EF0 tornado in Robertson County, Texas
Tornado May 23, 2024 · Robertson County, Texas
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Limestone County → Robertson County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
This is a continuation of the tornado in Limestone County. This tornado formed southeast of Kosse in extreme southwest Limestone County. The tornado entered Robertson County at 728 pm CDT, near Headsville, moving east-southeast. The tornado crossed north of Highway 7 and veered northward, still producing scattered tree limb damage. The tornado dissipated northeast of Round Prairie, just below Lake Limestone. The portion of the track in Robertson County also was also rated EF-0 with maximum estimated winds of 85 mph. The total path length in Robertson County was 11.5 miles.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Bold Prairie (31.2640, -96.5080).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1182253. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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