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F2 Tornado — Bowie, Texas

2003-05-14 · near De Kalb, Bowie, Texas

$200K

Property damage

40.0 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A violent thunderstorm moved rapidly southeast across McCurtain County, OK into Bowie County, TX and Cass County, TX. This thunderstorm also produced a strong microburst in McCurtain County southwest of Idabel, OK and again southeast of Maud, TX, located in Bowie County. Numerous trees and limbs were snapped or pushed over along the entire track. Several homes, mobile homes, barns, garages, and outbuildings were either damaged or destroyed. The primary damage from this event occurred southeast of Maud, TX and was also associated with a microburst with wind speeds approaching 100 mph. The microburst occurred along the east side of the tornado track.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5353103. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.