EF0 Tornado — Limestone, Texas

2024-05-23 · near Harmony, Limestone, Texas

Event narrative

A third tornado was spawned by the same supercell moving across Falls and Limestone counties. This tornado formed southeast of Kosse in extreme southwest Limestone County. Scattered large tree limbs were snapped along State Highway 7 as the tornado moved eastward into northern Robertson County near Willow Creek. This tornado was rated an EF-0 with maximum estimated winds were 85 mph. It traveled approximately 3.41 miles before moving into Robertson County at 728 pm CDT.

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 1182251. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.