EF1 tornado in Milam County, Texas

New damage reports received from Milam County Emergency Management confirmed a tornado occurred near the city of South Elm in northwest Milam County. The tornado likely developed in an open field between CR 116 and FM 1915. It then snapped two wooden electrical transmission line poles near FM 1915. As the tornado continued northeast, it snapped a tree in half and severely damaged the roof of a barn, ripping most of the aluminum roof structure off the walls. It crossed FM 1915 one more time, blew out the walls of a barn and tore off a significant amount of shingles from the roof of a home. The damage is consistent with an EF1 tornado with max winds of 110 mph.

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.