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EF0 tornado in Hardin County, Texas

Tornado May 8, 2023 · Hardin County, Texas

EF0

Rating

6.1 mi

Path length

75 yd

Path width

$25K

Damage as recorded

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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 EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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 National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a tornado started near HWY 326. The tornado then moved about 6 miles to the southeast and ended near Rock Creek Ridge Road. Mostly tree damage was noted with minor roof damage. The maximum estimated winds were 80 mph.

The wider storm

Upper disturbances moved across the region and interacted with a very moist air mass to produce scattered to numerous thunderstorms. Some storms became severe.

Began near Nona (30.2439, -94.3691).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1102670. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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