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EF1 tornado in Hamilton County, Texas

Tornado May 10, 2015 · Hamilton County, Texas

EF1
Rating
5.1 mi
Path length
105 yd
Path width
$100K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 105 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A National Weather Service damage survey team found evidence of EF-1 tornado damage near the Shive community in Hamilton County. The tornado began southeast of the town center, damaging a house, several trees, and several farm buildings. The tornado occurred over mainly open land over its five mile path, but did damage to four houses. Several Hamilton County roads needed to be cleared thanks to tree damage as well.

The wider storm

An active Spring weather pattern led to numerous severe thunderstorms, many of which produced tornadoes, across north Texas during Mother's Day Weekend. The prolonged period of strong to severe storms was made possible by a slow-moving upper level low pressure system which moved east from the Rockies through the Southern Plains. Activity began on Friday and continued through Mother's Day evening.

Began near Shive (31.5612, -98.2340).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

12 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF3 Van Zandt County 2 deadEF3 Eastland County 1 deadEF1 Denton CountyEF1 Grayson CountyEF0 Cooke CountyEF0 Eastland CountyEF0 Erath CountyEF0 Denton CountyEF0 Kaufman CountyEF0 Kaufman CountyEF0 Hill CountyEF0 Hill County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 575831. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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