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EF1 tornado in Bosque County, Texas

Tornado January 15, 2017 · Bosque County, Texas

EF1

Rating

1.4 mi

Path length

120 yd

Path width

$90K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 120 yards (0.07 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

The City of Clifton emergency manager reported a tornado in the city of Clifton. A National Weather Service damage survey crew found evidence consistent with EF-1 type winds. Approximately 40 homes suffered some sort of damage to the home, with two homes with roof damage. Numerous tree, power line, and sign damage was noted in the small and narrow damage path from southwest to northeast.

The wider storm

Tornadoes occurred. Read the title.

Began near Clifton (31.7700, -97.5800).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Coryell County EF1 Hill County EF0 Johnson County EF0 Dallas County EF0 Limestone County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 666464. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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