Thunderstorm Wind — Hood, Texas

2025-03-08 · near Tolar, Hood, Texas

Event narrative

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.

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 1243709. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.