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EF1 tornado in Galveston County, Texas

Tornado December 28, 2024 · Galveston County, Texas

EF1
Rating
7.4 mi
Path length
850 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.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 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

The first report of a tornado in the Dickinson area came from an emergency manager, who relayed that multiple homes were damaged in and around the area.

The survey team found that an EF1 tornado touched down near Hughes road between I-45 and HWY 3 and moved northeast across FM 517 and HWY 146, and then moved into Galveston bay near Bayshore park. Most of the damage was rated EF0 with wind speeds of 60-80 mph. However, a few homes received EF1 damage peaking at 90 mph east of Dickinson High School.

The wider storm

Multiple tornadic storms occurred during the afternoon on the 28th, producing hail, wind and tornadoes.

Began near Dickinson (29.4498, -95.0548).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF3 Montgomery CountyEF3 Chambers CountyEF2 Brazoria County 1 deadEF1 Waller County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1224048. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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