EF0 tornado in Bell County, Texas
Tornado March 21, 2022 · Bell County, Texas
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Williamson County → Bell County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
This tornado was a continuation of the EF-1 tornado that passed through Jarrell previously. The tornado crossed the Williamson and Bell County line near CR 304. Through Bell County, EF-0 damage to trees was observed, with max winds of 75 mph and a max width of 100 yards. The tornado dissipated near Prairie Dell Church Road, just west of Interstate 35.
The wider storm
A strong shortwave trough aided in the development of scattered to numerous thunderstorms during the late morning, afternoon, and evening hours of March 21. Thunderstorms initially fired along a dryline, many of which became severe, and some of which produced strong tornadoes. A total of 17 tornadoes were confirmed by storm survey teams, the strongest of which was the EF-3 Jacksboro tornado. One death occurred in a tornado in Grayson County near the Red River.
Began near Prairie Dell (30.8611, -97.6004).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
16 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1014167. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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