A tornado given a rating of F4 moved just over 23 miles eastward through parts of Frio County, TX on April 15, 1973. It began about 8 miles west of the Frio Airport. It moved across the airport and the Melon community passing 3 miles south of Pearsall. It ended 15 miles due east of the airport. There were 5 fatalities. All were occupants of two cars traveling on Interstate 35 as the tornado crossed that area. Injuries included 3 others in the cars and residents of homes.
8 homes were destroyed and several others were damaged. Three airport hangars were damaged and 8-10 airplanes were destroyed. 122 other airplanes sustained damaged. One-inch-thick asphalt topping ripped off one of the runways. 30 head of livestock lost and about 13,000 acres of crops destroyed.
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