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EF0 tornado in Rockwall County, Texas

Tornado April 13, 2007 · Rockwall County, Texas

EF0

Rating

1.9 mi

Path length

30 yd

Path width

$35K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 30 yards (0.02 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 tornado touched down just east of the intersection of Highways 548 and 276. Two barns were completely destroyed and fences were downed. Estimated wind speeds were 80 MPH.

The wider storm

A strong surface low and dryline interacted with a very unstable atmosphere over North Texas. Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes were reported as strong storms developed. A total of 5,500 cars and 3,500 homes and businesses were reportedly damaged by hail.

Began near Royse City (32.9077, -96.3300).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Tarrant County 1 dead EF0 Tarrant County EF0 Dallas County EF0 Hunt County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 24691. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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