Thunderstorm Wind in Hood County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind March 8, 2025 · Hood County, Texas

85 mph

Estimated gust (74 kt)

$30K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Social media pictures showed damage to a home just south of Tolar. Metal paneling was tossed around, a flag pole was bent, and metal structures were damaged/destroyed. A neighbor also lost a chicken coop and part of a barn.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Tolar (32.3700, -97.9100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1243709. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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