EF1 tornado in Moore County, Texas
Tornado April 21, 2007 · Moore County, Texas
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Moore County → Moore County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 704 yards (0.40 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
This tornado formed near the Valero McKee Refinery which is located about six miles southwest of Sunray at 1959 CST. The tornado was rated a strong EF1...with winds approaching one hundred and ten miles an hour. Damage was reported to double wooden power poles that were snapped near their bases. The tornado resulted in minor damage to the southeast side of the Valero property. No injuries were reported.
The wider storm
Numerous severe thunderstorms producing large hail...damaging winds...and tornadoes moved north and northeast across the western and central Texas panhandle during the evening hours. The only injuries occurred in Cactus from a tornado...however no fatalities were reported.
Began near Sunray (35.9587, -101.8058).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
15 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 29740. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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