Tornado in Burnet County, Texas
Tornado May 1, 2025 · Burnet County, Texas
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 1 yards (0.00 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Based on spotter footage, a tornado formed over open country just northwest of Briggs, and may at one point have lifted and reformed. The tornado occurred in an area that was not accessible by a National Weather Service survey team. The location and time is estimated based on radar data and spotter accounts. The width of this tornado is not known, and the entry is forced by the software.
The wider storm
Thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary over the northern Texas Hill Country in a warm, moist airmass. Strong instability, vertical wind shear, and steep mid-level lapse rates led to supercells that produced three tornadoes and large hail.
Began near Briggs (30.9033, -97.9535).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1256791. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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