EF1 tornado — Denton County, Texas

EF1 tornado in Denton County, Texas

Tornado March 29, 2017 · Denton County, Texas

EF1

Rating

1.6 mi

Path length

130 yd

Path width

$600K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 130 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

A National Weather Service survey crew determined a tornado produced EF-1 damage in the city of Lewisville. The damage began near the intersection of Fox avenue and Boxwood, before moving to the north and northeast, ending near I-35E. Severe damage was done to about ten homes, with 5 homes losing part of the roof, along with blown out windows. The damage was most concentrated at the beginning of the tornado, yet several businesses and government buildings suffered damage as the storm quickly moved through part of Lewisville.

The wider storm

A line of thunderstorms developed late in the day on the 28th and moved through much of north Texas during the early morning hours of the 29th. While hail and damaging wind gusts were the primary severe weather events, several QLCS tornadoes were observed as well.

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 680327. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

EF1 tornado in Denton County, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

The wider storm

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