EF2 tornado in Wise County, Texas

An EF-2 tornado occurred on the southwest side of Runaway Bay with peak winds estimated at 130 mph. This tornado formed just south of Highway 380 near Port O Call Drive and Pinto Court where a 100 to 200 yard wide swath of EF-0 tree damage was observed. The tornado then continued towards the west, uprooting some trees and snapping large branches as it approached Cimmarron Trail. By this time the tornado was nearly a third of a mile wide, causing substantial tree damage and minor roof damage before moving into a residential area between Cimmarron Trail and Jasper Creek Road. Most homes in this neighborhood sustained high-end EF-0 and EF-1 damage with heavily damaged manufactured homes, broken windows, failed garage doors, uprooted trees, and substantial roof damage to single family homes. Within the broader area of EF-0/EF-1 damage, small vortices embedded in the tornado produced narrow corridors of EF-2 damage. The first instance was a two-floor residence on the northeast corner of the Cactus Canyon Drive and Brookview Drive intersection. Here, the home lost a substantial amount of roofing along with some exterior walls on the second floor. Two single-wide manufactured homes in the vicinity of this house were completely destroyed with debris displaced away from their original location. A second home in the northeast side of the neighborhood on Cactus Canyon Drive lost nearly all of its roofing. Wind estimates of this damage ranged from 120-125 mph. The most intense damage was observed with a double-wide manufactured home near the intersection of Overland Trail and Cumberland Trail. The metal frame was found 100 yards downwind of the original home site, with additional debris several hundred yards to the west. Severe tree damage was also noted just on the west side of Jasper Creek Road. This damage was consistent with a high-end EF-2 intensity tornado containing estimated wind speeds of up to 130 mph. A fatality occurred in this destroyed residence. The tornado was also at its peak width during this time, just over half a mile wide. The tornado continued into a forested area dissipating approximately 600 yards west of Jasper Creek Road, completing its 1.4 mile long path.

From April 24 to April 27, daily thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon and evening, triggered by a dryline and a meandering frontal boundary. These long-lasting supercells were fueled by a highly unstable and sheared environment, resulting in several tornadoes, damaging winds, and very large hail. Two fatalities occurred on April 25th.