Tornado in Jones County, Texas
Tornado May 2, 2024 · Jones County, Texas
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 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
Spotter reported a tornado briefly touched down 5 miles northwest of Anson. Time, length and width of the tornado reported by storm chaser.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Boyds Chapel (32.7767, -100.0502).
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 1220761. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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