EF2 Tornado — Coke, Texas

2024-05-03 · near Silver, Coke, Texas

Event narrative

The Silver Tornado damaged a private property just north of FM2029.

The roof of a ranch house was completely ripped off but the walls

remained standing. The tornado also completely destroyed a metal

barn and threw building material a considerable distance away from

the house and barn. The estimated peak wind of the tornado was 125 mph.

Wider weather episode

A favorable weather pattern for widespread severe weather was in place across west central Texas during early May. There was an upper level southwest flow and a sharp dryline in the area. Also, extreme instability was present along with strong vertical wind shear during the late afternoon and evening hours. Supercell thunderstorms developed and produced strong tornadoes in Jones, Runnels and Sterling counties which resulted in damage to homes and other structures. Also, severe thunderstorms produced giant size hail and damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1187513. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.