A destructive F4 tornado quickly hit Olney, TX on May 18, 1951. Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes believes, based on the damage, that this could have been rated F5. Little information is found on this twister in the Climatological Data National Summary. They mention 150 homes damaged. Grazulis states this as well. Here are additional details from Grazulis:
- Moved SE from just NW of Olney, passing through that town.
- Caused $1,500,000 in damage.
- Very little debris reportedly left on the house lots.
- 150 other buildings (other than the 150 homes) were demolished.
- The school was on the edge of the tornado’s track. A few students were injured by flying glass as they hid under desks.
- An elderly couple killed in their home.
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