Talk:Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak

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Gentleman Jim Carter, a Texas radio disc jockey, survived a direct hit by the Wichita Falls Tornado. While racing back to his apartment complex to assist his landlord, he inadvertantly crossed the path of the approaching storm. Jim's car was pummeled with debris and raised off the ground several times. He survived the encounter with only minor injuries. His landlord survived the F5 rated storm as well.

[edit] Outbreak is over two days

Looking at the data from NOAA and the TornadoHistoryProject pages, the outbreak was spread over two days as shown here. The Mississippi Valley also had the outbreak on the 11th [1] [2] --JForget 04:34, 8 March 2007 (UTC)