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Lamar County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Chapter Three <br />Lamar County/Near City <br />of Paris <br />2003 <br />F2 <br />City of Paris <br />2003 <br />FO <br />City of Paris <br />2005 <br />FO <br />Lamar County <br />2006 <br />FO <br />City of Blossom <br />2009 <br />F1 <br />Brookston Community <br />2011 <br />Lamar County has had some significant tornado events in the past. The most damaging one in the <br />past 100yrs was April 1982. The storm moved into Lamar County from the west where it had just <br />produced golf ball sized hail and tornado's in Lamar County. The storm reportedly generated <br />hailstones as large as six inches in diameter. The tornado left Fannin County and entered into <br />Lamar County where it hit directly onto the county seat of the City of Paris. <br />Most Tornado events in Lamar County have a magnitude of FO to F2. These tornadoes are on the <br />ground for a short time, less than 60 yards in width and damage is mostly confined to trees and <br />power lines. These small tornadoes can do significant damage in a more vulnerable surrounding. <br />S. Probability of Future Events <br />In the last 10 years Lamar County had 8 tornadoes, resulting in an average of 1.25 reported <br />tornadoes per year. Therefore the probability of a tornado occurring within the county each year is <br />highly likely. April to June is the predominate tornado season, though again, they can occur any <br />time of the year. Over 75% of tornadoes occur between noon and midnight, and one third from <br />3:00 to 6:00 pm. <br />