Thunderstorm Wind — Anderson, Texas

2025-05-06 · near Brushy Creek, Anderson, Texas

Event narrative

The local volunteer fire department reported several trees down on FM 837, blocking the road between Hwy 19 and Hwy 155.

Wider weather episode

A sharp upper trough and a meandering surface front generated two rounds of thunderstorms across the region, one round on May 5 and the other on May 6. Most of the severe weather took place on the 6th, when large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes occurred. A total of 5 tornadoes were surveyed in the far southeast parts of the County Warning Area: two EF-0s and three EF-1s. The strongest tornado had winds up to 105 mph and moved through Jewett in Leon County.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (31.9800, -95.6500)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1262107. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.