The Dead Man Walking Tornado | The 1997 Jarrell Tornado | History in the Dark
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- On May 27th, 1997, an F5 tornado would touch down as part of a larger outbreak near Jarrell, Texas. Due to the unique characteristics of this multiple vortex tornado, she obtained the nickname "Dead Man Walking." She only lasted thirteen minutes, but wreaked horrific damage on the immediate area before finally disappearing.
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Fun fact, Southern Pacific 786’s tender got blown over by another tornado while this Jarrell chaos was happening. It wasn’t the same tornado, but I just thought it’d be worth mentioning a preserved steam engine once fell victim to this kind of weather. She amazingly returned to service just four days after that, too.
Cedar Park F3. It really was amazing they got it back on track quite quickly.
Wouldn't doubt first responders got PTSD. That neighborhood that was scoured pulverized the victims.
While I won't describe why they found human remains in so many places, because you genuinely do *not* want to know, I *will* say... apparently, the emergency crews on cleanup duty had a great deal of difficulty differentiating between human and animal remains in the aftermath. Which really says enough about that.
Jarrell is the only known tornado to have had a *zero* percent aboveground survival rate in the central core (the lady in the bathtub was on the outskirts of the circulation)--if you were caught in the actual core of the circulation at Double Creek Estates, the only way to survive was to be underground, between the winds and the flying debris.
As another bit of perspective: The first police officer to arrive on the scene at Double Creek Estates wasn't familiar with the subdivision, so his initial report was that there was no visible damage there--because he just saw bare foundation slabs at a new subdivision and didn't realize it wasn't a case of not having built on the foundations yet. The damage was that comprehensive--an experienced cop didn't realize what he was looking at.
8:01 Imagine calling a tornado out for being out of pocket.
“SHE earned the nickname, the dead MAN walking.” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This tornado was an exact repeat of the 1956 Hudsonville tornado. In fact, Hudsonville also started out as a thin rope like tornado, and quickly grew into a large and dark wedge.....but the damage in Hudsonville was worse (in some areas).
I would politely disagree and say Jarrell is worse. I still for me put Jarrell as the worst of all time. With the damage to the human body and animals, plus the fact there was very little of any type of debris found. I have to go Jarrell. I’ve never seen another tornado obliterated everything like Jarrell did that day.
Jarrell still left some flooring on the foundations. Hudsonville scoured off every inch of flooring. There's a photo of where a house used to be, in a forested area. In the photo all the trees are gone, the house is gone with all its flooring scoured off. Pretty much not left but bare ground.
Honorable mention to the Sunfield tornado of 1957. That tornado is on the top of Grazulis' list, and for a good reason.
Fun fact: it's the strongest tornado ever recorded in the month of December.
Nah
Great video Darkness. RIP to all who lost their lives and condolences to their families.
I enjoy your fonnnnnnnd farewells, Darkness.
Should do the Andover Kansas tornado. The one that barely missed a line of planes with nuclear warheads attatched
B52s?
As someone who was in the area at that time. The local paper showed what the area effected if the tornado hit it and it's fallout was spread. It was real bad. But they showed a worse scenario. North end of town is a chemical plant, one of the large containers there would have spread chlorine gas that could kill everyone for a couple of states.
@generalprincecodyhedgewolf2944 I believe so, it was a flight line of 10 with 2 of them with live nukes onboard.
@@brianwise5850 good thing the Tornado missed… had the Tornado hit the line of B52s we’d be doomed
@@generalprincecodyhedgewolf2944 they were B-1Bs, and only 2 were armed with nuclear warheads!
Had a chance to play The Undertaker's Dead Man Walking theme in the background while discussing The Dead Man Walking Tornado. Would have fit like a glove in this excellent video.
The wind speed was estimated at f5 meaning 261-318
Not "recorded"
3:47 Prof. Don Greene's research on the tornado says just the opposite. The tornado obliterated all the structures in about a second. It just stalled for 3 minutes over concrete foundations; the houses were already gone. That same Professor also said that Bridge creek 1999 and Jarrell were tied when it comes to wind speeds.
I was visiting Austin Texas at the time when this happened and still heard conflicting reports that this tornado are a spin off hit the Southern Pacific steam train that destroyed his tender.
Not destroyed just tipped over, it turned the drawbar (bar that connects the tender & the engine together) & probably tore the connections for the pipes but nothing big
Was that Final Fantasy boss music you were playing? Hahaha.
Sounds like ff6
this tornado has to be the most movie like supernatural monster ever seen!
9:30 my god this isnt a supernatural monster this is a supernatural monster serial killer level movie villain lol this tornado had issues just i doubt anyone was brave enough to ask her if she was ok lol
You would had thought Texas would have more EF5 tornados it been part of Tornado Alley
Good use of the Super Nintendo music
1953 Waco tornado
I really enjoy your videos, but dislike when you refer to a tornado as "she". A tornado is not a ship, it's just an it.
That’s so strange he keeps referring to tornado as “she” - what ignorance
Fr.. I often go to these videos for my research and it just puts me off. Refer to it as an it.
I was 2 when the tornado in Jarrell happened.
@@oreajessica I was 12 when the tornado touched down..
Why do you keep referring to the tornado as “she” ? Are you for real ?
why tf r u calling it she..
People getting pressed over a tornado's pronouns 🙄
Yes the jarrell tornado was one of the strongest ever if not the strongest still to this day never seen a tornado tear up hundreds of cattle and 27 people down to tiny pieces or nothing at all not to mention all the debris was basically gone and there was vehicles completely gone even to this day never found its power was amazing
Piedmont 2011 did the same thing.
Not the strongest but it was very strong
@@WolfspiderTheBanishedHivewing The Loyal Valley tornado was said to have been worse than Jarrell. Even by damage surveyors who witnessed the Jarrell tornado's immediate aftermath.