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EF1 tornado in Elko County, Nevada

Tornado May 24, 2023 · Elko County, Nevada

EF1

Rating

1.2 mi

Path length

500 yd

Path width

$20K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 500 yards (0.28 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

This tornado started around 1:40 PM PDT, south of Halleck, NV. At 2:00 PM PDT the first discernible damage path was observed at a nearby ranch southeast of Halleck. This tornado continued north and east, crossing SR-229 before dissipating around 2:10 PM PDT.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms caused gusty winds, hail, and even a tornado.

Began near Halleck (40.8900, -115.3300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1098060. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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