Saturday, May 30, 2015

What Syria Needs Now?

What Syria needs now

Story highlights

  • David Miliband: ISIS advances are significant propaganda victories
  • Diplomatic cooperation on Syria on the U.N. Security Council is minimal, he says
David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is former secretary of state for foreign and Commonwealth affairs for the United Kingdom. The views expressed are his own.
(CNN)Almost a year on from their dramatic seizure of Mosul, Iraq's second city, the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria continue to expand the frontiers of their stronghold in the Middle East.
The fall this month of Ramadi -- the last remaining government-held city in Iraq's largest province -- and the taking, 400 miles west, of Syria's Roman-era town of Palmyra, constitute not just important strategic gains for the group, but significant propaganda victories. Televised images of Palmyra's ancient ruins now abound, their fate seemingly hanging in the balance.
The rapid rise of ISIS has thus captured the world's attention, and we've seen a coalition of Western and Arab states make common cause with Iran to try to forcibly halt the jihadists' advance. But such cooperation has not extended to securing an end to the war in Syria, where four years of conflict and chaos have cost more than 220,000 lives (though some estimates suggest the toll is far higher), left every second Syrian in need of aid and allowed ISIS to grow from an Iraqi al Qaeda franchise into a veritable transborder operation.
Remarkably, despite all this, diplomatic energies aimed at securing an end to the war -- and minimizing the impact of the fighting on civilians -- have ebbed to their lowest levels so far.
True, early Arab League proposals, former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's six-point plan, and the January 2014 Geneva II conference yielded minimal results, But there was at least a sense of commitment and grim determination back then.
Now, despite this week's news that the United Kingdom and Russia are to resume discussions on the crisis, political inertia is so pervasive that U.N. Syria Envoy Staffan de Mistura's focus is simply on maintaining open channels of communication through "consultations" -- in essence, talks about talks.
Similarly, diplomatic cooperation on Syria in the U.N. Security Council is minimal, including in the area of securing compliance with the council's own humanitarian resolutions.
Neither its members, nor states with sway in Syria, have applied appropriate pressure on the warring parties to halt the deliberate targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure, the indiscriminate bombardment of densely populated areas or the continuing disruption -- by means ranging from bureaucracy to besiegement -- of nearly five million people's access to aid. My own organization saw seven of our beneficiaries killed in a bombing raid on Idlib last week.
Syrian civilians' misery is also being compounded by a further, depressing trend: the increasing mismatch between their needs and the help the international community is providing.
One million people inside Syria required humanitarian assistance in 2011. That number now stands at 12.2 million, well over half of whom are internally displaced. Their needs -- food, water, shelter, health care, sanitation -- have increased at more than six times the rate of funding provided since the beginning of the conflict. Last year's U.N. appeal to meet basic needs inside Syria was only 48% supported, down from 68% in 2013.
The discrepancy between needs and assistance is also growing amongst the four million people who have fled Syria. In exile for years now, their economic and personal assets long depleted, these refugees urgently require food, water, fuel, clothing and education.
At the same time, the countries sheltering them are buckling under the pressure of such a massive population influx.
