Meteorological history | |
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Formed | December 26, 2015, 6:46 p.m. CST (UTC–06:00) |
Dissipated | December 26, 2015, 7:02 p.m. CST (UTC–06:00) |
Duration | 13 minutes |
EF4 tornado | |
on the Enhanced Fujita scale | |
Highest winds | 180 mph (290 km/h) |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 10 |
Injuries | 468 |
Areas affected | Dallas and Rockwall County, Texas |
Part of the December 2015 North American storm complex and Tornadoes of 2015 |
On the night of December 26, 2015, a violent EF4 tornado struck the Dallas suburbs of Sunnyvale, Garland, and Rowlett. It caused $20-26 million (2015 USD) in damages,[1][2] killed 10 people, making it the deadliest tornado in the United States in 2015, and injured 468 others.[3] This was the third tornado to be rated an EF4 in the United States that year and the fourth such tornado worldwide.