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Today in History: Deadly Tornado Strikes Dallas, Claims Ten Lives

12/26/2025

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On December 26, 2015, an EF4 tornado devastated the Dallas suburbs of Sunnyvale, Garland, and Rowlett, Texas. This violent storm resulted in 10 fatalities and injured 468 people, marking it as the deadliest tornado in the U.S. that year and the most lethal December tornado in Texas history, causing damages estimated between $20–26 million.

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On December 26, 2015, an EF4 tornado devastated the Dallas suburbs of Sunnyvale, Garland, and Rowlett, Texas. This violent storm resulted in 10 fatalities and injured 468 people, marking it as the deadliest tornado in the U.S. that year and the most lethal December tornado in Texas history, causing damages estimated between $20–26 million.