Turkey, the biggest refugee-hosting country in the world, put the cost last fall of hosting Syrian refugees at $4.5 billion. Lebanon, where Syrians now constitute somewhere between a quarter and a third of the population, will need investment of up to $2.5 billion just to restore its basic infrastructure to precrisis levels, according to a 2013 report from the World Bank. Jordan, one of the most water-starved nations on the planet, hosts nearly 630,000 registered refugees -- proportionally equivalent to the United States absorbing the population of the United Kingdom. It puts the cost of hosting Syrians in 2014 at $871 million.
In Iraqi Kurdistan, meanwhile, 250,000 Syrian refugees shelter alongside the well over one million Iraqis who have sought protection in the region since January last year. The Kurdish authorities simply cannot meet the spiraling demand for jobs and basic services in the territory, where the poverty rate has more than doubled over the past 17 months.
Yet despite such immense need, the U.N.'s Syrian refugee appeal for 2014 was just 64% funded, down from 73% in 2013, and global pledges to resettle the most vulnerable Syrian refugees in countries outside the region have failed to even approach a level appropriate to the scale of this crisis.
Such is the pressure upon their public services, economies, resources and social fabrics that Syria's neighbors are now taking steps to restrict the flow of refugees into their territory; only the most vulnerable can enter at present, and there are reports of refugees being forcibly repatriated to Syria.
So, how should the international community respond? Even within the limits of a humanitarian perspective, there are clear, urgent priorities.
First, the U.N. Security Council and states with influence over Syria's warring parties should take immediate steps to hold accountable all those who fail to honor their obligations under international humanitarian law. Pressure must be brought to bear upon all parties that restrict or undermine full, safe and unfettered humanitarian access to those in need.
Second, and with this appalling interference with access in mind, the Security Council's permanent members, as well as key regional players such as Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, should each appoint senior diplomats or politicians as humanitarian envoys, resourcing and supporting them to focus attention on the human consequences of the Syrian conflict. They should also document and challenge restrictions on access, mediate and monitor ceasefires, support the efforts of the U.N. emergency relief coordinator and work through the detail of the relevant Security Council resolutions with all stakeholders -- the warring parties, their backers, the United Nations and NGOs.
Finally, the United Nations' 2015 appeal for Syria and the region must be funded.
Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq should receive the direct financial assistance and long-term development investment they require to repair their shaking infrastructure, reboot their public services and start creating jobs for Syrians and the communities who host them. Support for these countries is an essential counterpart to the vital call on them to keep their borders open to those fleeing Syria.
None of these measures is a substitute for the political and diplomatic drive and imagination needed to bring this conflict -- or series of conflicts -- to a close. The spillover of Syria's war into Iraq means that the options available to those in the international community keen to secure regional and global stability are far more limited than they were in 2011. As this crisis becomes more and more complex, those options are set to become even narrower, their consequences increasingly unpredictable.
But this is all the more reason for a renewed push to end the violence. Next month marks three years since the Geneva Communiqué, a now dormant road map for Syria's political transition, was signed in Switzerland. Let that anniversary -- as well as events in Ramadi and Palmyra -- focus minds.
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What Syria needs now

