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Severe weather season grips Texas with Texas Jarrell tornado tale
This piece recalls National Severe Weather Awareness Week and the 1997 Jarrell tornado outbreak in South Central Texas. It details seven tornadoes ranging from F 0 to F 5, the destruction across Williamson and Travis counties, warnings from the National Weather Service, and local safety advice from Skywarn observers and Wilson County EMA.
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