EF0 Tornado — Reagan, Texas

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

1.8 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A thunderstorm moved across Reagan County and produced a landspout. The landspout was observed in open country and no damage was 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 704354. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.