CNN - ‎May 29, 2015‎
David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is former secretary of state for foreign and Commonwealth affairs for the United Kingdom.
 
comment:
 
The U.S. and Great Britain tend to look for ways to solve problems. However, I would say both Syria and Yemen are problems no one is going to solve anytime soon.
 
With barrel bombs from Assad's government from helicopters down into apartment complexes to Neutron bombs going off in Yemen, both are indications that all this is going to get much much worse before it gets better. And even getting better might be a very relativistic term at this point as well.
 
For example, is Somalia in better shape than it was in the 1990s? Likewise one might ask: "Is LIbya better off without Qaddhafi? Maybe Not.
 
Will Syria be better off without Assad and with all the Alawites massacred when he goes? Maybe not! 
 
Especially if ISIS fills the vacuum along with Al Qaeda when Assad goes.

So,"what does Syria need now?" is a very problematic question in itself. Because if you are Putin you might say one thing, if you are Iran you might say another, if you are Assad you might say another, and if you are the U.S., Europe, or Great Britain it is going to be quite another thing that is said entirely.

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Barrel bomb strikes kill 72 in Aleppo province

Syria crisis: 'Barrel bomb strikes kill 72' in Aleppo province

Activists say 12 people were killed in the city of Aleppo
At least 72 people have been killed in Syria's northern Aleppo province by barrel bombs dropped from government helicopters, activists say.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 60 people died in the strike on al-Bab - a town currently held by Islamic State (IS) militants.
It says 12 were killed in a rebel-held quarter of the city of Aleppo.
Syria's government has repeatedly denied using barrel bombs - large containers filled with explosives.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), which gathers information through a network of activists in Syria, called it one of the worst massacres perpetrated by the government so far this year.
Meanwhile, Islamic State is reported to have blown up Tadmur prison near the ancient city of Palmyra - which fell to the militants earlier this month.
The prison was for decades a symbol of state oppression in Syria. It had held thousands of political prisoners, who faced years of torture and disease in its cells. Many were executed.
The SOHR says at least 60 people were killed in the attack on al-Bab's busy market on Saturday morning after government helicopters dropped two barrel bombs in quick succession.
Many of the victims were blown to pieces or burnt beyond recognition by the blasts, which devastated the market, shops and vehicles, reports the BBC's Jim Muir from neighbouring Lebanon.
Most of those killed or injured were men, because women do not appear much in public in areas controlled by IS, as al-Bab has been for some time, our correspondent adds.
In Aleppo, a man told the BBC he ran to the site of the barrel-bomb attack to find a vehicle on fire with around eight civilians dead inside it.
Activists report barrel bombs being dropped from government helicopters every day in different parts of the country.
They consist of steel drums packed with explosives and shrapnel - and sometimes with chlorine also added, according to many reports.
They are highly inaccurate, and often cause massive damage and indiscriminate casualties in built-up areas.

Aleppo barrel bombings

January 2014-March 2015

3,124
civilians killed
35
rebel fighters killed
  • 3 schools hit in attacks
  • 17 hospitals damaged - many forced into underground basements
  • 23 mosques damaged or destroyed
Reuters
The Syrian government has made no public comment on the reports, which have not been independently verified.
In February, Human Rights Watch group accused Damascus of dropping barrel bombs on hundreds of sites in 2014, violating a UN Security resolution.
In an interview with the BBC also in February, President Bashar al-Assad denied his forces used barrel bombs. Dismissing the allegation as a "childish story", he said: "There are no barrel bombs. We don't have barrels."
Aleppo has been divided between government- and rebel-held areas since fighting erupted in the former commercial hub in 2012.
More than 220,000 people have been killed across Syria since the start of the uprising against President Bashar in 2011, according to UN estimates.
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Syria crisis: 'Barrel bomb strikes kill 72' in Aleppo province

The effects of a neutron bomb

If you are within a specific radius of the epicenter where it goes off you will be dead within an hour. You will immediately start throwing up and keep throwing up until you die within 1 hour. Outside of that radius you might be okay.

This is why armies consider this weapon useful because radiation can be kept relatively controlled and you can keep most houses and dwellings from being destroyed as well. But, everything living within that radius: humans (of any age), animals of any age, birds of any age, fish of any age, insects of any age, and likely plants of any age including trees likely would be dead soon too.

Armies consider this a useful weapon because they can keep it (OFF) their own troops while effectively killing an entire army that this weapon lands upon.

I personally think this is pretty sick but that is just me. And not the new way to use sick as "good" or interesting but in the bad way like really really bad for all life on earth.

Wikipedia:2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak

2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak

2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak
Blanco River May 25, 2015 hydrograph.png
Hydrograph of the Blanco River at Wimberley, Texas depicting the record flood event during the overnight of May 24–25
Date May 23 – Ongoing
Location Mexico, Great Plains, Southern United States
Deaths 43 total:
  • 24 from flooding in Texas[1]
  • 4 from flooding in Oklahoma[1]
  • 14 from tornado in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico[2]
  • 1 from tornado in Cameron, Texas[3]
  • 11 missing from flooding in Texas[1]
Property damage Unknown
Preceded by more than a week of heavy rain, a slow-moving storm system dropped tremendous precipitation across much of Texas and Oklahoma during the nights of May 24–26, 2015, triggering record-breaking floods. Additionally, many areas reported tornado activity and lightning.[4] Particularly hard hit were areas along the Blanco River in Hays County, Texas, where entire blocks of homes were leveled. On the morning of May 26, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for southwest Harris County (which includes the city of Houston) and northeast Fort Bend County. The system also produced deadly tornadoes in parts of Mexico and Texas.[5]

