EF0 tornado in Parker County, Texas

An EF-0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 85 mph moved east along Gilbert Pit Road and Cougar Road in southwestern Parker County, with snapped large limbs observed along both of these roads. A barn was also destroyed along Gilbert Pit Road near the start of the track. Based on the observed damage and assessment of radar data, the tornado took a sharp northwest turn, causing some tree damage further north on Gilbert Pit Rd, with several large limbs and small trunks split and snapped on the Hill Cemetery property where the tornado likely dissipated.

On the afternoon of May 18, scattered thunderstorms ignited over the Big Country, initiated by an upper trough digging southeast over the Intermountain West. These storms formed along a dryline and rapidly intensified, spreading east into western North Texas. Several of these storms produced large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. A total of 6 tornadoes were surveyed were Eastland to Parker counties: one EF-Unknown, three EF-0s, and two EF-1s.