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EF1 tornado in Hill County, Texas

Tornado January 15, 2017 · Hill County, Texas

EF1

Rating

6.5 mi

Whole path

200 yd

Path width

Injuries

$300K

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Bosque County → Hill County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

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 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 storm survey crew found evidence of a tornado which began in Bosque County northwest of Laguna Park, and ended in Hill County. In Bosque County, the tornado produced EF-0 damage, with damage to trees. In Hill County, approximately 80 homes had some damage, mostly shingle damage on roofs. However, about 10 manufactured homes suffered major damage, with roof and window damage. One older home lost most of its roof and walls, after a tree fell on the home.

The wider storm

Tornadoes occurred. Read the title.

Began near Lake Whitney (31.9200, -97.4200).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 666465. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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