Contents

Meteorological synopsis

Mammatus clouds formed over Bull Creek park after wave of Memorial Day storms in Austin, May 25, 2015.
According to Bob Henson from Wunderground, inflow of low-level moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and the combination of very slow moving large-scale storm systems set the stage for the floods. He added, Upper-level winds were largely aligned with the low-level frontal zone, an ideal setup for “training echoes” (successive downpours over the same area). In addition, rains were concentrated by several mesoscale convective vortices, small-scale centers of low-pressure that developed along the frontal bands, in some cases resembling mini-tropical cyclones.[6]

Flooding

On May 14 2015, prior to extensive flooding beginning around May 24, flash flood warnings were issued for counties in South East Texas.[7] At least 28 people were killed, including 24 in Texas and 4 in Oklahoma, and another 11 remain missing.[1]

Texas

Flooding along the Wichita River prompted evacuations of 390 homes in Wichita Falls. Projections from the National Weather Service indicated that the river would reach a record crest of 25.5 ft (7.8 m) on May 26.[8] Up to 100,000 customers were without power.[9]
Wichita Falls and Corpus Christi broke their previous records for all-time wettest month. Many parts in northern Texas recorded over 20 in (510 mm) of rain.[10]
A 25-foot-by-25-foot sinkhole near a runway at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport caused the closure of the runway for a few hours.[11]
Also on May 25, historic flooding along Shoal Creek inundated House Park in Austin, Texas damaging the turf among other things and forcing the Austin Aztex to search for a temporary home.[12]

Houston

More than 500 water rescues were carried out by firefighters, which involved for the most part stranded motorists. At least 2,500 vehicles were abandoned, when drivers had to seek higher grounds.[13]
During the overnight of May 25–26, nearly 11 in (280 mm) of rain fell near Houston, setting off further flash floods. Two people drowned after being trapped in their cars while a third was later found in bayou.[1] A fourth person lost their life when an evacuation boat capsized during the morning of May 26.[14] On May 26, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, estimated up to 4,000 properties with significant damage.[15]

Blanco River

During the overnight of May 24–25, more than 12 in (300 mm) fell along the watershed of the Blanco River. In just a few short hours, the river rose from roughly 5 ft (1.5 m) to a crest just over 41 ft (12 m), well over the 13 ft (4.0 m) flood-stage, near Wimberley.[16][17] This broke the river's all-time peak of 32 ft (9.8 m) set in 1929. Tremendous flash flooding ensued as a result, with areas of Hays County being particularly hard hit.[17]
Entire blocks of homes in Wimberley were swept away by a "tidal wave of water"[1] with officials reporting 350–400 residences destroyed in the town alone. For the first time, the river covered portions of Interstate 35, shutting down traffic for hours. Large trees and debris were deposited across the roadway. The nearby Comal River saw similar flooding, with a stream gauge reporting its flow to have reached 223,000 ft3 (6,300 m3) per second before being washed away. Large piles of debris, some 20 ft (6.1 m) tall, were left behind across the area.[17]
One person in San Marcos, Texas was confirmed dead.[17] Thirteen people were carried away when the home they were in was swept downstream. Residents reported seeing it being destroyed after striking a bridge. One occupant was recovered with significant injuries while the other twelve remain missing.[18] At least 1,200 people have been left homeless along the river.[17]

Oklahoma

On May 23, flash flooding along Highway 20 near Claremore claimed the life of a firefighter attempting to rescue people in an apartment complex. He was pulled into a storm drain obscured by the rising waters and carried hundreds of yards away. A fellow firefighter attempting to save him was pulled in as well but managed to escape.[19] The day also saw some roads submerged in as much as 9 inches (230 mm) of water, and thousands of OG&E customers experienced power outages as a result of the flooding in Oklahoma City and Del City.[20]
Oklahoma City recorded over 18 inches (460 mm) of rainfall through May 26, which made it the all-time wettest month on record. Records date back to 1890.[10]
From May 1 to May 25, 122 tornado warnings were reported by the National Weather Service in Oklahoma, more than in the same period for the years 2011 until 2014 combined.[21]
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation reported on May 26 that a number of highways were closed because of high water or damage from previous flooding.[22]

Elsewhere

Louisiana

Flooding in Ruston, Louisiana on 18 May caused an eleven-year-old boy to drown in a submerged car along Colvin Creek.[23]

