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Tornado in Bell County, Texas

Tornado May 23, 2024 · Bell County, Texas

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Not rated

0.0 mi

Path length

20 yd

Path width

EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A brief tornado was spotted by an off-duty NWS Meteorologist just west of I-35 in Temple. No damage was found.

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 Midway (31.0911, -97.4071).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Falls County EF1 Henderson County EF0 Falls County EF0 Falls County EF0 Limestone County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1188033. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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