Tornado Reports
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| 22:30Z | EF0 | KAMA | TX | Donley | Howardwick | This was the first of two tornadoes that developed from the same supercell near Howardwick. The tornado motion was somewhat unusual as it moved toward the west. Damage from this short track small tornado included broken limbs, 1-3 inches in diameter. Damage was consistent with EF-0 with estimated peak wind of 80 mph. |
| 22:39Z | EF1 | KAMA | TX | Donley | Howardwick | This was the second of two tornadoes that developed from the same supercell near Howardwick. The tornado motion was somewhat unusual as it moved toward the northwest. Damage from this tornado included broken limbs, trees uprooted, and a power pole was broken at rotten base. This tornado was rated an EF-1 with an estimated peak wind of 94 mph. |
| 23:13Z | EF3 | KMAF | TX | Howard | Big Spring | A thunderstorm moved across Howard County and produced a tornado near Big Spring. Eyewitness reports from storm chasers and spotters in the area indicate that the tornado began at 6:13 pm CDT just south of Texas State Highway 176, approximately 10 miles west of Big Spring. The tornado then moved southeastward over open fields, bounded by Natural Dam Lake to its west and Wilkinson Road just to its east. The tornado continued on this southeast track along Salt Lake, eventually crossing Interstate 20 at approximately 6:32 pm CDT. ||South of Interstate 20, the tornado exhibited erratic movement, being described by chasers and spotters as being nearly stationary in a field. Examination of radar imagery showed the primary storm circulation moved slowly southeastward to approximately half a mile northwest of the intersection of Lintner Road and Rockhouse Road by 6:37 pm CDT, before turning eastward. The tornado continued to move east, with the southern periphery of the tornado affecting Home #1. The tornado then began to move northeastward, crossing nearly directly over Home #2 around 6:40 pm CDT. A slight east northeast turn allowed for only the tornado's northern periphery to affect Home #3 along Cauble Road around 6:42 pm CDT.||The tornado moved southward along or near Cauble Road. The tornado continued its erratic behavior, moving southwestward and re-entering the same field as previous around 6:48 pm CDT. The tornado then turned west-northwestward, eventually becoming quasi-stationary just east of the Home #1 between 6:52 pm and 6:54 pm CDT, before moving westward, just north of Home #1. Residents at home #1 described how long the tornado lasted and felt the tornado had impacted them twice. The tornado dissipated approximately 1.5 miles west of Home #1 around 7 pm CDT.||The damage assessment team looked at several different indicators to determine tornado intensity. At Home #2, which likely was the closest and strongest structure to the tornado during the most intense portion of the tornado's life cycle, the entire roof was destroyed and exterior walls on this well-constructed residence were partially collapsed. This damage indicator suggests an EF-3 intensity with wind speeds estimated at 140-160 mph. In the adjacent field east of Home #2, a 640 type pump jack was blown over. The assessment team also looked at tree damage at Home #2. Both softwood and hardwood trees were viewed on the property. Damage to these large trees was indicative of high end EF-2 to low end EF-3 damage.||Home #1 and Home #3 experienced tornado damage indicative of EF-2 damage. In the examples shown, large sections of the roof were removed, but with the walls still standing. At Home #3, there were power poles that were snapped approximately five feet off the ground. Wind speeds at this residence are estimated at 115 to 125 mph. At Home #1, trees were uprooted. Wind speeds are estimated at this location of 105 to 115 mph. The cost of damage from this tornado is a very rough estimate. |
| 23:30Z | EF0 | KBIS | SD | Campbell | Artas | A landspout tornado touched down in an open field 8 miles northeast of Herreid. The tornado was on the ground for nearly 5 minutes. |
| 23:44Z | EF0 | KAMA | TX | Ochiltree | Farnsworth | This tornado moved across open fields. The only damage was to a pivot irrigation system. Damage was consistent with EF-0 with estimated peak winds of 80 mph. |
| 23:44Z | EF2 | KAMA | TX | Hall | Lakeview | A large tornado developed near Plaska late this afternoon and moved slowly southeastward for the next 15 minutes before dissipating. Several storm chasers documented this tornado as it grew into a wedge shape while wrapping in rain curtains. This tornado and damaging RFD winds toppled several utility poles, heavily damaged and stripped some trees, and destroyed a barn. The damage was found to be consistent with EF-2 winds. There may have been additional, smaller tornadoes concurrently or following this large tornado, however insufficient video evidence and few damage indicators precluded an explicit entry of these tornadoes. |
