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Tornado (EF2)Bell, Texas

May 22, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
30
Property damage
$5.0M
Tornado scale
EF2
Area
Bell

Event narrative (NOAA)

An EF-2 tornado formed near TX-317 between FM 2483 and W Adams Ave where at least a dozen power poles were significantly damaged. The tornado continued to move east/southeast across the Terrace at Lake Pointe subdivision damaging many homes, especially roofs and windows. Significant roof and tree damage was found in the neighborhood south of Tarver Elementary School. At least, four homes lost most of the roof, some outside walls, and sustained significant damage to the windows. Several trees were snapped or uprooted across the neighborhood. Then, the tornado crossed Tanglehead Dr. towards W. Adams Ave damaging many businesses, including stand-alone restaurants, shops, banks, and strip malls. A few of the businesses in this area lost most of their roof (DI 9, DODs 5 &7). Several cars sustai

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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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