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EF2 tornado in Glasscock County, Texas

Tornado May 24, 2022 · Glasscock County, Texas

EF2

Rating

11.2 mi

Path length

200 yd

Path width

$83K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A thunderstorm produced a tornado near State Highway 158 in Glasscock County. This tornado crossed State Highway 158 and lasted about fifteen minutes before dissipating after crossing County Road 130. Power poles were snapped and completely blown over in the opposite direction along Highway 158. A narrow swath of power poles were snapped along County Road 110 and a lone power pole was snapped off County Road 130. Video evidence from Highway 158 shows this tornado was multi-vortex with three to four ground circulations evident. The tornado likely touched down multiple times along the path. The path length and location are estimated by radar and power pole damage locations. The path width is unknown. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

The wider storm

An upper level trough was over New Mexico and far West Texas. A cold front, along with outflow boundaries from storms to the north, moved into Southeast New Mexico and West Texas which further enhanced lift. Wind shear and instability were also high across the area. These conditions resulted in thunderstorms that produced strong winds, large hail, and a tornado across parts of the Permian Basin.

Began near Garden City (31.8880, -101.6880).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1024504. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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