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EF0 Tornado — Refugio, Texas

2015-04-16 · near Greta, Refugio, Texas

$5K

Property damage

0.1 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A weak tornado briefly caused damage near Quintana. The tornado damaged six utility poles and broke several large tree limbs. NWS survey team estimated wind speeds were near 80 mph.

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 570627. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.