Thunderstorm Wind — Hood, Texas
2025-03-08 · near Tolar, Hood, Texas
$9K
Property damage
74 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Emergency manager reported about 2 consecutive miles worth of power poles bent or snapped at the base near Tolar.
Wider weather episode
Thunderstorms formed near and behind a slow moving cold front as an upper trough worked its way through the Plains. Storms produced a combination of large hail and very intense damaging winds up to 85-90 mph. One person was killed in Ellis County when the RV he was in was blown over and rolled several times.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1243706. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.