The Nation - News from May 19, 1986
Two tornadoes that buzzed Jackson, Ala., turned the sky pink and then disappeared without touching down. Authorities in Texas, meanwhile, called off a search on a lake and said they believed that 26 people reported missing in a sudden storm were out of danger. The twisters were part of a slow-moving storm system that pushed high winds into southeast Texas and capsized boats during a bass-fishing tournament on Lake Livingston, where at least two people drowned.
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