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EF1 tornado in Hopkins County, Texas

Tornado March 2, 2023 · Hopkins County, Texas

EF1

Rating

8.2 mi

Path length

75 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 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

An EF-1 tornado moved through far southeast Hopkins County, causing the most notable damage in Pickton. Several homes, businesses, and a church were damaged in Pickton. Most of the structural damage was confined to roof damage. All along the track, notable tree damage was observed. Maximum estimated winds were 110 mph.

The wider storm

An upper level low pressure system moved eastward from the Desert Southwest into the Southern Plains, generating a round of showers and thunderstorms across much of North and Central Texas the evening of Thursday March 2. Large hail fell early in the event, with the main severe weather occurrence shifting to damaging winds for most of the evening.

Began near Blackoak (32.9816, -95.4209).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1087758. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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