EF0 tornado in Smith County, Texas

Multiple trees were snapped along a near 7 mile track in the Northwest sections of Smith County. A tornado moved into Smith County from Van Zandt County 1 mile south of Interstate 20. The tornado continued northeast crossing Interstate 20 about 2 miles east of the Van Zandt/Smith County line, then continued northeast ending 4 miles northwest of Lindale on FM 16. Winds are estimated at 75-85 mph.

A very volatile atmosphere developed during the late afternoon...evening and overnight hours of April 26th across the Four State Region. An area of low pressure moved from the Texas Hill Country into Northeast Texas during the afternoon. Meanwhile, a warm front had moved northward from central Louisiana and was oriented west to east near the Arkansas/Louisiana state line. A dry line had moved just east of the I-35 corridor of North Central Texas and a strong cold front trailed the dry line. Very strong speed and directional shear was noted in the low and mid levels of the atmosphere such that supercells developed. Many of these produced tornadoes across the region. Other storms produced strong straight line wind gusts with bowing segments and large hail.