EF0 Tornado — Upton, Texas

2017-06-18 · near Rankin, Upton, Texas

6.1 mi

Path length

200 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A thunderstorm moved across Upton County and produced a tornado six miles southeast of Rankin. The tornado was confirmed in open country south of Highway 67. There was no damage reported with this tornado so it was rated as an EF-0.

Wider weather episode

There was an upper level trough over the Great Lakes/Mississippi Valley region with a cold front that had passed through portions of the Permian Basin. The front created a temperature contrast between the central and northern Permian Basin. This front along with hot, unstable conditions south of the front allowed for thunderstorms to develop. These storms produced a couple of landspouts and a tornado across the southern Permian Basin and Lower Trans Pecos.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 704342. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.