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EF0 tornado in Robertson County, Texas

Tornado April 28, 2009 · Robertson County, Texas

EF0

Rating

0.1 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. 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 brief tornado touchdown occurred near OSR and Edge Cutoff Road. A dust swirl was noted by the public but no damage was reported.

The wider storm

Prolonged rain on this day resulted in significant flooding in Freestone, Limestone, and Navarro counties. Numerous roads and bridges were heavily damaged requiring millions of dollars in repair. Isolated severe storms developed in the afternoon with a brief tornado touchdown in Robertson County.

Began near Eaton (30.9299, -96.3250).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 165052. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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