EF0 tornado in Wise County, Texas

Tornado April 19, 2025 · Wise County, Texas

EF0

Rating

2.1 mi

Whole path

100 yd

Path width

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Jack County → Wise County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 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

This is a continuation of a tornado that formed in the extreme northeast portion of Jack County. The tornado moved northeast, producing scattered tree damage, before crossing the Jack/Wise County line and dissipating in the vicinity of the Crafton community in far NW Wise County. This tornado was rated an EF-0 with maximum winds of 75 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 Crafton (33.3605, -97.9185).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Hood County EF1 Jack County EF1 Erath County EF1 Parker County EF1 Parker County EF1 Parker County EF0 Jack County EF0 Jack County EF0 Montague County EF0 Montague County EF0 Parker County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1256677. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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