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EF2 tornado in Milam County, Texas

Tornado May 25, 2015 · Milam County, Texas

EF2
Rating
8.9 mi
Path length
400 yd
Path width
1
Death
6
Injuries
$700K
Damage as recorded
$60K
Crop damage
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 400 yards (0.23 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 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 a tornado which produced EF-2 damage. The tornado first occurred near the community of Pettibone, and moved northeast across central Milam County. The tornado damaged or destroyed approximately 12 homes, mobile homes, and farm buildings. Several locations suffered tree damage as well. The tornado was strongest as it approached US 190, between Milam County roads 201 and 206. In this area, the tornado was at its widest, and affected the most buildings.

The wider storm

For several days, a stalled cold front, combined with abundant moisture from the Gulf of Mexico combined to produce widespread rain and thunderstorms in Texas. Several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms occurred during a four day period, producing flash flooding, and numerous reports of large hail. Tornadoes affected areas in central Texas, from near Lampasas to a deadly tornado in Milam County.

Began near Pettibone (30.8154, -97.1175).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Dallas CountyEF1 Dallas CountyEF1 Lampasas CountyEF1 Coryell CountyEF0 Palo Pinto CountyEF0 Palo Pinto CountyEF0 Palo Pinto CountyEF0 Grayson CountyEF0 Fannin CountyEF0 Freestone County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 575884. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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