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EF0 Tornado — Refugio, Texas

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

$5K

Property damage

0.1 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A weak tornado produced damage southwest of Tivoli. The tornado damaged several utility poles. A NWS storm survey team estimated wind speeds were around 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 570630. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.