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EF0 tornado in Wise County, Texas

Tornado April 28, 2026 · Wise County, Texas

EF0
Rating
1.6 mi
Path length
250 yd
Path width
$20K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado formed near the intersection of Spring Valley Road and Wise County Road 3355. This tornado initially moved south, producing scattered tree, shingle, and outbuilding roof damage consistent with high end EF-0 winds. The tornado crossed FM 2123, just east of its intersection with Wise County Road 3355 in the Cottondale community, and dissipated shortly thereafter. Maximum estimated winds were 80 mph.

The wider storm

A shortwave trough, slow moving cold front, and continued presence of a dryline resulted in additional severe thunderstorm development on April 28 and 29. Large hail was the primary severe weather occurrence. Destructive hail damaged several locations in North and Central Texas with hail sizes ranging up to 3.5-4 inch hail in Johnson County. On April 28th 4 tornadoes occurred including an EF-3 tornado in Mineral Wells.

Began near Cottondale (33.0851, -97.7065).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF3 Palo Pinto CountyEF1 Johnson CountyEF0 Montague CountyEF0 Johnson CountyEF0 Johnson County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1336011. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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