February 22 in Houston Astros History: Tornadoes pound the Kissimmee, FL area where the Astros spring training camp is based. The fields themselves (1998)

Tornadoes pound the Kissimmee, FL area where the Astros spring training camp is based. The fields themselves suffer minor damage. A light tower is blown down, an astroturf field is ripped up and a batting cage is blown across the street and crumpled into a heap. Power is out and several nearby homes

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