On April 19, 1976, a violent tornado carved a 10.5-mile path through Brown County, Texas, striking northwest of Brownwood during evening hours. The tornado reached a quarter-mile width and destroyed everything in its path—mesquite trees were shredded, homes were swept to their foundations, and six aircraft at Brownwood Airport were obliterated. At the A.I. Fabis pecan farm, two teenagers caught in the open were hurled 1,000 yards through the air but survived with serious injuries, while farm own