EF0 Tornado — Falls, Texas

2024-05-23 · near Dot, Falls, Texas

Event narrative

A tornado formed southwest of Chilton, TX, in Falls County. It moved northeast, crossing US 77 and producing scattered tree damage as it roughly paralleled State Highway 7 from near Chilton to the Brazos River bottomland southwest of Marlin. Scattered tree damage, mainly constituting the snapping of large hardwood limbs, occurred throughout Marlin and surrounding areas. The tornado dissipated just east of Marlin. This tornado was rated EF-0 with maximum estimated winds of 85 mph.

Wider weather episode

With a highly unstable airmass in place, a meandering front, a dryline, and a shortwave trough all worked together to generate multiple rounds of thunderstorms May 23 and 24. In addition to large hail and damaging winds, multiple tornadoes also occurred along with a few instances of flash flooding. A total of 6 tornadoes occurred in Central and East Texas: 2 EF-1s, 3 EF-0s, and 1 EF-U.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1181469. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.