i was 5 years old at the time, and had come home from school. where me and my mother was, a trailer park just across the railroad tracks from Campbell Soup tower, and i actually seen it. It was so black in color, i was in awe of it. It was truely unlike i have ever seen before in my life. But thanks to the school system we had learned about tornado safety in Kindergarden, and i have been facinated with tornadoes eversince, but just at a safe distance.

Was living in Dallas at that time. The day started with isolated morning storms with hail in northeast Dallas. Things quieted down until the dry line passed and it got dusty-- however you could see the huge anvil tops developing of to the northeast. Didn't even know Paris had been hit until it was on the news later.

I was just a kid when this happened but I remember it well. Never seen anything like it before or since!

I had the (un)fortunate vantage to watch the destruction of this tornado from less than 100 yards away. If you've ever questioned the sheer force of a tornado, just know that a 2x4 through a brick wall and airborne school buses are but common feats for an F-4 tornado.

I was standing at Main Tire Store almost exactly where the top picture was taken. The windows were popping out of the buildings. It passed about 2 blocks north of me, but was still sucking in large objects from all around me. Took forever to get home, probably 90 minutes to go 3 miles. Had to go around all the damage, on the way home passed lumber yard on fire and got my brief appearance on CNN who was filming. Went to hospital where I worker, were swamped with injuries. Later that night left to go home and National Gaurd wouldn't let me into my neighborhood! Sight of the tornado was stunning, 0.5 to 1.0 miles wide, literally took my breath away. I was foolish enough to stand there and watch it, though my options were limited. Don't remember the sounds, I think my senses were all focused visually.

Steve, my curiosity to weather in the sherman area about weather always had me wondering about paris , and witchita falls...sherman is in the almost exact middle shermans big one was 1900, are we lucky now or what? I still dont understand why weather chanell doesnt mention these storms in their stories of past storms? They do have a signifagance in our past. im an avid weather hound......

I remember that day very well. We were at Wal-Mart getting things for Girls Scouts that night. When we were told to go to the back of the store because of the tornado warning. When it was over & we went home ours was one of the ones that was hit. The master bathroom shower was all that was remaning. That is where my grandmother was. Our house was also the first to be rebuilt after the tornado.

I remember that day. We had not been home from schol long and then my dad showed up and made us get into the bathroom. We lived a mile behind Paris Lumber we were really lucky that the power lines pulled the tornado on the other side of Pine Mill. I still remember that day it was so windy and we actually had kite day at school.

I remember this tornado. We lived close and my Mom worked at the hospital in Bonham at the time. She went and assisted the Red Cross and did first aid where needed.

I believe that this is the same tornado that tracked from Ravenna through northern Bonham(close to the lake) and on into Paris. I was at my grandmothers house over close to the lake and this tornado missed her house and got the people's house across the pasture. I was a little over 3 years old at that time. I was told we got under the bed and that we were really lucky.

Wow that looks like a rather ugly tornado. Has a odd shape compared to any twister that I have ever seen. If that was 50 million dollars in 1980's what would that be in current dollars? Well I hope to soon be a storm chaser I have to take classes get a HAM radio license and read up on a lot of things. I sure that I will be seeing a lot of fascinating weather related things in up coming years.The for the post Steve I had no idea about this one. Well maybe because it was 2 years before I was born haha.