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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Wichita KS

700 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024



...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY...



In 1902, a violent F4 tornado struck the small Texas

town of Goliad, located in extreme South Central Texas. 

With a track 15 miles long and around 250 yards wide, the

twister killed 114 people which, at the time, was the

deadliest tornado in Texas history and the 11th deadliest

in United States history.  The tornado also injured 250

with damage estimates that ranged from $50,000 to

$200,000.  On May 11th, 1953, the Texas record of 114

deaths would be tied by the violent Waco F5 tornado, but

the Waco tornado injured 597.  The Waco tornado caused

$41 million damage which, when adjusted for inflation,

would be around $310 million.  



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In 1980, Mount Saint Helens erupted in Washington State.

Spewing ash and smoke to around 63,000 feet, the volcano

killed 57 people.  



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