Thunderstorm Wind — Leon, Texas

2025-05-06 · near Newby, Leon, Texas

$50K

Property damage

70 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Facebook photos showed two large barns with roofs blown off and one shop with overhead doors partially blown in on FM 1469 near PR 3550 north of Marquez.

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1265250. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.