| 23:51Z | EF0 | KMAF | TX | Howard | Morita | A thunderstorm moved across Howard County and produced a tornado near Big Spring. This tornado developed at around 6:51 pm CDT, approximately three miles south of the interstate, close to Farm-to-Market Road 818. This tornado was anticyclonic and moved slowly east and then northeast. With the help of radar imagery, it is estimated that the tornado lasted 8 minutes, while traveling a path just short of 2 miles. With the tornado remaining over open fields, the assessment team rated the tornado as an EF0. The width was estimated at 100 yards. |
| 23:57Z | EF1 | KAMA | TX | Ochiltree | Farnsworth | This was the second tornado from this supercell. The tornado was well documented by chasers as it moved around the main storm rotation creating a U-shaped track which was perpendicular to the storm motion at times. The tornado destroyed a barn, damaged power lines and two large sections of pivot irrigation as it narrowly missed a farm house. The tornado stalled at the end of the track and become an impressive multi-vortex tornado which stayed in nearly the same location for several minutes. The damage was consistent with EF-1 damage, with estimated peak winds 100 mph, however it should be noted the tornado did not hit any targets that would allow for a higher rating. |
| 00:04Z | EF1 | KAMA | TX | Ochiltree | Farnsworth | This tornado snapped trees, damaged power lines and flipped pivot irrigation systems. This large tornado was briefly visible in the background of storm chaser video of the tornado to the southwest as it dissipated. Once again, this tornado occurred in an area with few targets, but what damage that did occur was consistent with EF-1 with estimated peak winds of 95 mph. |
| 00:12Z | EF1 | KDDC | KS | Kearny | Deerfield | This tornado moved northwest. |
| 00:15Z | EF1 | KAMA | TX | Ochiltree | Farnsworth | Damage from this tornado included snapped tree trunks, damaged power poles, and flipped pivot irrigation systems. This damage is consistent with EF-1, with peak winds of 95 mph although few targets where hit. Similar to other tornadoes with this event, the track exhibited significant curvature following a counter-clockwise path. |
| 00:17Z | EF0 | KMAF | TX | Howard | South Haven | A thunderstorm moved across Howard County and produced a tornado near Lees, TX. This tornado began at approximately 7:17 pm CDT just over 2.5 miles north northeast of Lees. The tornado traveled a 2.3 mile path, moving westward. The tornado dissipated approximately four miles northwest of Lees at 7:28 pm CDT. Without damage indicators, the tornado is rated as an EF-0 with an estimated width of 100 yards. |
| 00:25Z | EF2 | KLNX | SD | Todd | Mission | A tornado developed over southeastern Todd County and moved northeastward for about ten minutes. The tornado did not damage any structures as it tracked across fields for almost five miles. However, it did snap eight to ten power poles at the ground at the intersection of Littleburg Road and Hidden Timber Road. Several large trees in a shelter belt were snapped off and uprooted. |
| 00:29Z | EF0 | KDDC | KS | Kearny | Lake Mc Kinney | This tornado also moved northwest. |
| 00:35Z | EF1 | KLNX | SD | Tripp | Clearfield | A brief tornado touched down north of Clearfield in southwestern Tripp County and tracked across a farm, causing considerable property damage. Two livestock trailers were tossed by the winds estimated near 100 mph. A pole shed was destroyed with the poles torn from the ground and metal siding and roof blown across the yard. The home had roof and siding damage. Two power poles were downed. There were no injuries. |
| 00:38Z | EF0 | KMAF | TX | Glasscock | Lees | A thunderstorm moved across Glasscock County and produced a tornado near Lees, TX. This tornado developed around 7:38 pm CDT approximately four miles southeast of Lomax. This short-lived tornado traveled a distance of approximately a half of a mile, dissipating by 7:40 pm CDT. With no damage indicators, this tornado is rated as an EF-0 with an estimated path length of 50 yards. |
| 00:49Z | EFU | KAMA | TX | Ochiltree | Farnsworth | Chaser reported cone tornado on ground from 749 to 751 pm. Tornado was near Highway 281 and was viewed from the east looking back to the west at storm. The tornado moved across open grasslands and no damage occurred, therefore a rating was possible. |
| 00:55Z | EF2 | KMAF | TX | Glasscock | Lees | A thunderstorm moved across Glasscock County and produced a tornado near Lees, TX. This tornado developed at 7:55 pm CDT, approximately four miles southwest of Lees, north of Hillger Road. The tornado, estimated at 200 yards wide, snapped 14 power poles along Hillger Road as it moved slowly southeast. With the poles being snapped approximately five feet off the ground, wind speeds were estimated at about 115 mph, indicating a lower-end EF-2 tornado intensity. There was also a nearby metal building just south of Hillger Road which sustained a loss of metal roof panels due to the tornado. Wind speeds at this location were estimated at 90-100 mph, indicating EF-1 intensity. As it weakened in intensity, this slow moving tornado made an abrupt turn to the northeast and dissipated at 8:07 pm CDT near the intersection of Hillger Road and Ranch Road 33. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| 01:10Z | EF1 | KGLD | KS | Kearny | Lake Mc Kinney | This tornado grew into a monster wedge within a minute. It initially moved west and then meandered before finally turning north into Wichita County at 19:17 CST. It eventually turned east and out of Wichita County and into Scott County at 19:36 CST. |
