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EF2 tornado in Haskell County, Texas

Tornado February 2, 2024 · Haskell County, Texas

EF2

Rating

2.3 mi

Path length

48 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 48 yards (0.03 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 strong tornado occurred in southwest Haskell County. A home and several

structures nearby were damaged by the tornado near County Road

482 just west of the intersection of state highways 6 and 283.

Golf ball size hail was also reported with the tornadic thunderstorm.

The main residential home had roof and window damage. A mobile

home trailer near the main residence was also severely damaged and

was moved about 30 yards from its original location by the tornado.

A metal barn near the main residence collapsed and was also severely

damaged. A horse trailer near the main residence was moved about 300

yards from its original location by the tornado. The maximum wind speed was

115 mph. The damage survey was conducted by the NWS San Angelo.

The wider storm

A severe thunderstorm produced a strong tornado across southwest portions of Haskell County during the late afternoon. In addition, a 61 mph wind gust was reported from a mesonet observation station. Golf ball size hail was also reported with the tornadic thunderstorm.

Began near Sagerton (33.0199, -99.9494).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1163222. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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