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Lubbock TornadoThe Lubbock Tornado is an F5 tornado that occurred in Lubbock, Texas on May 11, 1970. It is considered one of the most notable tornadoes in Texas state history. The tornado formed just south of downtown Lubbock at 9:00 P.M. local time. Residents seemed to see the clouds boiling and rotating. Over the next 35 minutes, the tornado tore an 8-mile (14 km) swath of destruction through the city. The tornado was at least 1 miles (2 km) in width at one point in time. The tornado killed 28 people. Twenty-seven of the 28 were killed in the tornado's suction vortices. Fifteen square miles (40 km²) of the city were either damaged or destroyed. It caused $125 million in damage making it, up to that point, the costliest tornado in U.S. history. It is believed that this is the only F5 tornado ever to directly strike a skyscraper. See also: List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
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