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EF0 tornado in Lamar County, Texas

Tornado April 24, 2026 · Lamar County, Texas

EF0
Rating
0.7 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
$1K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 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

The County EM reported a path of damage near FM 1497 and CR 15600 in the southeast part of the county. Tree damage was observed in a twisted manner and along a convergent path, a shipping container was moved, and a boat dock was displaced out of a pond to the south along the track.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Rockford (33.4893, -95.4726).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Wise County 1 deadEF1 Jack CountyEF1 Parker County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1336015. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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