EF0 tornado in Winkler County, Texas

Members of the Vortex2 team and TWISTEX both confirmed a rope tornado at 11:56 AM CST approximately 17 miles east southeast of Kermit, TX. The tornado then moved east northeast into western Ector County, with a confirmed dissipation time of 12:04 PM CST. There was no significant damage reported with this tornado.

During the late morning hours, an upper level disturbance slowly progressed over the area. At the surface, abundant low level moisture was available due to southeasterly to easterly winds. A nearly stationary frontal boundary across the Permian basin provided a focus for rapid thunderstorm development. Several supercell thunderstorms resulted in widespread severe weather in the form of tornadoes, flash flooding and large hail across the Texas Permian Basin. The supercell thunderstorms eventually diminished during the late evening hours across the southern Permian Basin.