EF0 Tornado — Refugio, Texas
2015-04-16 · near Refugio Rooke Arpt, Refugio, Texas
0.0 mi
Path length
10 yds
Path width
Event narrative
A brief rope tornado lasted around 30 seconds.
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 570617. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.