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EF2 tornado in Guadalupe County, Texas

Tornado July 21, 2007 · Guadalupe County, Texas

EF2

Rating

2.0 mi

Path length

150 yd

Path width

$50K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 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

At approximately 4:25 am CST a tornado estimated to be an EF-2 touched down about 9 miles south of Seguin and 1/4 mile southeast of CR411. The tornado moved northward along SH123 for nearly 1 mile before turning slightly to the north northwest and crossing CR410. It damaged three outbuildings, a residence and a store, but no one was injured. The tornado ranged in width from 50 yards up to 150 yards. The total track length was approximately 2 miles.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms associated with a persistent upper level low produced heavy rain and flash flooding through the morning on July 21.

Began near Seguin (29.4399, -97.9700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 49465. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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