EF0 tornado in Glasscock County, Texas

A thunderstorm moved across Glasscock County and produced a tornado near Garden City. This tornado formed at 9:02 pm CDT, south of Highway 158, approximately three fourths of a mile southwest of Garden City. No damage indicators were noted with this short-lived tornado that remained over open fields during its 1.4 mile path. Radar imagery suggests that the tornado dissipated around 9:08 pm CDT. The intensity of this tornado was estimated at EF-0.

West Texas was under the backside of a ridge with a dryline across the area which provided lift. Good instability, moisture convergence, and high convective available potential energy was present along and to the east of the dryline. Wind shear was also high over the area, and a low level jet of high winds allowed for storms to continue into the late evening hours. These conditions contributed to thunderstorms that produced large hail, strong wind, flash flooding, and tornadoes across the Permian Basin.