Tornado Reports
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| 09:00Z | EF0 | KDFX | TX | Medina | (hdo)hondo Muni Arpt | A weak EF0 tornado formed 1 mile southwest of the town of D'hanis during the early morning hours of October 30. The tornado produced minor tree damage on the southwest side of town along and near CR 5223. The tornado crossed Hwy 90 and produced additional damage to a few homes including roof and shingle damage. Winds were estimated to be near 85 mph when the tornado crossed the downtown area. The second story of a building in downtown D'hanis collapsed. Other damage was observed to several businesses and private residences as the tornado moved northeast and crossed FM 1796 before finally dissipating near CR 423 approximately 2 miles NE of town. Peak winds were estimated to be 85 mph. |
| 11:02Z | EF2 | KEWX | TX | Wilson | Floresville | A tornado touched down near Hickory Circle about 0.5 miles south of Floresville. The tornado produced tree and minor roof damage across several city streets as it moved north. The damage increased in coverage and intensity as it approached Hwy 181. Just east of the intersection of Hwys 181 and 97, substantial roof damage was observed to a few homes as well as businesses along Hwy 181. This included several campers and recreational vehicles that were destroyed. One 5th wheel camper was thrown on top of a local hotel. One large billboard metal sign and structure was destroyed along with multiple power poles. The damage peaked at Floresville high school. A large two story classroom building on campus had the upper story wall collapse inward which appears to have caused a partial roof collapse of the building. The other side of the building had its wall blown out toward Hwy 97. Winds were estimated to be 120 mph. Other minor window damage and impact damage was observed at the school. The tornado weakened as it continued north of the high |school and west of Hwy 97, producing minor roof, shingle, and tree damage. City damage is estimated at 1.5 million dollars, this does not include insured losses and damage to the High School. |
| 11:36Z | EF1 | KBRO | TX | Willacy | Willamar | A survey team revealed peak winds ranging from 74 to 86 mph for the Los Coyotes Tornado. The 86 mph winds were measured by a property owner���s weather station, whose information was considered viable based on visual evidence of damage and radar depiction of velocity in the core of the circulation, which exceeded 60 knots (70 mph). Damage in Los Coyotes was to a few barns and outbuildings, as well as uprooted and snapped trees. Emergency Management noted seven power poles were leaning or down, but had been repaired by the time to survey was conducted on October 31. |
| 11:50Z | EF0 | KBRO | TX | Willacy | Porfirio | The survey team estimated peak winds between 70 and 75 mph for the Willamar tornado. Primary damage was a cotton seed container/holder that was lifted from moorings into concrete block. The lack of material in the metal container allowed winds to get underneath and lift; pressures on the minimally anchored columns caused the damage. Other damage included a portion of roof peeled back from a mobile home, where a 12 year old child was injured by flying debris and taken to a local hospital in Harlingen for observation. The tin roof damage revealed poor connections to rotted wood. Minor damage to trees along Farm to Market Road 1420 was also noted. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).