JARRELL, Texas — Twenty-eight years ago this week, on May 27, 1997, a catastrophic F5 tornado struck Jarrell in Williamson County, leaving a trail of devastation and claiming 27 lives in the ...

A scale-topping F5 tornado devastated portions of Jarrell, Texas, on May 27, 1997, killing 27 people and injuring hundreds more.

Tornadoes with the most destructive F5/EF5 rating are a rare beast, but nearly 30 years ago, one such tornado put on a second rare display because of its strange movement. A small, rope tornado ...

UPI Almanac for Tuesday, May 27, 2025 On May 27, 1997, an F5 tornado half a mile wide ripped through the small Texas town of Jarrell, killing 27 people, including a family of five.