EFU Tornado — Willacy, Texas

2023-08-15 · near San Perlita, Willacy, Texas

0.1 mi

Path length

10 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A member of the media shared video of a well defined landspout just north of TX-186 west of San Perlita around 2:50PM CDT on August 15th. The commenter said it lasted around 5 minutes. Radar was used to give a more precise location and time. Dust and dirt were clearly lifted into the air in the video around the landspout. No damage or injuries were observed or reported.

Wider weather episode

The sea breeze spun up a couple of landspouts in Cameron and Willacy Counties the afternoon of August 15th. The first was reported by an NWS Employee in Cameron County; local media sent in video evidence of another landspout in Willacy County. No damage or injuries were reported with either event.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1118477. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.