EF1 tornado in Ochiltree County, Texas
Tornado November 16, 2015 · Ochiltree County, Texas
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Ochiltree County → Ochiltree County → Beaver County, Oklahoma; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A brief tornado occurred east of Perryton and crossed County Road 377 and County Road 24. Damage to trees, a barbed wire fence, and the roof of a barn were observed. Three power poles were broken. The tornado was rated EF-1 with an estimated maximum wind speed of 98 mph.
The wider storm
A powerful storm system brought significant severe weather to the region. Tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail accompanied thunderstorms that formed during the afternoon hours and persisted into the evening. This was a very unusual event for late fall in the Central High Plains. One significant factor in this anomalous event was the presence of an unusual amount of moisture for mid-November, contributing to relatively high values of instability. No tornadoes had previously been documented in the Texas Panhandle during the month of November.
Began near Perryton Muni Arpt (36.3610, -100.6640).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
14 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 608881. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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