Response

Texas counties under a state of emergency as of May 25
On May 24, voluntary evacuations were extended to include 2,177 homes near the Wichita River.[24] On May 25, near Houston, about 400 homes were placed under mandatory evacuation orders downstream from the Louis Creek Dam.[25]
On May 25, Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency for 24 counties as a result of the ongoing disaster, and called the floods the biggest in Texas history.[26][27] On May 26, President Barack Obama announced federal resources to help affected areas in Texas, and signed a disaster declaration for Oklahoma.[28][29] Houston Mayor Annise Parker declared a local state of disaster for the city of Houston on May 26.[10]
On May 26, Governor Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency for all 77 counties in Oklahoma.[21]

Climate change

Studies by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography found for Texas, that precipitation totals have increased 10 percent in the last century, but mostly in eastern Texas, with more frequent, severe and longer drought conditions in west Texas.[30]
The report Regional Climate Trends and Scenarios for the U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA) from 2013 by NOAA, projects that parts of Texas, and parts of the Great Plains region can expect up to 30% (High emissions scenario based on CMIP3 and NARCCAP models) increase in extreme precipitation days by midcentury. This definition is based on days receiving more than one inch of rainfall.[31]
A study from April 2015 concluded that about 18% of the moderate daily precipitation extremes over land are attributable to observed temperature increase since the Industrial Revolution, and that this primarily results from human influence.[32][33]

Tornado events

Confirmed tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita rating
EF0 EF1 EF2 EF3 EF4 EF5 Total
5 24 5 1 0 0 35
  • Note: One tornado in Mexico was rated F3 but is listed as EF3 in the above table for convenience.

May 23

List of confirmed tornadoes – Saturday, May 23, 2015[note 1]
EF# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Max width Damage[note 2] Summary Refs
EF1 S of Wells Branch Travis TX 30.365°N 97.685°W 0239 – 0242 0.6 mi (0.97 km) 250 yd (230 m)
A business had its sheet metal roofing peeled back, and a stone brick sign was demolished. At an apartment complex, roofing shingles were damaged, large tree limbs were snapped, and a garbage dumpster was tossed. The second floor of a storage facility had its metal roof and walls collapsed. The tornado lifted and tossed 10 small moving trailers. Several power poles were blown over and additional tree limbs were snapped. [34]
EF1 NE of Leander Williamson TX 30.611°N 97.805°W 0247 – 0250 0.5 mi (0.80 km) 150 yd (140 m)
Large tree limbs were snapped. Two homes sustained damage: one had a small portion of its roofing decking removed, while the second had over half of its roofing decking removed. Two large storage sheds were moved 20 yd (18 m). [34]

