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1896 Sherman tornado — Wikipedia (en)

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During the afternoon hours of May 15, 1896, an extremely violent and deadly tornado tracked 28 miles (45 km) through the northeastern portions of the U.S. state of Texas, damaging or destroying many farms and rural homes in Denton and Grayson Counties before devastating the city of Sherman. The tornado was part of a larger tornado outbreak sequence that lasted from May 15–20, 1896, which primarily affected Texas and Kansas. The tornado caused more than $500,000 (1896 USD) in damages, injured more than 200 people, and claimed the lives of at least 73 people, with 62 of them from Sherman alone. As of 2025, the tornado remains the fourth deadliest tornado in Texas state history. Due to the tornado occurring prior to 1950, the tornado does not have an official rating, however this tornado is widely accepted to have been equivalent to an F5 on the Fujita Scale. This event is often referred to as Sherman's Black Friday. The tornado touched down approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east-southeast of Pilot Point in extreme northeastern Denton County. Homes near the beginning of the path sustained significant damage as the tornado tracked northeast. The tornado crossed into Grayson County, leveling farm after farm to the west of Gunter, and Farmington, and obliterated farms between Dorchester and Howe. The tornado narrowed in size and began to occlude as the tornado slowly turned more northerly. Despite the occlusion and shrinking size, the tornado intensified as it swept multiple farms away south of Sherman. The tornado then tore a narrow path through the western sides of the city at around 4:55 PM CST, leaving no structure in its path untouched. The tornado mangled the Houston Street bridge into "useless scrap". The tornado exited Sherman to the northwest, rapidly dissipating shortly after. At least 73 people were killed throughout the tornado's 28 miles (45 km) long track; six between Gunter and Dorchester, five just outside of Sherman, and the rest perished within the city.

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Fonte: Wikipedia in inglese, voce «1896 Sherman tornado» — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Sherman_tornado
Wikidata Q140467459: «1896 United States tornado» (dati Wikidata in CC0 1.0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140467459
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