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20:26Z EF0 KGWX MS Monroe New Wren This tornado followed an intermittent path from west through southeast of the Wren Community. Trees were sporadically uprooted or large branches broken. The tornado caused minor damage to a residence south of Wren and to a few storage buildings in this area. Peak winds were estimated at 70 to 75 mph.
20:29Z EF1 KFDR OK Comanche Elgin A tornado developed just northwest of Elgin. It initially moved north, then turned east-northeast dissipating just before reaching Fletcher. Mobile homes were damaged along the path as well as trees, power lines, and outbuildings.
20:41Z EF0 KGWX MS Monroe Acker This brief tornado occurred just northeast of the Monroe County Airport. This tornado broke branches or uprooted several trees, one of which fell on a church. Peak winds were estimated at 65 to 70 mph.
20:54Z EF0 KTLX OK Caddo Cyril A brief tornado was observed in southeastern Caddo County. Minor damage was noted to a house near the H.E. Bailey Turnpike to the east-southeast of Cyril.
21:03Z EF1 KTLX OK Grady Agawam A large tornado developed in southwestern Grady County to the southwest of Ninnekah and moved east-northeast, passing just south of Ninnekah. The tornado dissipated as it crossed state highway 19 to the east of Ninnekah. The tornado damaged at least three homes and destroyed one mobile home south of Ninnekah.
21:53Z EF0 KFWS TX Collin Weston A tornado was observed near the city of Celina on the afternoon of the 29th. This tornado began near a wedding venue, about 2 miles east of Celina High School. Several trees were damaged on this property, with the structure sustaining roof damage. The tornado then continued moving to the northwest for about a mile, before dissipating.
22:33Z EF0 KFWS TX Bosque Iredell The Bosque Emergency Manager observed a brief tornado five miles to the east of Iredell, over open ranch land. Only a few trees were damaged.
22:50Z EF2 KSHV TX Smith Thedford An EF-2 tornado with winds estimated between 110-115 mph touched down just west of Highway 69 near the intersection of Mayor Street. As it crossed Highway 69, the tornado strengthened resulting in major damage to the Hibbett Sports and Dollar Tree stores on the east side of Highway 69. The tornado moved northeast resulting in tree and roof damage in subdivisions between Highway 69 and County Road 431. The tornado lifted near the intersection of County Road 431 and Pierce Street.
22:55Z EF2 KSHV TX Smith Lindale A long track multi-vortex EF-2 tornado with peak winds estimated between 120-125 mph touched down just east of Lindale near the intersection of County Road 499 and County Road 4100. The tornado traveled northeast resulting in extensive damage to trees along its path. The tornado was strongest between Farm To Market Road 16 and Farm To Market Road 2710, where a cell phone tower, a house, and two mobile homes sustained major damage from estimated EF-2 tornado winds. This tornado remained on the ground as it crossed a heavily wooded area and the Sabine River into Southeast Wood County.
23:06Z EF1 KSHV TX Wood Hawkins This is a continuation of the Smith County tornado, which crossed Highway 80 between Brimley Lake and Lake Hawkins, snapping and uprooting additional trees. The Ozarka Water Bottling Plant north of Hawkins sustained major roof damage consistent with EF-1 winds estimated between 95-105 mph. More trees were snapped and uprooted as the tornado continued northeast and passed just east of Holly Lake and into Upshur County.
23:26Z EF1 KSHV TX Upshur Rhonesboro This is a continuation of the Wood County tornado. The EF-1 tornado with estimated winds between 95-105 mph continued moving northeast across a heavily wooded and rural areas of western Upshur County. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, before the tornado finally lifted near Farm to Market Road 852 between Horse Road and Greyhound Road. The total path length of this tornado was 27.36 miles.
23:28Z EF0 KFWS TX Van Zandt Primrose Fire department spotters observed a tornado to the north of the city of Edom. A NWS damage survey crew found evidence of EF-0 damage to several trees to the northwest and northeast of the city. Several county roads were closed for a brief period of time due to the trees blocking the roadways.
00:33Z EF2 KSHV TX Cherokee Morrill An EF-2 tornado with winds estimated between 105-115 mph touched down along County Road 2807 just east of Farm To Market Road 220 South about 4.5 miles southwest of Alto, and lifted north of County Road 2438 about 3 miles north of Alto. Over 27 homes sustained damage, including two homes that completely lost their roofs. Several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, and at least two travel trailers were destroyed. The total path length was 7.3 miles.
