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Thunderstorm Wind in Van Zandt County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind March 8, 2025 · Van Zandt County, Texas

78 mph

Estimated gust (68 kt)

$8K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Broadcast media reported a collapsed metal multi-vehicle shed.

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 Canton (32.5500, -95.8500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1243759. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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