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Tornado (F3)Wheeler, Texas

June 11, 1997 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
13
Property damage
$1.7M
Tornado scale
F3
Area
Wheeler

Event narrative (NOAA)

Tornado occurred near Pakan community on CR 453. Twelve homes damaged or destroyed along with 13 vehicles on Interstate 40. Two inch diameter hail fell along most of the tornado path. Tornado track was determined by official storm survey.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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