Английская Википедия:1976 Brownwood tornado

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On April 19, 1976, a violent tornado struck Brownwood, Texas.[1] The damage caused by the tornado was extreme enough for the National Weather Service to rate the tornado F5 on the Fujita scale.[2] In 1993, meteorologist and tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis disagreed with the National Weather Service's assessment of the tornado, which he assigned a max rating of F4 on the Fujita scale.[3]

Tornado summary

The tornado touched down near Highway 67 between Bangs and Brownwood. About Шаблон:Convert northwest of Brownwood, the tornado crossed Highway 279, where several outbuildings, a motorcycle racetrack and a parked car were destroyed.[1] As the tornado continued northeastward, it crossed a small hill, where the National Weather Service documented that it "shredded" mesquite trees.[1]

The tornado then crossed FM 2125 approximately Шаблон:Convert north of downtown Brownwood, where it struck the A.I. Fabis pecan orchard and farm.[1][3] On the farm, 11 people were injured as four homes were completely leveled and several outbuildings were completely destroyed.[1][3] Two teenagers on the farm were caught in the open and were thrown Шаблон:Convert.[1][3][4] The National Weather Service reported that both teenagers survived.[1] Meteorologist T. Eric Brown reported they were “seriously injured”.[4] A.I. Fabis, the owner of the farm, "narrowly escaped death when the storm blew his frame house away".[1][2][3] The National Weather Service documented that Fabis hid in his bathtub during the storm, which was the only thing still attached to the foundation after the tornado swept away the rest of the house.[1][2][3]

After destroying Fabis' farm, the tornado devistated the Brownwood Airport.[3][4] A set of T-hangers and six privately owned aircraft were destroyed.[1] The tornado miraculously arced around a larger hanger, where several of the airport workers were sheltering during the tornado.[2] The tornado lifted Шаблон:Convert northeast of Highway 183 after traveling Шаблон:Convert.[1][2][3] In total, the tornado, which reached a peak width of Шаблон:Convert, injured 11 people and caused between $2.5-$5 million (1976 USD) in damage.[1][2][3]

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References

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  1. ↑ 1,00 1,01 1,02 1,03 1,04 1,05 1,06 1,07 1,08 1,09 1,10 1,11 Шаблон:Cite journal
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 Шаблон:Cite web
  3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 3,5 3,6 3,7 3,8 Шаблон:Cite book
  4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Шаблон:Cite web
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