Texas Tornadoes Ranking and Alley Weather Details
Fort Worth based report by Preston McGraw analyzes Texas tornado counts, ranking behind Kansas, with 999 Texas storms in 43 years. It notes Tornado Alley geography, monthly timing, moisture triggers, and classic Texas events like the Waco and Kaufman/Matttoon outbreaks, plus general meteorological explanations.
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Preston McGraw
Fort Worth, Tex
UPI
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Robert Bland
Weather Bureau
Fort Worth
Tornal
Waco
Tri-State
Iowa
U. S. Weather Bureau
Dallas
Storm Brewing In Rockies Floods Hit States
Floods forced hundreds from their homes from Wisconsin to Virginia as ice jams and heavy rains swelled rivers. Ice jams on Cattaraugus Creek and the Hudson near Troy caused fatalities and injuries while Allegheny and French Creek flooding prompted evacuations. Severe conditions stretched to Kentucky Virginia Indiana and Pennsylvania with towns forecasting higher crests and continued damage.
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United Press International
Wisconsin
Virginia
Rockies
Erie
Cattaraugus
New York
French Creek
Allegheny
Oil City
Cambridge Springs
Big Stone Gap
Moisture-Laden Clouds Hover Over Texas
Moisture laden clouds hung heavy over Texas with muggy, warm conditions and highs 3 to 12 degrees above normal. Forecasts call for continued rain and heat through the five day period. Early morning thundershowers reported in the South Plains and North Texas. west, central, and east Texas expected to see more rain while extreme west Texas may clear in places. Temperature at 4 am ranged from 39 at Dalhart to 73 at Brownsville.
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Associated Press
Texas
South Plains
North
East Texas
Dalhart
Brownsville
Odessa American subscription rates and details
The Odessa American lists weekly rates 35 cents in the City of Odessa and Ector County and in Retail Trading Zone, 30 cents in All Other Zones. Mail rates are 18 dollars per year, 10 dollars for six months, and 5 dollars for three months. Published daily except Saturday at 222 East Fourth Street. Entered as second class matter in Odessa post office under March 1, 1879.
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Odessa
Tex
American Telephone
Ector County
Odessa American
East Fourth Street
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