May 24

List of confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, May 24, 2015[note 1]
EF# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Max width Damage[note 2] Summary Refs
EF1 Western Corpus Christi Nueces TX 27.751°N 97.430°W 0627 – 0630 2.5 mi (4.0 km) 100 yd (91 m)
Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, some of which fell on houses and vehicles. A flower nursery and a grocery store were damaged, and a baseball dugout was destroyed. Several residences sustained minor to moderate roof and siding damage as well. [35]
EF1 Northern Irving Dallas TX 32.88°N 96.96°W 0734 – 0736 1.1 mi (1.8 km) 300 yd (270 m)
Extensive damage to trees, power lines, and businesses was observed. [36]
EF1 Northwestern Dallas Dallas TX 32.88°N 96.86°W 0734 – 0739 5.1 mi (8.2 km) 200 yd (180 m)
Trees and power lines were damaged. An apartment complex and several warehouse buildings sustained roof damage. [36]
EF1 Southwestern Houston Harris TX 29.674°N 95.528°W 1130 – 1135 1 mi (1.6 km) 50 yd (46 m)
A storage facility sustained up to low-end EF1 damage. A portion of an apartment complex had its roof completely removed and some compromise of its interior wall; four injuries occurred as a result. A 12-story glass facade building had several of its north-facing windows blown out. [37]
EF1 S of Marshall Harrison TX 32.3588°N 94.3589°W 1634 – 1636 1.89 mi (3.04 km) 128 yd (117 m)
Trees were snapped or uprooted. A house sustained roof damage when its carport was lifted, a small outbuilding was destroyed, and a warehouse sustained roof damage. [38]
EF1 E of Marshall Harrison TX 32.4719°N 94.3364°W 1646 – 1700 9.52 mi (15.32 km) 201 yd (184 m)
Damage was largely confined to snapped or uprooted trees, some of which damaged structures and vehicles. [38]
EF1 E of Lowry City St. Clair MO 38.1052°N 93.712°W 1715 – 1720 4.63 mi (7.45 km) 200 yd (180 m)
Several outbuildings and two homes were severely damaged, and numerous trees were damaged or uprooted. [39]
EF1 W of Theodosia Ozark MO 36.5859°N 92.7058°W 2259 – 2308 4.5 mi (7.2 km) 200 yd (180 m)
A tornado damaged or destroyed three barns, caused minor damage to a mobile home, and snapped or uprooted hundreds of trees. [39]
EF2 N of New Boston Mercer IL 41.2527°N 90.9853°W 2350 – 0000 6.7 mi (10.8 km) 50 yd (46 m)
A large machine shed and two garages were completely destroyed, and a house had a portion of its roof ripped off. Additional trees and outbuildings were damaged. [40]
EF1 W of Plains Meade KS 37.246°N 100.641°W Unknown Unknown Unknown
A large wedge tornado remained mainly over open country. The roofs of two outbuildings were ripped off, while another outbuildings had its doors collapsed. Numerous irrigation pivots were damaged, one of which was mangled. [41]
EF2 S of Ensign Gray KS 37.619°N 100.27°W Unknown Unknown Unknown
A large wedge tornado was observed. A power pole was collapsed while others were bent. A residence had its roof ripped off, chimney collapsed, garage doors blown inward, and carport failed. A trailer was thrown over 50 yd (46 m) and impaled the corner of the house. Several trees were uprooted. Two cars were rolled into a field and severely damaged. [41]

