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EF0 tornado in Liberty County, Texas

Tornado December 26, 2024 · Liberty County, Texas

EF0
Rating
6.9 mi
Path length
25 yd
Path width
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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.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Broadcast media reported damage at an RV park and images of downed trees northwest of Moss Hill. Survey teams would later find damage to homes near county road 2298, marking the beginning of this tornado. Further northeast, survey teams found damage to mobile homes, consistent to what the media had initially reported. Trees were uprooted and some fell on top of a mobile home. A chain link fence serving as a pet enclosure was blown a few yards away. These damage indicators suggested peak winds of 76 mph, reaching EF0 levels. Surveys teams also found addition damage past highway 105, with snapped trees near Mud Lake. Branches of 1 to 3 inch diameter were also broken in this area.

The wider storm

Storms on the 26th of December produced tornadoes and waterspouts.

Began near Cleveland Muni Arpt (30.2500, -94.9200).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Wharton CountyEF1 Harris CountyEF0 Harris CountyEF0 Liberty County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1224000. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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