2015 Garland tornado: Difference between revisions

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The '''2015 Garland tornado''' was a short-lived but extremely violent [[tornado]] that hit the [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]] suburbs of [[Garland, Texas|Garland]] and [[Rowlett, Texas|Rowlett]] in the evening hours of December 26, 2015, killing 10<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Today |first=U. S. A. |title=EF4 tornado on Dec. 26, 2015 18:46 PM CST |url=https://data.usatoday.com/tornado-archive/united-states/606471/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=USA Today |language=en}}</ref> and injuring another 468. Although the tornado only tracked 13 miles, it caused $20-26 million (2015 USD) in damages,<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Storm Events Database - Event Details {{!}} National Centers for Environmental Information |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=606471 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=www.ncdc.noaa.gov}}</ref> and was the deadliest tornado of the [[December 2015 North American storm complex]].

 

=== Fatalities ===

A total of 10 people died as a direct result of the tornado, 9 of which occurred on the [[President George Bush Turnpike]] and Interstate 30.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Press |first=Associated |date=2015-12-27 |title=Dallas area tornadoes leave 11 dead and dozens injured |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/27/dallas-tornadoes-deaths-injuries-storms-southeast |access-date=2024-07-28 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Damaging Tornadoes Strike Dallas Area, Killing At Least 8 |url=https://weather.com/news/weather/news/tornadoes-flooding-impacts-winter-storm-goliath |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=The Weather Channel |language=en-US}}</ref> All of the victims on the turnpike were inside of vehicles or towed trailers, which were tossed off of an overpass when the tornado struck, landing on traffic below.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Tim |last2=Fox |first2=Mark |last3=Cavanaugh |first3=Dennis |date=August 1, 2016 |title=Tornado crossing Interstate 30 in Garland, Texas illuminated by a power flash. View looks east. Cars were tossed from the highway killing 10 people. Image courtesy of Scott Peake. |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326988404_Damage_survey_of_the_North_Texas_Tornadoes_December_26_2015 |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=ResearchGate}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> The ages of the victims here ranged from 1 to 77 years of age.<ref name=":2" /> One 77-year old male as also killed in Rowlett while sheltering in a home.<ref name=":2" />

 

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