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EF0 tornado in Upton County, Texas

Tornado October 8, 2018 · Upton County, Texas

EF0

Rating

0.1 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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 thunderstorm moved across Upton County and produced a tornado near McCamey. The tornado touched down four miles north of McCamey for a couple of seconds in an open field then lifted. It was classified as an EF-0.

The wider storm

An upper level trough was centered near the Four Corners region which brought an increase in upper level lift across West Texas. The area was in a favorable position under the upper level jet stream which also aided in lift. A plentiful supply of moisture was in place and wind shear was favorable for thunderstorm development across West Texas. These conditions resulted in strong winds, hail, flash flooding, and a tornado.

Began near Mc Camey (31.1887, -102.2303).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 785036. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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