Funnel Cloud in Refugio County, Texas
Funnel Cloud April 16, 2015 · Refugio County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Spotter reported a funnel cloud low to the ground west of Refugio.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Refugio Rooke Arpt (28.2800, -97.3700).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 570613. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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