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EF1 tornado in Dallas County, Texas

Tornado May 24, 2015 · Dallas County, Texas

EF1
Rating
4.9 mi
Path length
40 yd
Path width
$100K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 40 yards (0.02 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 a fast moving tornado in the city of Dallas, Farmer's Branch, and Carrollton. The damage was relatively minor, with only a few trees blown down, but there were a seven buildings which suffered roof damage.

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 (dal)love Fld Dallas (32.8841, -96.8623).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 576066. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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