Eight F3 tornadoes have occurred on April 6 (1950-2016). We are looking at one of those in this summary from 1955. This tornado is officially listed in the SPC database having a length close to 30 miles moving through Grayson and Fannin Counties. Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes has a much shorter path of only 2 miles. He notes that downburst winds damaged hundreds of homes from Sherman to Bonham.
More details from Grazulis: This was a small tornado that destroyed two frame houses and many trailers in the NW part of Sherman. A night watchman at a oil well was killed when he took shelter in a nearby trailer.
Official rating: F3. Grazulis has an F2 rating.
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