Funnel Cloud — Refugio, Texas

2015-04-16 · near Refugio Rooke Arpt, Refugio, Texas

Event narrative

Spotter reported a funnel cloud low to the ground west of Refugio.

Wider weather episode

A deep upper low was located over the Four Corners region on April 16th while a strong jet streak in the subtropical jet stream across northern Mexico moved into South Texas. Scattered thunderstorms formed near a weak boundary moving north through the Coastal Bend. A storm that formed over Bee County intensified into a heavy precipitation supercell. This storm produced three weak tornadoes as it moved across Refugio County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 570613. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.