EF0 tornado in Liberty County, Texas

Storms moved through Liberty county on February 3rd, where a tornado warned storm passed through the Plum Grove area. Initially broadcast media reported trees down near intersection of County Road 3709 and County Road 3732. In the aftermath of this storm, a survey team was dispatched to assess the damage across the area.

The survey team found that this storm produced two tornadoes, this being the first. According to the survey team, the tornado appeared to initially touched down within a wooded area between CR 3708 and CR 3709, then turned eastward along CR 3709 for a short distance before lifting up shortly before River Ln. A drone was used to assess an areal view of the damage, though the survey team noted that they did not see any damage in the deeply wooded area along the East Fork of the San Jacinto River. Therefore, the survey team concluded that the first tornado ended just before the River Ln and CR 3709 intersection. The majority of the damage seen was broken trunks and branches of pine trees and fences down. Power lines were also reported blown down, but the power line poles remained upright. This tornado was rated as an EF0 with a maximum estimated wind speed of 80 mph. This maximum wind speed was based on Softwood Trees (TS) with a DOD of 2. Survey teams noted that the trees in question had reported beetle damage.

On the third of February, a tornado formed in Plum Grove area in Liberty county.