EF0 tornado in Kaufman County, Texas
Tornado April 26, 2011 · Kaufman County, Texas
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 500 yards (0.28 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
A NWS Storm Survey determined an EF-0 tornado began on the northwest bank of Cedar Creek Reservoir and tracked northeast over the Cedar Creek Country Club and across Highway 175. This tornado had a path length of approximately 5 miles and an estimated width of 500 yards. Mostly tree damage occurred with this tornado, especially on three holes of the golf course. Winds were estimated at 85 mph.
The wider storm
Another round of severe weather occurred on April 26th as another upper level disturbance rounded a larger upper trough and moved into north Texas. A warm front was draped across the region, and the environment was conducive for supercell thunderstorms and tornadoes. Numerous reports of large hail and damaging winds were reported. There were 10 tornadoes confirmed on April 26th, with two rated EF-1 and the remaining rated EF-0. One EF-1 tornado occurred in Van Zandt County, near Ben Wheeler, and tracked nearly 8 miles. The winds were estimated to be near 100 MPH with this tornado. The other EF-1 tornado occurred in downtown Groesbeck causing damage to several buildings.
Began near Tolosa (32.3655, -96.2048).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
9 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 302203. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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