EF2 Tornado — Colorado, Texas

2012-05-10 · near Weimar, Colorado, Texas

Event narrative

The tornado touched down near a railroad track producing a small area of EF-2 damage when boxcars of a parked train were overturned. The tornado tracked toward the north northeast across a cemetery. Extensive tree damage occurred with numerous large trees snapped and debris deposited in different directions. The tornado then continued onto the grounds of Weimar High School where the press box of the football field was destroyed, stadium light poles were snapped, and a metal storage building was damaged. Eight injuries were reported, most of them occurring when a food service truck was overturned in the school parking lot.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level disturbance led to widespread severe weather across south Texas and the coastal bend region. An isolated thunderstorm across Colorado county produced a brief, but strong tornado during this event.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 385726. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.