National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

On Friday, May 22, 1987, between 8:15 and 8:20 pm CDT, a violent multiple-vortex tornado devastated the community of Saragosa, Texas. In this town located in southern portions of Reeves County - populated with only 428 residents - 31 people were killed and another 121 were injured.

The following link is to an informational poster developed by National Weather Service Midland.  This poster provides some of the key information related to the Saragosa tornado that occurred more than 25 years ago.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/maf/skywarn/Saragosa_Poster.gif