Temple Bell 1927 1.4 miles
(2.2 km)		 The tornado caused significant damage to structures around Lake Belton. 10 homes had severe damage and 100 boats were destroyed.
F1 SW of Belton Bell 1950 0.2 miles
(0.32 km)		 Brief tornado with unknown damage
F1 N of Blooming Grove Navarro 2005 0.5 miles
(0.8 km)		 Damage limited to trees
F1 Prairie Dell area Bell 2007 2.4 miles
(3.8 km)		 Damage to several structures and numerous trees
F2 SW of Prairie Dell Williamson 2025 2 miles
(3.2 km)		 First of three tornadoes touching down near the Jarrell area.
F2 W of Jarrell Williamson 2035 0.5 miles
(0.8 km)		 Second of three tornadoes touching down near the Jarrell area
F1 S of Dawson Navarro 2036 0.5 miles
(0.8 km)		 Damage limited to trees
F5 Jarrell area Williamson 2040 5.1 miles
(8.2 km)		 27 Deaths A weak pencil-like tornado touched down near the Bell-Williamson County line, the funnel rapidly intensified into a 3/4 mile wide multi-vortex storm at around 3:45 PM CDT. The tornado continued on before destroying and sweeping away many of the buildings in Double Creek Estates. As the tornado continued it ripped asphalt off the roads. The tornado pulled grass and soil from the ground to a depth of 18 inches (46 cm) before dissipating near a wooded area outside Jarrell. Jump to section on this tornado
F0 SW of Hubbard Hill 2050 0.2 miles
(0.32 km)		 Brief tornado with no damage
F3 Cedar Park area Williamson, Travis 2105 9.2 miles
(14.7 km)		 1 Death This tornado produced relatively minor damage before moving into Cedar Park. The tornado devastated the downtown area of Cedar Park, specifically an Albertson's Grocery Store. The tornado then moved into the Buttercup Subdivision, severely damaging some homes. One man died here of cardiac arrest while waiting out the tornado in his pickup truck; his death was not counted in the total.
F1 SW of Anderson Mill Travis 2115 0.2 miles
(0.32 km)		 Brief tornado preceding the main Lake Travis tornado.
F4 S of Lake Travis Travis 2150 5.6 miles
(9 km)		 1 Death The tornado initially caused major damage to a marina on Lake Travis. The tornado then severely damaged a reinforced concrete building containing a telephone switching center. It then completely destroyed a stone house, leaving the foundation bare. It then moved into the Hazy Hills subdivision, destroying several homes and mobile homes. This tornado killed one man while he was either blown from his mobile home or truck while attempting to seek safe shelter.
F1 Kyle area Hays 2038 3.5 miles
(5.6 km)		 Damage to trees and power lines
F0 S of Utopia Uvalde 0000 0.2 miles
(0.32 km)		 Brief tornado with no damage
F0 NW of Sisterdale Kendall 0030 0.7 miles
(1.1 km)		 Brief tornado with no damage
F0 E of Moore Frio 0120 1 miles
(1.6 km)		 Brief tornado in open country

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