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EF0 tornado in Jack County, Texas

Tornado April 19, 2025 · Jack County, Texas

EF0
Rating
0.6 mi
Path length
200 yd
Path width
$20K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The second tornado in Jack County during this event formed approximately 8.5 miles northeast of Jacksboro, or about 3.5 miles south of the Cundiff community in eastern Jack County. The tornado developed just off Coca Cola Ranch Road, west of the intersection with Sims Road. Soon after formation, the tornado impacted a power substation, resulting in a power outage to portions of the county. The tornado tracked northeast producing scattered tree damage along Coca Cola Ranch Road. Near the end of the track, an abandoned frame home sustained roof and window damage, and significant tree damage. The tornado dissipated in open country, shortly after impacting the frame residence. Damage along the path was consistent with high end EF-0 intensity winds of 80 mph.

The wider storm

Multiple upper level shortwaves moved overtop the Plains contributing to the development of severe storms near and along a cold front and dryline on and off between the 18th and 20th. Large hail, damaging winds, flash flooding, and tornadoes were all observed, particularly on the 19th. A total of 12 tornadoes occurred along and east of Highway 281 causing considerable damage: 1 EF-2, 5 EF-1s, and 6 EF-0s.

Began near Marvetta (33.2588, -98.0505).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

11 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1256653. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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