00:54Z EF1 KSHV TX Cherokee Reklaw An EF-1 tornado with estimated winds between 95-105 mph touched down in a wooded area southwest of the Reklaw community, and moved northeast through a cluster of new chicken coops before lifting.
03:21Z EF1 KSHV TX Harrison Elysian Flds An EF-1 tornado with estimated winds around 95 mph touched down just south of County Road 1311, where it twisted and uprooted numerous trees. It continued north-northeast and passed just east of County Road 1320, where it began to move more northeast parallel with Caney Creek and lifted just west of County Road 1207. All along its path, the tornado twisted several tree trunks, knocked over numerous trees, and uprooted many more.
03:46Z EF1 KSHV TX Harrison Jonesville An EF-1 tornado with winds estimated around 105 mph touched down along and east of County Road 2705 and just north of Farm To Market Road 134, where it uprooted several trees. It traveled north-northeast where it severely damaged two mobile homes along Bennett Road off of County Road 2705. The tornado continued north-northeast resulting in scattered tree and power line damage along Farm To Market Road 9. Additional trees were snapped and uprooted along Farm To Market Road 1999 before the tornado lifted.
05:34Z EF1 KSHV TX Harrison Woodlawn An EF-1 tornado with estimated winds near 110 mph touched down just west of County Road 4000 about a mile north of Holmes Lake. It traveled east northeast where it intersected Highway 59 near the Karma Farm. The tornado damaged two homes there while knocking down several trees. It continued east northeast where it crossed Farm to Market Road 1793 and County Road 2106, where it leveled fields of trees. It traveled further east northeast to the Intersection of County Road 2107 and Buckhorn Road, where it continued to clear huge swaths of trees. The tornado lifted about a half mile east of this roadway intersection.
05:41Z EF1 KSHV AR Columbia Cornelius An EF-1 tornado with estimated winds between 90-100 mph touched down just south of Columbia County Road 1 near the Lafayette County line and traveled north northeast into Southeast Lafayette County. A number of trees were snapped and uprooted before the tornado crossed into Lafayette County.
05:43Z EF1 KSHV AR Lafayette Lerch This is a continuation of the EF-1 tornado from Northwest Columbia County, with estimated winds between 90-100 mph. This tornado continued northeast across a rural area and lifted along County Road 21 just south of its intersection with County Road 81 in Southeast Lafayette County. A number of trees were snapped and uprooted before the tornado lifted.
06:09Z EF1 KSHV AR Columbia Lamartine An EF-1 tornado with estimated winds around 95 mph briefly touched down just southwest of Highway 371 south of the intersection with County Road 60 in Northern Columbia County. The tornado crossed Highway 371, snapping and uprooting several trees before quickly dissipating.
09:44Z EF1 KPOE TX San Augustine Broaddus An EF-1 tornado with winds estimated between 95-105 mph touched down along the northern shore of Sam Rayburn Lake in the back of the Anthony Harbor subdivision off of Anthony Drive, snapping and uprooting numerous trees as it moved north northeast through the subdivision to Highway 83. Several trees fell on homes in this subdivision, where the tornado was at its widest and strongest. The tornado then shifted northeast and crossed over the northern tip of the lake north of the Ayish Bayou bridge, where the force of the winds resulted in two electrical transmission lines leaning in a northeasterly direction. The tornado then moved into a heavily wooded area north of Highway 83 near its intersection of County Road 430, where it snapped and uprooted several more trees on Red Oak and Evergreen Drives. The tornado finally lifted as it crossed Farm to Market Road 1751, where a large pine tree was uprooted.
11:08Z EF2 KLCH TX Jasper Le Verte A tornado developed approximately 10 miles southwest of call along county road 702 and moved northeast along county road 1004 snapping or uprooting numerous trees and power lines over a wide swath. The tornado destroyed a single wide trailer just west of us Highway 96. The trailer flipped over twice with three residents inside. One was person was transferred to the hospital to receive stitches. The other two victims sustained only minor injuries. An aluminum shed near the trailer was lifted and thrown approximately 200 yards. The tornado then crossed us Highway 96 where it continued to snap or uproot trees and power lines before dissipating approximately 1 mile south of call in Newton County.
11:29Z EF0 KLCH TX Newton Call A tornado cut a path of over 9 miles through Jasper County before dissipating south of Call. Damage in Newton County was confined to minor tree damage along Holmes Road.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).