EF0 Tornado — Reagan, Texas

2017-06-18 · near Big Lake, Reagan, Texas

2.0 mi

Path length

150 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A thunderstorm moved across Reagan County and produced a brief landspout. This landspout was observed in an open field just east of State Highway 137 roughly 20 to 25 miles north of Big Lake. There was no damage reported 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 704346. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.