May 25 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Monday, May 25, 2015[note 1]
EF# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Max width Damage[note 2] Summary Refs
EF1 Kenner Jefferson LA 29.97°N 90.25°W 0622 Unknown 75–100 yd (69–91 m)
One building in Kenner suffered structural damage as of result of this tornado which also damaged trees and took down power lines. [42]
F3 Ciudad Acuña
COA
~1130 Unknown Unknown
14 deaths – A large tornado struck a densely populated community in Ciudad Acuña, near the Mexico–United States border, causing extensive damage. Cars and buses were thrown and mangled, and and numerous masonry homes were damaged, with a few that were leveled. 750 structures were damaged or destroyed and more than 200 people were injured. May have been an F4 according to some sources. [43][44][45]
EF0 WSW of Amory Monroe MS 33.9464°N 88.635°W 1341 – 1347 4.3 mi (6.9 km) 70 yd (64 m)
Trees were snapped or uprooted, some of which damaged the roof of several homes. [46]
EF1 Amory Monroe MS 33.9816°N 88.4885°W 1351 – 1357 2.5 mi (4.0 km) 150 yd (140 m)
Numerous trees in town were snapped or uprooted, some of which damaged the roofs of homes, carports, and storage sheds, and power poles were bent. A few homes had areas of shingles removed. [46]
EF1 E of Fredericksburg Gillespie TX 30.2462°N 98.8038°W 1733 – 1736 2.4 mi (3.9 km) 100 yd (91 m)
A water pump station lost its roof and a brick wall; additional damage was largely confined to trees. [47]
EF0 NW of Johnson City Blanco TX 30.3375°N 98.4931°W 1804 – 1809 4.9 mi (7.9 km) 200 yd (180 m)
Numerous trees and two barns were damaged. [47]
EF1 NE of Lampasas Lampasas TX 31.10°N 98.09°W 1841 – 1842 0.4 mi (0.64 km) 50 yd (46 m)
Residences and numerous trees were damaged. [48]
EF1 N of Kempner Lampasas TX 31.12°N 98.06°W 1842 – 1846 1.5 mi (2.4 km) 180 yd (160 m)
Two homes and numerous trees were damaged. [48]
EF1 NNW of Copperas Cove Coryell TX 31.24°N 97.93°W 1906 – 1913 5.7 mi (9.2 km) 600 yd (550 m)
Nearly all trees at a cemetery in Pidcoke were damaged, and several nearby homes were impacted as well. [48]
EF0 Eastern Sherman Grayson TX 33.67°N 96.59°W 1925 – 1930 5.2 mi (8.4 km) 50 yd (46 m)
A brief tornado developed just to the east of downtown Sherman, causing minor damage and one injury. [48]
EF2 W of Cameron Milam TX 30.82°N 97.12°W 2055 – 2110 9 mi (14 km) 400 yd (370 m)
1 death – A manufactured home was completely destroyed while another was flipped upside down. Five other people were injured. [48]
EF1 W of Cedar Creek Bastrop TX 30.085°N 97.542°W 2124 3 mi (4.8 km) 440 yd (400 m)
Many trees were snapped or uprooted. A few barns and a greenhouse were destroyed, and 12 homes were damaged. [49]
EF1 ESE of Clayton to SSW of Talihina Pushmataha, Latimer OK 34.552°N 95.2235°W 2152 – 2212 13.3 mi (21.4 km) 800 yd (730 m)
Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and an outbuilding was destroyed. [50]
EF1 E of Whitesboro Le Flore OK 34.6472°N 94.8628°W 2217 – 2225 6.4 mi (10.3 km) 600 yd (550 m)
Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and power poles were blown down. [50]
EF1 NE of Fanshawe Le Flore OK 34.9736°N 94.8707°W 2234 – 2249 7.5 mi (12.1 km) 250 yd (230 m)
Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. [50]
EF2 ENE of Wister to NW of Panama Le Flore OK 34.9843°N 94.6657°W 2248 – 2307 15.5 mi (24.9 km) 1,000 yd (910 m)
A strong tornado inflicted minor to severe damage to several homes, destroyed two mobile homes and several outbuildings, partially collapsed a cell tower, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and felled power poles. [50]
EF0 SE of Floresville Wilson TX 29.099°N 98.13°W 2310 – 2314 1 mi (1.6 km) 50 yd (46 m)
A carport awning to a business was ripped off and a few tree limbs were downed. [51]
EF1 WNW of Swiss Alp Fayette TX 29.787°N 96.951°W 2316 – 2324 4 mi (6.4 km) 100 yd (91 m)
Two homes sustained substantial roof damage, multiple barns sustained roof damage, a few small outbuildings were destroyed, and several trees were snapped at their trunks. [52]
EF2 Henderson Rusk TX 32.1177°N 94.9438°W 2347 – 0006 19 mi (31 km) 600 yd (550 m)
Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, several power poles were snapped, and several homes in and around town sustained minor to moderate damage. [53]
EF0 W of Pandora Wilson TX 29.247°N 97.874°W 2357 – 0002 1.75 mi (2.82 km) 150 yd (140 m)
Crops were damaged, a few trees were uprooted and several large limbs were snapped, a mobile home had its skirting damaged and the tin roof to a patio cover peeled off, a metal carport was collapsed, a residence sustained shingle damage, and a small barn was heavily damaged. [54]
EF1 S of Beckville to NE of DeBerry Panola TX 32.23997°N 94.45659°W 0018 – 0043 22 mi (35 km) 1,200 yd (1,100 m)
Trees were snapped or uprooted, several of which damaged homes upon falling, and outbuildings sustained some damage. [53]
EF1 SE of Shreveport Caddo LA 32.3891°N 93.7903°W 0112 – 0113 0.5 mi (0.80 km) 100 yd (91 m)
Trees were snapped or uprooted, several of which damaged homes upon falling. [53]

See also

Notes


  • All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in Coordinated Universal Time for consistency.
    1. All damage totals are in 2015 USD unless otherwise stated.

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