On This Date In Weather History: 5/13/08

In 1981, a tornado that was 450 yards in width destroyed ninety percent of Emberson, Texas. People did not see a tornado, but rather a wall of debris. Homes were leveled. A man in a bathtub was thrown a quarter of a mile. In addition, a 1500 pound recreational vehicle was thrown 500 yards. Miraculously, no deaths occurred in
the tornado.

In 1988, strong winds along a cold front gusted to 69 mph in Myton, Utah. Temperatures surged into the 80s as far north as Montana.

In 1989, severe thunderstorms developed across portions of the southern Plains during the afternoon and overnight period. A thunderstorm in Killeen, Texas produced wind gusts to 95 mph, damaging 200 helicopters at Fort Hood. This caused near 500 million
dollars in damage. Another storm dropped softball sized hail on Hodges, Texas.