| 01:17Z | EF0 | KGLD | KS | Wichita | Lydia | A large tornado was reported near Lydia. This tornado originally formed in Kearny County at 19:10 CST, then moved into extreme southeast Wichita County at 19:17 CST. The tornado later moved into Scott County at 19:36 CST where it finally dissipated at 19:44 CST. No damage was reported with this tornado over Wichita County because it traveled over open country. |
| 01:36Z | EF0 | KGLD | KS | Scott | Shallow Water | This tornado initially developed in northern Kearny County at 19:10 CST before moving into Wichita County and finally in Scott County as it was weakening and moving east. |
| 01:42Z | EF3 | KMAF | TX | Glasscock | Garden City | A thunderstorm moved across Glasscock County and produced a tornado near Garden City. This tornado developed just west of Ranch Road 33, four miles north northwest of Garden City around 8:42 pm CDT. The tornado moved southward, knocking over a 640 type pump jack located approximately two and a quarter miles north of Garden City. This type of occurrence is associated with wind speeds in the 140-160 mph range. Thus, the tornado has been rated as briefly reaching EF-3 intensity. Broken tree limbs were observed by the assessment team two miles north of Garden City, just west of Ranch Road 33. This damage indicator suggested the tornado had weakened to EF-1 intensity at that point. This weakening trend coincided with the tornado taking a more southeast track as it crossed Ranch Road 33. The tornado dissipated at 8:54 pm CDT, two miles north of Garden City. In total, the tornado traveled a 3.7 mile path and had an estimated width of 200 yards. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| 01:45Z | EF0 | KAMA | TX | Ochiltree | Perryton Muni Arpt | Cone tornado reported which quickly became rain wrapped. No damage was observed do to location in open grasslands and therefore a rating is not possible with this tornado. |
| 01:56Z | EF2 | KMAF | TX | Glasscock | Garden City | A thunderstorm moved across Glasscock County and produced a tornado near Garden City. This tornado developed around 8:56 pm CDT, just over 1.5 miles north northwest of Garden City. This tornado produced a combination of EF-1 and EF-2 damage at two residences. A single-wide manufactured home at Home #1 was rolled and destroyed. This was indicative of damage produced by a tornado of EF-2 intensity. As the tornado moved southwestward and impacted Home #2, a combination of EF-1 and EF-2 damage was noted. Tree damage was indicative of EF-1, while the metal barn appears to have sustained lower-end EF-2 damage. It is noted however that the barn construction made it more susceptible to wind entering the structure, which could have resulted in damage at a lower wind threshold. Wind speeds are estimated at 100-115 mph with this damage.||As the tornado moved southwestward, it was the opinion of the assessment team that the tornado intensified. At approximately 9:01 pm CDT, the tornado knocked over a 320 type pump jack west of County Road 417. With this slightly smaller pump jack type, it was felt that winds in the 120-135 mph range could potentially produce this damage. Thus, the tornado was rated as being a high-end EF-2 intensity. Oil field workers noted that there was damage over open fields farther to the southwest. Using radar estimates, the team concluded that this tornado dissipated at 9:02 pm CDT just short of reaching Highway 158, 1.5 miles west of Garden City. The total path length for tornado #7 was 1.9 miles with its greatest width estimated at 150 yards. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| 02:00Z | EF1 | KDDC | KS | Scott | Shallow Water | A pivot irrigation sprinkler was damaged by the tornado. |
| 02:02Z | EF0 | KMAF | TX | Glasscock | Garden City | A thunderstorm moved across Glasscock County and produced a tornado near Garden City. This tornado formed at 9:02 pm CDT, south of Highway 158, approximately three fourths of a mile southwest of Garden City. No damage indicators were noted with this short-lived tornado that remained over open fields during its 1.4 mile path. Radar imagery suggests that the tornado dissipated around 9:08 pm CDT. The intensity of this tornado was estimated at EF-0. |
| 02:10Z | EF0 | KMVX | ND | Stutsman | Ypsilanti | The public reported and sent images of a brief tornado between Ypsilanti and Spiritwood. The tornado was on the ground for approximately two minutes and traveled north-northeast for approximately one mile. This occurred over open fields in a rural area. No structures were impacted and so the tornado rating is EF0. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).