EFU Tornado — Carson, Texas

2025-05-26 · near White Deer, Carson, Texas

Event narrative

Several photos and videos were submitted of a brief circulation that occurred east of FM 294 and south of County Road 13. The circulation lasted around a minute to a minute and a half. No damage was noted as the tornado remained in open fields.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon of the 26th several isolated supercells formed in the eastern Texas Panhandle and some produced hail up to the size of tennis balls. After these storms moved east of the Panhandle, a storm complex moved into the southwestern Texas Panhandle from New Mexico. This complex produced hail up to half dollar size along with severe wind gusts up to 68 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1265149. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.