37 years ago, tragedy struck when a storm killed one-fifth of a small Texas town.
Some call it “the forgotten storm” - the night in 1987 when a tornado devastated the West Texas town of Saragosa.AUSTIN, Texas — The Davis mountains of West Texas are known for their stark and pristine beauty, and for a long time, the mountains were believed to keep the small communities in their shadow safe from tornadoes.
The evening the tornado struck on a warm May night in 1987, 80 people from the town's population of about 180 were attending a preschool graduation at the local community center.Even though the people at the graduation took cover inside the building moments before the tornado hit, 22 died and 60 others were injured. A few blocks away, eight more people died.The area had been under a thunderstorm watch all day.
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