Last Map Update: Wed, May 7, 2025 at 12:06:32 pm CDT
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Local Weather History For May 7th...
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1981: An intense supercell developed in western Crosby County late this afternoon before going on to produce at least
eight tornadoes within a span of 59 minutes. The first tornado formed one mile southwest of Ralls and was photographed and documented extensively by a nearby citizen as it moved northeast. This tornado traveled five miles in 11 minutes and caused no known damage. The second tornado was near the Caprock area, some 12 miles south of Ralls. A small tornado here destroyed one home and part of a cotton gin. In addition, 90 trailers and four cotton strippers were damaged just south of town. The third tornado was very brief and developed 1.5 miles northeast of Ralls where it destroyed a barn and damaged a house. By 5:54 PM, a cluster of five small tornadoes was observed five miles east of Ralls. Reports suggested that four of these were revolving around one large, dominant tornado. The large tornado destroyed a home and barn before moving northeast and destroying a second storage barn. Hail up to baseball size preceded this tornado. Fortunately, no injuries occurred with any of these tornadoes. Around the time this first supercell developed, a second supercell was churning away in northwest Floyd County near Sterley. This storm produced a small and brief tornado before going on to drop hail as large as baseballs in Matador around 5:30 PM resulting in some damage to windows. |
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