May 11 marks a solemn double milestone in Texas weather history: the state’s deadliest tornado and the strongest. Although they struck 17 years apart, both storms hit on May 11 and left lasting ...

On May 27, 1997, an F5 tornado half a mile wide ripped through the small Texas town of Jarrell, killing 27 people, including ...

The storm was one of the most significant tornado events in Texas history, and the deadliest in North Texas, according to the National Weather Service. It produced "two distinct tornadoes ...

Today’s Caprock Chronicles is by Juan H. Molina, a graduate student at Texas Tech pursuing an advanced degree in history. He ...

While still far above historical average, the 2025 tornado season in the United States has fallen to fourth place in the 15-year record, after spending most of the year as the second-most active year, ...

According to the National Weather Service, the Jarrell tornado is one of, if not the most, powerful tornadoes in Texas history. Its max speed reaching upwards of 260 miles per hour.

“Last night in Gordon, Texas, a powerful tornado ripped through this small rural community, leaving a path of destruction in its wake,” officials with the Emergency Services District said in a ...

More severe storms were expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people and a devastating Kentucky tornado.

The Lubbock County Historical Commission is set to dedicate two Texas Historical Markers to commemorate the deadly 1970 Lubbock tornado and Dr. Tetsuya Theodore Fujita. The public is invited to ...