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[STORMREPORTS] Bryan, Texas Tornado Damage Sunday

From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Tue Oct 07 2003 - 07:50:16 EDT


News Article & Photo:
http://www.thebatt.com/news/520583.html

"From uprooted trees to bricks stripped right off of the wall, 25 Bryan
homes incurred significant damage from a moderate tornado that touched down
between 6:05 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Sunday."

NWS Statements:

0610 PM BRYAN TX F1 TORNADO
10/05/03 BRAZOS *** 1 INJ *** TORNADO HIT
                                           BRYAN BETWEEN 605 AND 610
                                           PM. NWS STORM SURVEY
                                           REVEALED PATH WAS 1/4 MILE
                                           WIDE AND 4 MILES LONG. 25
                                           HOMES SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT
                                           DAMAGE WITH MINOR DAMGE TO
                                           200 OTHER HOMES.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
450 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2003

...F-1 TORNADO DAMAGE CONFIRMED IN BRYAN...

AN F-1 TORNADO MOVED THROUGH THE BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION AREA LAST
EVENING. AN F-1 TORNADO IS CONSIDERED A MODERATE TORNADO ON THE
FUJITA SCALE WITH WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 73 AND 112 MPH. 200 HOMES IN THE
BRYAN AREA SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE WITH 25 HOMES SUFFERING SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE. THIS TORNADO ALSO TOPPLED POWER POLES AND UPROOTED TREES. THE
TORNADO WAS 1/4 MILE WIDE AND HAD A TRACK LENGTH OF BETWEEN 4 AND 5
MILES. ONE PERSON WAS INJURED BUT THERE WERE NO FATALITIES.

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