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The tornado damaging a powerline after nightfall |
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Date | April 19, 2059 | |
Times | 1734- 2001 CST | |
Touchdown location | Outside Galveston, Texas | |
Injuries | 804 | |
Fatalities | 52 | |
Damage | $1.82 billion | |
Areas affected | Most of Gulf Coast Texas to the Texas/Louisiana border | |
Part of the 2059 tornado season |
The 2059 Galveston, Texas tornado was one of 3 EF5 tornadoes to ravage the Gulf coast during a violent tornado outbreak on April 19, 2059. The tornado touched down near Galveston, and continued for 3 hours 27 minutes on the ground, and eventually dissipated near the Texas/Louisiana border, having killed 52 people in the process, caused 804 injuries, and left $1.82 billion in damages in the process. This tornado was one of 3 EF5's to touch down that day, leading to a total of 77 deaths, 1034 injuries, and $2.23 billion in damages between the 3 EF5's alone.