Thunderstorm Wind — Ellis, Texas

2025-03-08 · near Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas

$12K

Property damage

70 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Emergency manager reported damage to a single family one story residence on the northwest side of Waxahachie, with partial removal of roof and blown in garage door. This was consistent with wind speeds of 80 to 90 mph. Additional damage was also reported around the city.

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 1243734. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.