A March 21, 2022, tornado traveled through east Williamson County affecting Round Rock, Hutto and Granger. Photo by Gabe Cox.
The aftermath of a tornado that blew through Double Creek Estates in Jarrell on May 27, 1997, killing 27 people. Wind speeds were clocked at 300 miles per hour. Sun Archive.
A storm makes its way through Central Texas. As it approaches, the clouded sky takes on a green hue and everything becomes eerily still. These are telltale signs that show a tornado is fast approaching. In 1997, on a beautiful spring day, Jarrell residents experienced firsthand the damage these columns of power can do.
A Fujita Scale 5 tornado ripped through the small town during the afternoon of M…
